In October 2020, after winning the Challenge Cup with the Houston Dash, Mewis made some revelation about her ups and downs on getting called back to the National Team in an article titled "I was done being average." published by Seth Vertelney on Goal.com. In this article, Mewis revealed that she had sustained a serious injury sometimes after the 2014 season, and had time to reevaluate herself in terms of quality of play. While rehabbing, Mewis had to build herself back up, both physically and mentally.