The Happy Athlete

In this exciting episode, Rachel reconnects with her childhood friend and now Olympic champion, Grace Prendergast, for a second enlightening conversation. Together, they delve into the world of habit…

Have you ever sturggled in your role as a coach? This episode can help with that. 

On today's episode, Rachel sat down with World cup winning Coach Shane McLeod. With a distinguished title like "Worl…

Dave Wood trains some of the most elite athletes in the world in the art of mastering the mind to enable performance. Some of the athletes he works with include renowned UFC fighter, Israel Adaysanya…

Our featured guest in this episode is Saxon Conner, an esteemed HPB Surgeon at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand with extensive experience in the medical field. Saxon's years of experience have gi…

Sam Dakin, Olympic cyclist and business entrepreneur, joins Rachel for an incredibly honest chat around wellbeing, mental health, success and performing under pressure.

Sam speaks about his struggle…

Do you have fear when you step out onto the sports field? Are you free? Do you want to be?

In this episode Rachel speaks with Clinical Psychologist and performance expert, David Gilbraith on how to h…

Silver Fern, Karin Burger moved from South Africa to New Zealand at the age of 18. Leaving her family behind to pursue a dream in professional netball. A decade on, she is now a world champion and a…

In this podcast with Olympic gold medalist, Tyla Nathan Wong we discuss:

• How to challenge limiting beliefs
• Letting go of perfectionism in order to perform
• Cultivating a performance mindset
• Working w…

In this episode Rachel welcomes All Black Ardie Savea onto The happy athlete podcast. Ardie is one of the top players in world rugby, he continues to make his mark on the rugby field but what is so i…

Rachel is joined by legendary netball coach Dame Noelene Taurua for an episode focussed on team culture. 

In this episode we deep dive into how Noelene developed a safe yet competitive environment th…

Part two with World Champion, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and legend of New Zealand Netball, Katrina Rore joins Rachel on the podcast to talk about resilience, mindset and managing setbacks.

In …

World Champion, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and legend of New Zealand Netball, Katrina Rore joins Rachel on the podcast to talk about resilience, mindset and managing setbacks.

In 2018, Katrina …

During the lockdown, Rachel spoke with Rugby Sevens star Sarah Hirini. At the young age of 21, Sarah was given the reigns to the New Zealand Sevens team. Since then she has grown into one of the top …

Rachel is joined by back to back Olympic Champion, Lisa Carrington for part 2 of the "The Journey of A Legend."

In this episode, Rachel and Lisa deep dive into body image, self-acceptance and strateg…

Rachel is joined by back to back Olympic champion Lisa Carrington to discuss resilience, mindset and how to become the best athlete possible. A pioneer in the sport, Lisa will go down in history as o…

Blackstick and Olympian Elizabeth Thompson is one of New Zealand's most experienced defenders. If I were to use a word to sum her up, it would be “resilient.” Extremely resilient.

Winning Gold at the…

Denise Quinlan is one of the worlds leading experts in positive psychology. Armed with a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology and a PhD focussed on wellbeing in Education, she is one of the world l…

In 2016, Molly Meech and her sailing partner Alex Maloney achieved Olympic Glory, winning a Silver medal for New Zealand at the Rio De Janerio Games. Competing in the 49er class, they continue to str…

With over 20 years of experience teaching mental skills to elite athletes, John Quinn is one of the most highly regarded mental skills trainers in the nation. He is currently the mental skill trainer…

Recently named 2019 player of the year for the New Zealand White Ferns, Skipper Sophie Devine has found her formula for success. Tune in to hear about it and the tools she uses to help perform at her…