Moving Through Doubt: The Mindset Behind a 285kg World Record with Strong woman Shauna Moar
She Who Dares, Wins.Show Notes
In this incredibly inspiring and humbling episode, Shauna joins Michelle to share her jaw-dropping journey from being a "floppy baby" who would collapse from a gentle gust of wind, to becoming an unstoppable rugby player, to holding the 285kg world record in the trap bar deadlift, putting her in the top 0.01% of global strength athletes. Shauna shares the tough, unglamorous reality of her condition, including the grueling "zombie state" recovery days she spends in bed after competitions because her nervous system takes ten times longer to recover than a typical athlete.
✨ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 – The 4-Year-Old Diagnosis: Being told by doctors she would live life as a "couch potato" in a wheelchair. 03:15 – Understanding Hypotonia: The daily reality of low muscle tone and the conscious struggle of brain-to-muscle communication. 08:10 – The Power of a Stubborn Mom: How Shauna’s mom refused to let her give up, letting her struggle to tie her shoes to build independence. 10:30 – Healing Through Play: Using horse riding for the disabled and high-level swimming to build a physical foundation before puberty. 17:30 – Rugby at 24: Joining Shetland’s first women’s team and transforming from the kid who fell over in a breeze to the player nobody could tackle. 27:00 – Discovering Strongwoman: Finding her true strength block by accident and setting a world record on her very first try. 34:00 – Banish Self-Sabotage: How working with a mindset coach completely cured Shauna's imposter syndrome. 39:00 – The 285kg World Record Lift: Breaking her own deadlift records year after year and what it takes to stay at the top. 43:15 – The Dark Recovery Side: The post-competition "zombie state," speech slurring, and why her nervous system takes 10x longer to heal. 51:10 – The Gym for People Who Don't Like Gyms: Creating an inclusive, safe space for non-traditional lifters, complete with pride flags and limited capacities. 63:00 – Inspiring the Next Generation: How Shauna's amputee client went from wheelchair training to holding her own strongwoman world record
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER: On refusing to let a label define you: "I dared to not let my disability define me... I was told by the doctors I would be in a wheelchair as an adult and I'd be nothing more than a couch potato. Proper quote from the doctor." On the reality of her extreme athletic recovery: "I have the same recovery as everyone else, just 10 times to the extreme... I'll be like a zombie for 3 days at least... sleeping all the time. When I get really tired... I can barely speak... what comes out is just like mumbly." On conquering imposter syndrome: "A lot of the things I struggled with was sort of self-sabotage... imposter syndrome... thinking I'm not good enough. We've worked a lot on that. And I've got rid of that completely. I'm like yeah, I deserve to be here. I've worked extremely hard to get to where I am."
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