Summary

Karen on How to Not Drink the Kool-Aid Even When You’re Spiritually Parched opens with Karen's experiences living in Hollywood. The LA culture and Hollywood industry can easily lead people to feel lost, desperate, and hopeless, thus making them susceptible to various cults, literally and figuratively. A literal cult common in Hollywood is Scientology, but there are most figurative cults that Karen cautions against such as the Cult of Booze and the Cult of Perfect. From her therapist, Karen learned about the importance of distinguishing between one's inner and outer circles of friends. The inner circle are the people who will support you in life and to whom you can turn if you find yourself in a cult of any kind. Karen previously bought into the Cult of Booze. She loved drinking but had to realize that...