Fresh Take: Laura Clery on Codependency, Co-Parenting, and Starting Over
From What Fresh Hell: Parenting, Relationships, and Making Life Better, with Two Funny Moms by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson
July 10, 2026 · 43 min
About this episode
Laura Clery discusses her memoir and the challenges of motherhood and relationships in the public eye.
Laura Clery has built a massive digital empire, of over 25 million followers, offering her own blend of silly sketch comedy and unflinchingly vulnerable reality. In this interview, Laura tells Margaret about her new memoir, WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU HOTTER , and the unraveling of a marriage shaped by sobriety, relapse, codependency, fame, and the pressure of living so much of life online. Laura and Margaret discuss: Her experience raising a child on the autism spectrum What happens when a relationship falls apart in public Why it can be hard to recognize destructive patterns from the inside How motherhood has made Laura brave Here's where you can find Laura: @laura.clery on FB @lauraclery on IG and TikTok @LauraMarieClery on YouTube Listen to Laura's podcast Idiot Buy WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU HOTTER: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781668087343 What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Margaret Ables, Amy Wilson
Guest: Laura Clery
Topics covered
- codependency
- co-parenting
- motherhood
- sobriety
- marriage
- autism
Keywords
- Laura Clery
- codependency
- co-parenting
- autism
- sobriety
- marriage
- comedy
- parenting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Idiot, bookshop.org
Books & works: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU HOTTER
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