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Bryony Deery: On Postpartum Recovery, Hormone Crashes, Birth Preparation & Pregnancy Fitness

3/24/20261 hr 8 min

The moment you become a mother, a version of you emerges that you’ve never met before, and she’s more powerful, more sensitive, and more focused than anyone you’ve ever been. Today, I’m with Bryony Deery for the second time to explore what really happens to a woman’s identity, priorities, and emotional range after birth, including the surprising neuroscience behind why mothers seem to “just know” what their baby needs before anyone else does. Bryony also gets brutally honest about the bounce-back pressure, the intrusive thoughts no one talks about, and why giving yourself grace isn’t weakness...

Clips

Showing 10 of 12
The Unreal First Minutes
Epidural, But Still Present
Breathing With Contractions
The Epino Secret
It Doesn’t Mean You’re Broken
Rethinking “Bounce Back”
The Blood Clot Ordeal
Stopping Breastfeeding Shifted Everything
Identity, Rewired Overnight
“I’m Babysitting Tonight”

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Bryony Deery· Guest0:00

    We prepare during pregnancy for the baby, and we don't do anything for us. You are so depleted after birth, so the more you do for yourself during pregnancy, the more prepared you are post-birth, which is when you need it.

  2. Gary Brecka· Host0:11

    We don't think about conditioning for pregnancy, but I mean, this is arguably the single hardest physical event that a woman will ever go through.

  3. Bryony Deery· Guest0:18

    Imagine what the female body is going through. All of a sudden, you're so depleted, you're exhausted, you've given birth, your hormones are just completely all over the place, and then you're like, "Oh my God, I have to care for this tiny human being."

  4. Gary Brecka· Host0:31

    Every aspect of life changes. You change who you are, but by choice.

  5. Bryony Deery· Guest0:35

    At the end of the day, I'm a believer of you should really tune into what feels right for you and do exactly that.

  6. Gary Brecka· Host0:43

    For all of the young soon-to-be moms out there, what, if any, advice would you give?

  7. Bryony Deery· Guest0:49

    One thing that I think is helpful, and I wish I was kind of told this more, is that- [upbeat music] Ultimate Human.

  8. Gary Brecka· Host1:04

    Hey, guys. Welcome back to the Ultimate Human podcast. I'm your host, human biologist Gary Brecka, where we go down the road of everything anti-aging, biohacking, longevity, and everything in between. And today's guest, very special guest, back on the podcast for the same time, I have to tell you that when we announced this second podcast, it was the highest level of interest we had

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