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

<p>Chris Lynch is the Head Wellbeing Manager of Australia's National Football Team. He has also worked in Olympic Cycling and Malaysian Rugby.</p> <p>In today's episode, we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The early years of sports data (collecting sticker books and cards!)</li> <li>How the local GA players were like the Greek gods of his world when he was growing up</li> <li>Becoming a successful athlete on an inter-county level</li> <li>His own battles with depression and suicide</li> <li>How he learned to "stop bottling everything up"</li> <li>Why so many athletes experience an identity crisis (and what to do about it)</li> <li>Whole athlete wellbeing</li> <li>The career stepping stones that led to where he is today</li> <li>And what becoming a father has taught him about performance</li> </ul> <p>Check it out!<br /> <br /> //<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/chris-lynch-wellbeing">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/chris-lynch-wellbeing</a><br /> <br /></p> <p>//<br /> <br /></p>