Episode 18: Rachael Lynch

Episode 18 features Rachael Lynch OAM—Australia’s most-capped Hockeyroos goalkeeper, with 222 international appearances, two Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games medals and the 2019 International Goalkeeper of the Year award.But Rach’s impact stretches far beyond the hockey pitch. She is also a nurse, an R U OK? ambassador, an advocate for organ donation, a director at STOMP Goalkeeping and has worked closely with Australia’s wheelchair rugby team.In this honest and wide-ranging conversation, we explore the realities of spending years on the bench, performing under pressure, navigating difficult team cultures and fighting for Olympic selection. Rach also shares her perspective on mental health, wellbeing, good leadership and how to support someone who is going through a tough time.Rach has achieved an extraordinary amount, but she measures her success differently: not by caps or medals, but by how she has made people feel.This is a conversation about resilience, kindness, pressure and building a legacy that reaches well beyond sport.