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Kylie Lynch
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4TG (For The Girls) is the podcast empowering the next generation of female athletes to build confidence, break barriers, and thrive — in sport and in life. Through real, raw conversations with elite athletes, coaches, and changemakers, we share the stories, tools, and inspiration young women need to chase bold goals and shape the future of women’s sport.

  1. 6D AGO

    #43 What It Really Takes to Win an Olympic Gold Medal, With Josie Baff

    She finished 17th in her seeding run. She had the flu. She won Olympic gold anyway. Josie Baff is a 23-year-old snowboarder from Jindabyne and Australia's first ever Olympic gold medallist in women's snowboard cross. But this episode is not about what happened on the podium. It is about everything that happened between the race that broke her and the one that made her. After a difficult campaign at Beijing 2022, Josie spent four years rebuilding her mindset from the ground up. Working with a sports psychologist and life coach, she developed the mental performance tools that carried her all the way to Milan 2026. Her story is raw, practical and packed with lessons every athlete needs to hear. In this episode, we cover: Why success is not linear and how to use your worst result as your biggest pivotThe alter ego strategy Josie uses to perform consistently under pressureProcess over outcome and why wishing for a result is not the same as working for oneThe difference between confidence and arrogance and why female athletes need to own itHow Josie used journaling, sports psychology and intentional training to build mental strengthWhy luck in sport is something you forge, not something that finds youWhat needs to change to keep more girls and women in sport for longerChapters 00:00 – Introduction and what this episode is really about  02:15 – Snap Fitness Rapid Fire  04:30 – Growing up in Jindabyne and falling in love with snowboarding  08:45 – Fun as a performance philosophy and intrinsic motivation  13:00 – Beijing 2022 and the campaign that didn't go to plan  17:30 – World Championships heartbreak and what it revealed  23:00 – Building an alter ego with her sports psychologist  29:15 – Process over outcome and being present in training  35:00 – Luck, superstitions and letting go of jinx thinking  40:30 – "I can't believe it, but I kind of can" – confidence vs arrogance  47:00 – Tall poppy syndrome and owning your belief as a female athlete  52:30 – What women's sport needs to grow and the power of co-ed environments  58:00 – What Josie would tell her 16-year-old self Follow Josie Instagram: @josiebaff Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    59 min

  2. MAY 12

    #42 Women's Sport Is Booming – So Why Are Semi-Elite Athletes Going Backwards?

    A woman just ran 253 miles through the Arizona desert, through the night, through the mountains, for 56 hours straight – and beat every single man in the race. Her name is Rachel Entrekin, and her mantra was simple: "Why not you?" Women are redefining sport, growing in leaps and bounds over the past 5-10 years, and investment at the elite level has never been higher. So why are girls still quitting at 15? This solo episode digs into one of the most important conversations in women's sport right now – the growing gap between elite investment and what is actually happening at grassroots, pathway, and semi-elite level. VFLW players earning as little as $25 a game, if lucky enough to be paid at all. A-League Women players on $26,000 watching male teammates earn five times that. Semi-elite athletes are working two jobs just to keep training and keeping food on the table. This is the pipeline that feeds professional women's sport – and it is being underfunded, undersupported, and overlooked. Kylie Lynch breaks down why this matters not just for sport, but for society. In this episode, we cover: Why elite investment without grassroots funding is a roof with no wallsThe real reason girls are dropping out at 14 and 15What semi-elite female athletes are actually earning right nowWhy female-friendly infrastructure, coaching, and registration costs are non-negotiableWhat needs to happen for the momentum at the top to trickle down with intentionSupport the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    33 min

  3. MAY 5

    #41 Why More Women Are Joining Run Clubs (And It's Not About Fitness), With Eliza Boyd

    Watch and subscribe to 4TG now on YouTube 📺  Run clubs are having a moment. And it's being driven by women! Membership in Australian run clubs increased by 59% in 2024, and researchers found the top three reasons women keep showing up aren't pace or fitness goals. They're motivation, community and mood. Eliza Boyd figured that out before the data confirmed it. Eliza is the founder of Chill Girl Run Club Geelong, a slow-paced, inclusive run club for women and the LGBTQI+ community that started with a TikTok she almost didn't post. Today it's a thriving community that meets every Saturday and has grown into brand partnerships, race entries and friendships that extend well beyond the course. In this episode, we cover: Why Eliza started a run club in Geelong and the one video that launched it allThe real reason women join run clubs (hint: it's rarely about running)How showing up consistently in sport builds mental strength and life confidenceThe challenges of growing a community while protecting its DNAContent creation and UGC as a flexible income stream for women in sportWhat holds women back from joining a run club and how to push past itWhat Eliza would tell her 16-year-old self about running and consistencyChapters 00:00 – Welcome and Intro  00:55 – Rapid Fire: The 4TG x Snap Fitness Questions  02:30 – Eliza's sport background growing up 06:10 – How running became a consistent part of her life  09:45 – Why Eliza started Chill Girl Run Club Geelong  14:20 – The first run club meet and the TikTok that started it all  18:00 – What members are getting from the community beyond fitness  22:15 – Brand collaborations, DNA and keeping the run club authentic  26:40 – Life as a content creator and UGC work  31:05 – Documenting your journey and imposter syndrome  35:20 – What women need to hear about sport and community  39:00 – What would Eliza tell 16-year-old herself Follow Eliza + Chill Girl Run Club Find Eliza on TikTok and Instagram: @elizaanneboyd  Follow the run club: @chillgirlrunclub.geelong Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    34 min

  4. APR 28

    #40 Spinal Surgery to Comeback: Competing When the System Wasn’t Built for You, With Meredith Young

    Watch & subscribe to 4TG on YouTube 📺  Meredith Young has achondroplasia – the most common form of dwarfism. She grew up in a family that lived and breathed sport, represented Australia across basketball, swimming, athletics and badminton, and became the fastest short-statured woman in the world. Without a sprint coach. Just pure heart and Asics on. In 2009, she captained Australia's first ever team at the World Dwarf Games in Belfast. Then in 2013 she competed again – knowing her spine was deteriorating – because sport was her sanity. Months later she woke up from spinal surgery unable to move her legs. This conversation goes everywhere. The netball coach who told a young Meredith she was a "danger" to her teammates. Fundraising Bunnings barbecues to get fifteen athletes to Belfast. Beating her ex-husband in the badminton medal round. Three and a half months in hospital. And what it takes to find your way back to sport when your body has fundamentally changed. Meredith is one of the most generous, honest guests we've had on It's For The Girls. This one will shift how you think about difference, resilience, and what it actually means to belong in sport. In this episode we cover: Growing up in mainstream sport with achondroplasia and finding competitive advantage in differenceThe netball coach who told Meredith she was a "danger" – and the lifelong impact of a coach's wordsBuilding and captaining Australia's first World Dwarf Games team from a Bunnings barbecue budgetBecoming the fastest short-statured woman in the world with zero formal sprint trainingTwo major spinal surgeries, losing the ability to walk, and the long road backThe psychology of recovery – when sport is your identity and your body takes it awayWhy being born different is not a limitation but a pathway to becoming a more whole personFollow Meredith & Links Instagram: @meredith_young Donate towards the 2027 Gold Coast World Dwarf Games Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    1h 13m

  5. APR 21

    #39 Disordered Eating in Female Athletes, With Chelsea Blissett

    Watch & Subscribe on YouTube 📺 Chelsea Blissett is a professional footballer for Melbourne Victory and founder of Style TrackHer. In this episode, she speaks honestly about disordered eating in sport, and what eating disorder recovery can look like behind the scenes. No stereotypes. No fluff. Just the real stuff female athletes are often carrying quietly. Chelsea shares how anxiety, pressure, and a need for control can fuel bulimia and anorexia, plus the physical and mental impact it had on her training, confidence, and day-to-day life. We also talk about the power of support systems, why language matters for coaches and parents, and how she learned to separate “the eating disorder voice” from who she is. If you are navigating body image, performance pressure, or a messy relationship with food, this conversation will make you feel less alone. In this episode, we cover: Disordered eating stats in Australian sportBulimia, anorexia, and the control cycleWarning signs athletes often hideRecovery tools that actually helpedCoach and parent support – what to say, what not to sayAdvocacy and prevention with Hide and Seek FoundationStyle TrackHer and women’s GPS bra innovationSupport (Australia) If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone. Butterfly Foundation (Eating Disorders) –  https://butterfly.org.au Helpline: 1800 33 4673Lifeline (24/7 crisis support) –  https://www.lifeline.org.au Call: 13 11 14Beyond Blue –  https://www.beyondblue.org.au Call: 1300 22 4636Emergency – If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.Follow: Chelsea Blissett InstagramStyle TrackHer InstagramSupport the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    52 min

  6. APR 14

    #38 First Game Back: Managing Nerves, Comebacks and Selection Pressure

    Winter sport is back – and if you're sitting with a stomach full of nerves this week, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Kylie Lynch opens up about returning from an ACL injury and what she's learned about the gap between physical readiness and mental readiness. Round one nerves are not the same as regular season nerves, and not enough people name that. This episode does. Whether you're lacing up for the first time this season, coming back from injury, or sitting on the outside after missing selection – Kylie shares practical mindset tools to help you shift from survival mode into performance mode before you run out. Kylie also offers her FREE 5-Minute Pre-Game Reset, a simple five-step tool built from years of working with sports psychologists and high-performance mindset coaches in Australia. Press on the link above or DM "RESET" to @4tg_podcast on Instagram and I'll send it through! Download it and use it this weekend. In this episode, we cover: Why round one nerves hit differently to mid-season nervesThe invisible pressure of reestablishing yourself every seasonComing back from long-term injury and the grief that comes with itHow to handle non-selection without spirallingReframing nerves as energy, not weaknessWhy calm beats hype as a pre-game stateHow to access the free 5-Minute Pre-Game ResetBest of luck to everyone playing in Round 1!  Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    18 min

  7. APR 7

    #37 What Sport Builds That No Contract Can Take Away, With Claudia Nielsen

    Watch now & subscribe on YouTube 📺  Claudia Nielsen has played elite hockey, represented Australia in Rugby Sevens, and signed with the NRLW's Wests Tigers. She is also completing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Sydney. And ahead of the 2026 season, she was released. In this 4TG episode, Claudia gets real about what it actually feels like when the sport you gave everything to doesn't renew your contract — and how you rebuild when your identity takes a hit. We also go deep on the dual-career athlete reality: what Claudia's week genuinely looks like when you're training at elite level and halfway through a doctorate. Not the highlight reel. The real juggle. If you're navigating selection pressure, contract uncertainty, or that quiet fear of not being enough — this one will land. Because sport can take a jersey off you. But it cannot take the person it built. In this episode, we cover: The multi-sport pathway and what cross-code skills actually transferWalking into elite environments as the person who doesn't fully know the game yetContract non-renewal and identity after being releasedHandling uncertainty and staying elite-standard anywayDual-career athlete life — vet medicine and elite sport simultaneouslyWhat the multi-sport athlete sees that the single-code athlete doesn't📲 Follow Claudia on Instagram @_cludes Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    43 min

  8. MAR 31

    #36 Motherhood, Elite Sport and Postpartum Performance, With Alicia Lucas

    Watch + subscribe to 4TG on YouTube 📺  Support 4TG by becoming a member on Buy Me A Coffee and get exclusive access and BTS content ☕ Former professional Australian rugby union player and commentator Alicia Lucas joins Kylie on 4TG (For The Girls) for a real conversation about the motherhood tax in women’s sport.  If you have ever felt like becoming a mum means your career is “done”, this episode will challenge that fast. Alicia shares what it was really like navigating pregnancy, contracts, and returning to high performance. Including the surprise part. She came back hitting PBs.  We talk postpartum performance, the mental load, and why better systems matter. Not just for elite athletes, but for every girl who wants sport and a life outside it. This one is honest, practical, and full of perspective for athletes, coaches, and clubs who want to do better. In this episode, we cover: The “motherhood tax” and why it still existsPostpartum training and returning to performanceMindset, mental resilience and self-belief under pressureContracts, maternity policies and psychological safetyIdentity beyond sport and athlete career transitionWhy clubs should keep mums connected to the system Follow Alicia on Instagram at alicia_quirk Support the show A big thank you to Snap Fitness — our community partner helping keep girls and women in sport. Looking for your new gym? They're in over 280+ locations  ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with an athlete, parent or coach who needs it. Follow @4tg_podcast | 4tg.com.au 🎁 Free Resource 5 Min Pre-Game Reset — calm the noise and lock in your focus before game time to perform at your best! 🧠 1:1 Athlete Mentoring 6 weeks. Mindset, confidence, performance. For driven female athletes ready to back themselves. Limited spots. Apply at 4tg.com.au or DM "MENTORING" to @4tg_podcast. ☕ Support 4TG Show your support here - every bit helps | Sponsorships and Partnerships: kylie@4tg.com.au 🏷️ Discount Codes  Younify Active — 10% off supplements → younifyactive.com P3 Recovery Port Melbourne — 20% off casual visits → code 4TG20

    55 min
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4TG (For The Girls) is the podcast empowering the next generation of female athletes to build confidence, break barriers, and thrive — in sport and in life. Through real, raw conversations with elite athletes, coaches, and changemakers, we share the stories, tools, and inspiration young women need to chase bold goals and shape the future of women’s sport.

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  • Creator
    Kylie Lynch
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 4TG
  • Show Website
    4TG

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