Laura Clery: Addiction, Narcissists, Divorce & Starting Over | What Do You Want?!

Laura Clery joins What Do You Want?! for one of her most personal interviews yet. She opens up about addiction, recovery, emotional abuse, co-parenting after divorce, raising a child with autism, surviving a terrifying household accident, rebuilding her life after public heartbreak, and why she finally decided to tell the whole story in her new memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter. The conversation explores how addiction impacts relationships, recognizing emotional abuse, healing from betrayal, learning to trust again, parenting through trauma, and finding humor in life's darkest moments. Laura also shares the incredible story behind building an audience of more than 26 million followers and turning social media into a career. If you've ever struggled with heartbreak, addiction, toxic relationships, recovery, or starting over, this episode offers honesty, hope, and plenty of laughs. 00:00 Introduction & Laura Clery joins the show 02:00 The terrifying refrigerator accident 10:30 Meeting her future husband in recovery 16:30 Discovering the affair 24:00 Addiction, relapse and rebuilding trust 34:00 Emotional abuse vs physical abuse 43:00 Divorce, restraining orders & protecting her children 53:00 Recovery, sobriety & co-parenting today 60:00 Dating after divorce 66:00 Building a 26-million follower audience 73:00 Why Laura wrote her memoir If you or a loved one has an addiction or is in need for some free guidance and support with substance abuse issues, call the national drug hotline at (888) 966-8152