She Said What About Working Moms?! | Erica Komisar Interview

IDIOT with Laura Clery

Laura Clery & Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Our guest today is Dr. Erica Komisar, a psychoanalyst, parent coach, and author known for her work at the intersection of mental health and family life. With over three decades of clinical experience, she has guided parents through the challenges of raising resilient, emotionally healthy children. Dr. Komisar is the author of Being There and Chicken Little the Sky Isn’t Falling, and a regular contributor to outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Today, she joins us to discuss some of her most talked-about—and often controversial—parenting techniques, offering insights that challenge conventional wisdom and spark important conversations. ✨ **THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!** 💐✨ Honeylove –Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Save 20% off at Honeylove.➡️ https://www.honeylove.com/IDIOTUse our exclusive link to get 20% off — honeylove.com/IDIOT — and find your perfect fit.After you purchase, they’ll ask where you heard about them — please support our show and tell them we sent you.Hungryroot – Take advantage of this exclusive offer: For a limited time, get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life.➡️ https://www.hungryroot.com/IDIOTUse code IDIOT at checkout.That’s hungryroot.com/IDIOT, code IDIOT — 40% off your first box + a free item in every box for life. --- 🎬 **SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE LAUGHS!** 🎬 Never miss a hilarious moment! ➡️ [Click here to subscribe](https://bit.ly/2LEwDQL) 🎉 --- 🎙 **WATCH FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEWS!** Want more? Get exclusive content & behind-the-scenes moments on **[Patreon](https://patreon.com/lauraclery)**! 💎👀 --- 📲 **FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!** 👇 👉 **TikTok:** [@lauraclery](https://tiktok.com/lauraclery) 🎭💃 👉 **Instagram:** [@lauraclery](https://instagram.com/lauraclery) 📸✨ 👉 **Snapchat:** [Add me](https://www.snapchat.com/add/lauraclery) 👻🤣 👉 **Facebook:** [Laura Clery](https://facebook.com/laura.clery) 👩‍🎤🎭 --- 🛍 **SHOP MY MERCH!** 👕🔥 Get the latest must-have items here ➡️ [LauraClery.lol](https://LauraClery.lol) Get all your grown-up goodies at https://www.morelaura.com --- 🔥 **HOLLER** – [Order your personalized shout-out today!](https://holler.baby/lauraclery) 🎤💖 --- 📩 **CONTACT US!** For business or podcast inquiries, email us at **podcast@lauraclery.lol** 📧📢 --- 💖 **THANK YOU FOR WATCHING & SUPPORTING!** 💖 Drop a **LIKE** 👍, leave a **COMMENT** 💬, and share the **LOVE** ❤️! For a limited time get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to https://hungryroot.com/idiot and use code IDIOT. Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/idiot #honeylovepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome to the Idiot Podcast. I'm feeling like a big fucking idiot today.
0:13.9	Just not my brain's not working at full capacity. I think that I'm spinning out a little bit
0:20.0	because I'm trying to manage a lot of things.
0:23.2	I'm trying to be the perfect mother to my children and make sure they have the best education
0:30.3	and extracurriculars and also be a good girlfriend, which I'm not, because I'm not even seeing my boyfriend at this point.
0:40.3	Like we don't even fucking see each other, which is fine.
0:42.8	Like we're just both very busy.
0:45.2	And I'm prioritizing my mental health, my sobriety, my children, my work.
0:53.9	And there's just not much time for anything else. There's just really not much
0:58.3	time. And then, of course, this fucking divorce and just every day that I wake up, there's
1:03.2	something new. Obviously, I'm not talking about the details at this point, but just so you know,
1:09.2	it's out of control. It's out of control. Um, so yeah,
1:15.3	I feel very scatterbrain, so just bear with me here. And I really appreciate you, uh, joining and
1:22.0	listening and just and supporting. And, um, hopefully, uh, you can enjoy this episode.
1:28.1	My guest I'm very excited about,
1:30.3	I think you're going to like her.
1:31.7	You might hate her too.
1:33.0	I don't know.
1:33.7	Her name is Erica Komisar,
1:35.4	and she's a psychoanalyst and parenting expert.
1:38.4	And she has a lot of controversial, extreme viewpoints around parenting.
1:43.5	So I'm very curious to hear your thoughts.
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