Home / Podcast / Season 11 Laura Clery gets real about addiction, why she filmed her birth and raising a son with autism Laura Clery Headshot By Motherly June 16, 2022 Laura Clery Headshot Rectangle YouTube star, funny woman, and author Laura Clery is known for her brutal honesty about motherhood – and in this conversation, she holds nothing back, opening up about her addiction and recovery, her midnight panic attacks, the reality of her two birth experiences, her son’s diagnosis with autism, and why she wrote her new book “Idiots, Marriage, Motherhood, Milk and Mistakes.” She also explains why she hopes that sharing her own struggles will make other moms feel as though they are not alone. Related Stories Season 11 Jenny Slate on Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, new motherhood and the promise of change Season 11 Gloria Riviera on the childcare crisis and what we can do about it Season 11 Dr. Colleen Kraft on why gun safety is a public health issue and what we can do to protect our kids Categories: Season 11 Related articles Season 11 Gloria Riviera on the childcare crisis and what we can do about it July 7, 2022 Season 11 Dr. Colleen Kraft on why gun safety is a public health issue and what we can do to protect our kids June 30, 2022 Season 11 Soleil Moon Frye on the joys of big families and her public health activism June 23, 2022 Season 11 We Need Diverse Books’ Caroline Tung Richmond wants all kids to see themselves in their books June 9, 2022 Season 11 Reshma Saujani on rejecting the girl boss lie & a better future for working mothers June 2, 2022