Laura McMahon: Breaking the Cycle and Rewriting the Pattern - Part 1

In this two-part conversation, we follow Laura’s story—one that begins long before her injury ever showed up. Part 1 takes us back to her early years in the dance world, where competitiveness, body pressure and bullying shaped much of her childhood and teenage experience.By the time Laura came in as a patient, she was carrying more than just an injury. What started as pain became a pattern—short-term fixes, temporary relief, and uncertainty about what was actually going on. Together, we worked to dig beneath the surface and understand the real driver of her symptoms, shifting from quick solutions to a long-term plan that finally made sense for her body.As the story unfolds, Laura shares how leaving the dance world led her toward AFL, then running, and eventually into the kind of movement that made her feel strong, capable and pain-free again. It’s a journey about learning to trust her body, rebuilding confidence after years of pressure, and finding the freedom to pursue a career in outdoor education—a path she once worried pain might limit.This episode sets the scene for Part 2, where Laura’s story continues into identity, resilience, self-belief and what life looks like when you’re finally moving without fear.Follow us on social media to keep up to date with all things Movement TherapyWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.movementtherapy.net.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/movementtherapyaus/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://au.linkedin.com/company/movement-therapyaus