Professional footballer (soccer player) Chloe Minas takes you behind the scenes of her first year playing pro women’s football — from Växjö DFF in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan to the Montreal Roses in Canada’s Northern Super League.

In this episode, Chloe shares her firsthand experience of adapting mid-season and compares football cultures, including:

• How Sweden’s tactical, chess-like style differs from Canada’s faster, reactive game
• Physicality, intensity, and refereeing differences in women’s football
• Daily life and training routines in two very different countries
• How friendships, team culture, and gratitude shape a professional athlete’s journey

Whether you’re a footballer, coach, or fan, this episode gives an honest look at what it’s really like to play professional women’s football across countries.

This episode is adapted audio from the full YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGL8KfB9NA

In this episode, professional midfielder Chloe Minas explains what Between the Sessions is and why it’s more than just audio from her YouTube channel.

Chloe is a professional soccer player competing in the Northern Super League for the Montreal Roses after beginning her career in Sweden with Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan.

This podcast focuses on the in-between moments of professional football: the mindset before training, reflections after games, lessons from life as a midfielder and the parts of the journey that don’t always make the vlog.

It’s honest. It’s unfiltered. And it’s a way of documenting the growth behind the dream…something Chloe hopes her future family can one day look back on.

No perfection. Just real life between the sessions.

Follow Chloe Minas:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChloeMinasYT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloe.min4/

Two pro contracts. Two countries. High highs. Low lows.

In this episode, professional midfielder Chloe Minas reflects on her first year in professional women’s football — from signing her first contract with Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan to competing in the Northern Super League.

This is the honest version of “going pro.”

Chloe breaks down:

• The reality of imposter syndrome in women’s football

• Zero-minute games and staying mentally ready

• The emotional rollercoaster of performance

• Controlling the controllables

• Comparison, discipline, and identity

• Why teammates become family

• Why gratitude matters more than confidence

Being a professional soccer player doesn’t mean being perfect. It means learning to handle pressure, uncertainty, and growth in real time.

If you’re an athlete chasing the next level — or anyone building something bigger than yourself — this episode pulls back the curtain on what the first year really teaches you.

Full video version available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k1y98Z9xWA