What does it take to stand at the edge of fear and jump anyway?

Lydia Lassila is not just an Olympic champion. She is someone who repeatedly chose courage over comfort. A five time Winter Olympian, Olympic gold and bronze medalist, trailblazer of women’s aerial skiing, mother and entrepreneur, Lydia has spent her life redefining what is possible both on and off the snow.

In this episode, Trent Cotchin sits down with Lydia Lassila for a raw and deeply human conversation about fear, resilience, identity, and reinvention. From growing up in Melbourne’s western suburbs to learning how to ski and becoming an Olympian in just 18 months, Lydia shares the defining moments that shaped her life. This conversation goes far beyond medals, exploring the cost of high performance, devastating injuries, motherhood during an elite sporting career, and the courage it takes to attempt what no woman had ever done before on the Olympic stage.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why fear is not something to eliminate but something to work with
• How Lydia rebuilt her career after career threatening injuries and setbacks
• What it really takes to perform under extreme pressure
• Why identity outside of sport is critical for long term fulfilment
• How motherhood changed the way Lydia approached success and purpose
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This is a powerful reminder that success is not just about winning. It is about bravery, self-belief, and having the courage to see how far you are truly capable of going.

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In this episode of Shaped, we sit down with Australian tennis icon Pat Rafter, a dual Grand Slam champion and one of the most respected figures in world sport, for an honest and entertaining conversation about life, tennis, and what truly defines success.

Pat opens up about the pivotal role family support played in helping him overcome self-doubt throughout his career and how childhood experiences shaped his work ethic, values, and approach to both sport and life.

One of the driest humans we have sat down with Pat talks about fatherhood, life post retirement, and a side of him most people don’t get to see.

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To celebrate the Australian Open, we’re revisiting one of our most powerful conversations on Shaped - our special best of episode with Ash Barty, one year on.

Ash Barty is one of Australia’s most loved champions - a former World No. 1, three time Grand Slam winner, and a proud Indigenous woman who shocked the world by stepping away from tennis while still at the top. In this special Best Of episode, Ash sits down with Trent Cotchin to share the real story behind the milestones: the foggy headspace, the pressure, the homesickness, and the moment she realised she’d attached her worth to results and public opinion.

This conversation goes far beyond tennis. Ash opens up about the lonely years between 14 and 18, why she walked away the first time at 18, and how her “2.0” comeback was built on courage, boundaries, and a strict no dickhead policy. Together, they unpack identity beyond sport, learning to separate the athlete from the person, and what success looks like when you choose happiness, family, and values over endless achievement. Ash also shares the purpose behind the Ash Barty Foundation, and why helping young Australians find their own “lightbulb moment” matters most now.

You’ll learn:

• How Ash navigated the pressure of fame at 15, and why junior Wimbledon was both one of the best and hardest moments of her life
• The mindset shift that changed everything in her comeback, from building the right inner circle to separating “Ash the athlete” from “Ash the human”
• Why she retired at 25 despite reaching the top, and how she defines success now through happiness, values, and family

This is a timeless episode about slowing down, trusting yourself, and choosing a life that actually feels like yours — even when the world expects you to keep going. If you’ve ever struggled with identity, pressure, perfectionism, or people’s opinions, Ash’s honesty will land hard, in the best way.

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