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Chris Lynch on Suicide, Identity Crisis In Sport & Whole Athlete Wellbeing


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Chris Lynch is the Head Wellbeing Manager of Australia's National Football Team. He has also worked in Olympic Cycling and Malaysian Rugby.

In today's episode, we talk about:

  • The early years of sports data (collecting sticker books and cards!)
  • How the local GA players were like the Greek gods of his world when he was growing up
  • Becoming a successful athlete on an inter-county level
  • His own battles with depression and suicide
  • How he learned to "stop bottling everything up"
  • Why so many athletes experience an identity crisis (and what to do about it)
  • Whole athlete wellbeing
  • The career stepping stones that led to where he is today
  • And what becoming a father has taught him about performance

Check it out!

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