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IDIOT with Laura Clery

Tiffany Jenkins: Surviving Rock Bottom, Divorce, and Motherhood—Sober and Unfiltered

IDIOT with Laura Clery

Laura Clery & Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9963 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Tiffany Jenkins joins me to talk about her new memoir A Clean Mess, diving into the raw realities of divorce, co-parenting, and raising kids as a single mom while staying sober. We unpack her journey through addiction and treatment, her experience with postpartum depression, and the terrifying moments of battling suicidal thoughts.. all with her signature humor and vulnerability. Tiffany opens up about rebuilding her life from rock bottom and what true recovery really looks like after the chaos ends but the healing begins. 🎬 **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** ❤️! 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 am so excited about today's guest. Her name is Tiffany Jenkins. She's a

0:08.8

brilliant comedian and bestselling author. She's just released her second book called A Clean Mess. And it's

0:15.1

so, so good. It was our first book in our book club. everybody fucking loved it and this interview was next level

0:23.4

her honesty and vulnerability and humor is unmatched. I am obsessed with this woman in an unhealthy

0:31.9

way and we have so much in common it's scary. We even have the same amount of time sober. We went through a divorce

0:38.3

around the same time. There's just a lot. We do the same thing for a living. It's wild. I just adore

0:45.2

her and I know you guys will too. Also, if you joined my Patreon, you submitted your questions and I

0:50.6

asked all of them to her. And if you haven't joined my Patreon, go to patreon.com

0:56.5

slash Laura Clary. I do a lot on there. I go live every single week and cry to you and get to

1:03.4

know you. We have a book club where we read a new book every month and then I interview the author

1:08.2

providing they're not dead.

1:13.5

As I just did with Tiffany and you're going to see here.

1:18.5

We also, every episode, every sketch that we release, you get to see it first.

1:23.5

There's a lot, it's a great community on there of really smart, interesting, funny women who crave connection and community.

1:30.2

And that's what this Patreon provides. Patreon.com slash Lord Clear. You can go check it out, check it out for free, see if you like it. And I really do

1:34.8

appreciate your support. It helps me to continue doing what I'm doing. And then I guess just a little

1:41.7

update on my life. Things are absolutely wild right now.

1:46.8

My head is spinning.

1:48.0

I'm surprised I'm here, but I learned in recovery early on to just suit up and show up.

1:54.3

And, you know, my personal life is an absolute shit show.

1:57.8

If you thought it was crazy last week, it's way more insane this week.

2:02.2

I actually cannot now get into any sort of details. But, you know, as of today, the kids and I

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