Bec Goddard: A Tackle Your Feelings story

words by Tackle Your Feelings, Wednesday 23 March 2022

Hawthorn AFLW senior coach and inaugural Adelaide AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard has shared her mental health journey with Tackle Your Feelings.

Goddard reflects on her football journey, the mental health challenges she experienced following the 2017 flag at the Crows and how a period out of the game underlined her passion for coaching and being involved in the women’s competition.


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