In Episode 3 of VISIBLE: The Podcast, I sit down with Sarah Lindsay.

We explore Sarah’s incredible journey – from being talent-spotted for speed skating to competing in three Olympic Games, to navigating the devastation of injury and an unexpected disqualification on the world’s biggest stage. Sarah’s story is one of determination and depth.

In this chat, she shares her post-retirement transformation into a businesswoman and mentor, building a fitness brand that champions confidence and community, especially for women entering their 40s.

She also opens up about her current IVF journey at age 45, the grief of miscarriage, the emotional weight of fertility treatments and why she’s choosing to share her story online in real time.

We discuss:

* Discovering speed skating and the road to the Olympics

* Olympic highs and heartbreaks—including disqualification and injury

* Transitioning from elite sport to building Roar Fitness

* Training philosophies and making fitness approachable for all women

* Mental blocks, fear and the importance of safe spaces

* Sarah’s IVF journey: grief, hope and what she wishes she’d have known before

* The mental load of responsibility and a childhood accident that shaped her views on motherhood

* Ageing with strength, grace and gratitude

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Erscheinungs­datum: 29.7.2025, 21:54:28