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5 min readA Very Good Girl Talk: Bryony Deery on Motherhood, Pilates, and Building a Brand
When Bryony Deery was pregnant with her first child, she did something that sounds bizarre but she swears by: she inserted a balloon into her vagina, pumped it up, held it, and breathed out. "You literally give birth to a balloon," she says. The device is called an Epino—short for "no episiotomy"—and Deery used it every other day for two weeks before giving birth. She had no tearing, no cutting, no stitches. But the physical stretching wasn't the only benefit. "It was very, very effective for the visualization of birth," she explains. "You were mentally rehearsing birth." That combination of physical preparation and mental rehearsal is a thread that runs through much of what Deery does, from her approach to pregnancy to how she built Pilates by Bryony into a business.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:14) **Welcome & The Reality of Motherhood** - Bryony Deery returns, and the conversation opens with the shock of how motherhood changes friendship and personal bandwidth.
- 2 (05:04) **Why Pilates is a Superpower for Labor** - Bryony explains the specific physical and mental benefits of Pilates for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.
- 3 (06:20) **The Epino: A Practical Tool for Birth Preparation** - Bryony describes using the Epino balloon to physically and mentally prepare for childbirth, leading to no tearing.
- 4 (10:11) **Visualization, Affirmations & Epidural Strategy** - Bryony details her mental preparation for birth and her specific approach to using an epidural.
- 5 (12:02) **The Wild Hormonal Ride of Postpartum** - Bryony opens up about the underestimated hormonal challenges after birth and the specific test that helped her.
- 6 (14:32) **Simple Wellness Hacks: Cranial Sacral & The Basics** - The conversation shifts to simple, foundational wellness practices over complex routines.
- 7 (17:00) **The Lost Art of Social Connection** - Both hosts lament the decline of in-person socializing and how it affects mental wellness.
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Show Notes
#1,011: Join Lauryn Bosstick as she sits down with Bryony Deery – Pilates instructor, entrepreneur, mother, author, and founder of Pilates by Bryony. In this episode, Lauryn and Bryony get into an honest conversation about motherhood, wellness, and building a life and business on your own terms. They discuss preparing your body for pregnancy, postpartum wellness, the power of Pilates, and the importance of protecting your time, privacy, and energy in an always-on world. Bryony shares how she stays disciplined while balancing motherhood and business, and why creating boundaries with social media leads to more presence and connection. Plus, Bryony breaks down how she turned her passion for Pilates into a business, why staying niche matters, and how she built a community that continues to grow with her.
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