Olivia Apps, a Lindsay native and national team rugby player who has gone on to play on the world stage for Canada, will be the subject of an upcoming CBC mini-documentary - part of its Gem "Inside an Athlete's Head" series.

Other athletes featured this year include Nazem Kadri of the Toronto Maple Leafs and former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan.

Season 2 of the CBC Gem series launches on Wednesday with eight new episodes which give viewers a look at the thoughts, anxieties and obsessions of some top Canadian athletes, in their own voices. All episodes will be available on-demand as of Wednesday through the free CBC Gem streaming service.

Apps, a graduate of I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay, is featured in one of the episodes. Growing up with alopecia - a condition that can include complete hair loss - was tough, but it taught Apps how to be happy with the body she has. As someone who doesn't have a classic rugby player body, that's come in handy.

Other featured athletes in Season 2 include Kadri, world boxing champion Jelena Mrdjenovich of Edmonton, and Ottawa's Erica Wiebe, Olympic gold medallist in wrestling.

The first episode of the new season, featuring DeRozan, premi�red Feb. 15 in advance of his return to Toronto with the San Antonio Spurs. Season 1 episodes can be found now on CBC Gem.

Last year, Apps talked to Kawartha Lakes This Week about playing internationally for the Canadian Seven Stars rugby team.

"I am nervous to be playing, but I think all of the preparation over the past few months while training in Victoria has prepared me and the rest of the team to do well in this tournament," she said. "I am very excited to take the pitch with my teammates, after training and learning from them, it will be an honour playing alongside them."

Back in 2015, Apps represented Canada at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa where they won a silver medal.