Forged Youth | Legacy Within
Forged Youth: Legacy Within
What if the conversations you needed most as a teen athlete were finally being had, openly, honestly, and with purpose?
Forged Youth: Legacy Within is the podcast that equips youth athletes (ages 12–24), their parents, and coaches with the mental tools, emotional resilience, and life insight to rise above the noise and grow into strong, intentional human beings.
Each episode features real, raw conversations with professional athletes, CEOs, and cultural leaders sharing what they wish they knew when they were younger. We unpack topics like mental grit, overcoming adversity, identity beyond sport, and building a life of purpose, even when things fall apart.
Hosted by former elite athlete and mental health advocate Mariel Nichole Anderson, this podcast is your companion through the messy middle of chasing big dreams, and becoming someone even bigger in the process.
Because you weren’t born to just survive sport. You were made to be forged by it.
Forged Youth | Legacy Within
Latest Episodes
Ep. 44 - Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: The Science of Athletic Plateaus and High-Performance Training with Luke Couture
What does it take to go from a multi-sport kid in New Brunswick to representing Canada on the international badminton stage, and then channeling everything you learned into helping the next generation of athletes perform at their highest level?...
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Ep. 43 - The Mindset That Built an NFL Career with Jedidiah Collins
Jedidiah Collins spent seven seasons in the NFL, but not before being cut 13 times.In this episode, Jed breaks down what it really takes to stay in the game when everything is telling you you shouldn’t be there. From building a performan...
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Ep. 42 - Why Athletes Have the Advantage: Turning Athletic Skill Into Opportunity with Rae Irelan
What if the skills that make you great in your sport are the exact same ones that unlock success in life and business?In this episode, we sit down with Rae Irelan, transformational business strategist, speaker, and former professi...
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Ep. 41 - Why Fitting In is Holding You Back with Greg Stewart
What does it take to stop trying to fit in and start standing out? In this powerful episode, we sit down with two-time Paralympic gold medalist, world champion shot-putter, author, and speaker Greg Stewart for a conversation that goes far beyon...
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Ep. 40 - When It All Falls Apart: Rebuilding Identity In and Around Sport
What happens when everything you’ve built your identity around suddenly gets taken away?In this episode, we sit down with Dallas Soonias, a former Team Canada volleyball player turned filmmaker, to unpack the reality of chasing el...
Fan Mail
Hi, my name is Geoff. I was at Mariel's presentation in Chilliwack last night and I listened to her story on her podcast this morning. My son is in Grade 11 and was there also, and I am going to try to get him to listen to the podcast as well for the mental training aspect. Thank you for speaking with all the kids and coaches last night about a part of the training regimen that doesn't always get the attention that it deserves.
Chilliwack, BC
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