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 The latest The Motherly Podcast The Motherly Podcast Season 18 The Motherly Podcast The Motherly Podcast Season 17 Season 16 Serenity Carr on finding wellness from what we eat Season 16 Ruth Veloria on how working moms can reach beyond ‘just a job’