This Is Not Real Life

By: Lauren Southern

Narrated by: Lauren Southern

This Is Not Real Life is a memoir about the total, unfiltered chaos behind the scenes of my time in media.

From an evangelical upbringing and a steady diet of Fox News to going viral and playing my first part in media disinformation, to meeting with terrorists, neo-Nazis, intelligence agents, and political crime rings. There's coke binges, MDMA diplomacy with enemies, a nuclear-grade marriage meltdown, and a trail of scandals across five continents. I was arrested in Turkey and Morocco, got banned from the UK, and maybe(?) violated international sanctions. Finally, a psychotic break, addiction, and the dark art of conspiracy.

I wrote this book to claw my way back to reality. I hope it helps you to do the same.

©2025 Lauren Southern (P)2025 Lauren Southern

Lauren is a decent person

As a Canadian woman living in the US I can't help but notice her lack of understanding of the cultural differences between the US and Canada. However, she was so young when the " business" got their hooks into her and I've always been sympathetic towards her. It took guts to go to SA and do what she did. She's a good woman and she is young, but in no way is she stupid. Faith Goldy never struck me as the brightest bulb in the box but to saw that was low.

An Excellent Story

This is an excellent story of the life of a girl in the modern political scene who through her own personal hell was given the chance to become a mature woman, and though a fool she may have been, at least she took that chance rather then giving in entirely to the host of temptation she endured.
This story, though not relatable in its details to the majority of lives, will likely be relevant for many who like her suffer the pain of life itself.