Beyond Limits Podcast
Welcome to the Beyond Limits Podcast. The show where we dive deep into mindset, growth, and pushing past the barriers that hold us back. Hosted by Jordan Schmidt and Casey Reihana, each week we bring raw conversations, powerful insights, and stories of people living beyond their limits, so you can break through yours. If you’re ready to challenge yourself, grow, and step into your potential, you’re in the right place.
Beyond Limits Podcast
Ep.003 Beyond Rugby - Resilience, Reinvention & Mental Struggles - Alex McHenry
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Ep.003 with Alex McHenry
From the outside, professional sport looks like glory, contracts, and big moments under the lights. But behind the scenes, it’s a story of identity, resilience, and reinvention.
In this episode, we sit down with Alex McHenry, a professional rugby player from Cork, Ireland, who has worn the jerseys of Munster, Wasps, Jersey Reds, and now calls Melbourne home. Alex opens up like never before about the mental struggles he faced throughout his career, including the shock collapse of Jersey Reds, navigating contract uncertainty, and questioning whether rugby would define him forever.
We dive into:
- Early dreams and identity shaped in Munster’s academy.
- How career curveballs tested his mental strength.
- What it takes to adapt across Ireland, England, France, and Australia.
- Why young athletes must learn self-advocacy to survive in elite sport.
- His powerful reflections on resilience, purpose, and what success really means beyond rugby.
This is one of Alex’s most raw and honest conversations yet. A powerful look at what it means to rebuild, reset, and push beyond limits.
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