Welcome to Now What, the podcast that dives into the heart of midlife and all its twists and turns. Whether you're feeling lost, bored, or wondering what your next move should be, you're not alone. Join Melis as she explores the ups, downs, and everything in between, offering insights and real talk to help you find your way through this new chapter. Together, we'll navigate the midlife maze and discover what's next. Let's go!
Now What
Claim This Podcastby Melissa Murphy
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Welcome to Now What, the podcast that dives into the heart of midlife and all its twists and turns. Whether you're feeling lost, bored, or wondering what your next move should be, you're not alone. Join Melis as she explores the ups, downs, and everything in between, offering insights and real talk to help you find your way through this new chapter. Together, we'll navigate the midlife maze and discover what's next. Let's go!
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
(#73) "The Fury Is the Fuel": How Comedy Unlocks the Creative Dream You've Been Sitting On - with Lynn Harris
<p dir="ltr">Squad, I have a confession — I have always wanted to be an actress. Always. And today I'm sitting across from someone who has literally helped women bust down the doors of Hollywood by making people laugh first.</p> <p dir="ltr">Meet Lynn Harris: culture-shifting producer, award-winning journalist, author of six books, former Tonya Harding lookalike (yes, we get into it), and founder of Gold Comedy — the comedy school, professional network, and content studio where women and non-binary creators build real entertainment careers, find their people, and make funny stuff that actually gets seen.</p> <p dir="ltr">This conversation is not just for people who want to do stand-up. It's for anyone who has an idea — a show, a podcast, a business pitch, a creative dream — stuck in a drawer on their heart. Lynn's message is simple and it wrecked me: you already have everything you need. The skills you build through comedy unlock every other thing you want to create. And the only thing stopping you? Probably the patriarchy. (Her words. I love her.)</p> <p dir="ltr">🔥 IN THIS EPISODE WE GET INTO:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">🎭 The Tonya Harding lookalike saga — figure skates, Geraldo, Ricky Lake, and a feminist crisis in her 20s</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">😂 Why comedy is an art form that doesn't get the credit it deserves — and what the cast of Somebody Somewhere has to do with it</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">🔑 The skill that changes everything: "noticing that you're noticing" — and why it makes you funnier AND more creative in everything you do</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">🏆 Why your life being "boring" is actually the perfect starting point (not the excuse you think it is)</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">💥 What Gold Comedy actually is — and why it's built for women in midlife who have a creative idea they've been putting off for 10 years</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">🚀 The one class that women 40+ keep gravitating toward — and what it really teaches you (hint: it's not how to write a pilot)</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">🎤 "The fury is the fuel" — Lynn's drop on why frustration with the status quo is actually your greatest creative asset</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">💥 PLOT TWIST TAKEAWAY</p> <p dir="ltr">You don't need more confidence. You don't need more time. You don't need to wait until your kids are grown, your schedule clears, or you feel "ready." You have lived to this point in the world — that's the material. The idea in the drawer on your heart? It's been waiting long enough. Comedy school, pilot pitch, podcast, talk show — whatever it is — you're already ready. Now go do it.</p> <p dir="ltr">Because midlife isn't a crisis — it's a plot twist.</p> <p dir="ltr">xoxo</p> <p dir="ltr">melis</p> <p dir="ltr">🔗 Connect with Lynn Harris & Gold Comedy:</p> <p dir="ltr">🌐 goldcomedy.com</p> <p dir="ltr">📸 Find Lynn at goldcomedy.com — free trial + annual membership available</p> <p dir="ltr">🎓 Ask about the "Develop and Pitch Any Idea" premium class with Ryan Elizabeth Cunningham (former producer on Inside Amy Schumer, Broad City, Search Party)</p> <p dir="ltr">☕ Free consultation with Lynn available at goldcomedy.com</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">⭐️ Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review ONLY (we're not accepting anything less, respectfully 😌)</p> <p dir="ltr">👉 RateThisPodcast.com/nowwhatwithmelis</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">📸 @motivatewithmelis</p> <p dir="ltr">▶️ @NowWhatPodcastwithMelis</p> <p dir="ltr">🎵 open.spotify.com/show/0MbAB2rFGYnUijWehLtN4C</p> <p dir="ltr">🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-what/id1828005485</p> <p dir="ltr">🌐 motivatewithmelis.com</p> <p dir="ltr">📧 info@motivatewithmelis.com</p> <p> </p>
June 20, 2026
(#72) "Happy Father's Day, Papi (Now Apologize)" - with Shannon "Papi" Murphy
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Squad, it's Father's Day, which means Papi is back in the chair — and within the first 90 seconds I'm already mad at him for something he did in my dream last night. Welcome to marriage.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>Meet Papi:</strong> Husband. Father of three. Professional avoider of feelings until cornered on a podcast. Wore a visor through two birth experiences for reasons he still cannot explain.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> 🔥 <strong>IN THIS EPISODE WE GET INTO:</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">🎙️ The microphone confession nobody asked for (you'll know it when you hear it)</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">😴 Why I woke up furious at my own husband over something that happened in a dream — and he's still paying for it</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">👶 Rapid-fire dad questions: favorite kid, most expensive kid, who gave him the most gray hair (he answered honestly, mostly)</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">💍 The real talk on co-parenting, therapy, and the years it took us to stop attacking each other and start listening</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">😭 Papi gets emotional talking about losing his own dad — and what he hopes our kids take from watching him</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> 💥 <strong>PLOT TWIST TAKEAWAY</strong><br /> Father's Day isn't about the perfect gift or the perfect dad. It's about showing up, owning your fails, and letting your kids watch you keep trying. Papi's no hero in my dreams — but he's the real deal when it counts.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Because midlife isn't a crisis — it's a plot twist.<br /> xoxo<br /> melis</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> 🔗 <strong>Connect with Papi:</strong><br /> 📸 Find him hiding behind the camera, never in front of it<br /> 🌐 He lives at motivatewithmelis.com whether he likes it or not</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> ⭐️ Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review ONLY (we're not accepting anything less, respectfully 😌)<br /> 👉 RateThisPodcast.com/nowwhatwithmelis</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> 📸 @motivatewithmelis<br /> ▶️ @NowWhatPodcastwithMelis<br /> 🎵 open.spotify.com/show/0MbAB2rFGYnUijWehLtN4C<br /> 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-what/id1828005485<br /> 🌐 motivatewithmelis.com<br /> 📧 <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "mailto:info@motivatewithmelis.com">info@motivatewithmelis.com</a></p>
June 11, 2026
Your Home Should Set You Free — Stay, Go, or Reno - with Kim Costa
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="10:1-10:311;198-508">Squad, we talk a lot about reinventing ourselves in midlife — new career, new mindset, new body. But what about the actual physical space you come home to every single day? Because if your environment isn't aligned with who you are becoming, it is quietly working against you. Kim Costa is here to fix that. 🏠</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="12:1-12:446;510-955">Meet Kim Costa: She's a top 5% realtor, author of Live in Your Wheelhouse, and creator of the Wheelhouse Method — a framework that helps women figure out whether to stay, renovate, or move when life shifts. This isn't just a real estate conversation. This is about identity, intention, and why your home might be the missing piece of your reinvention. And yes — she broke her back falling off a horse to figure this out. So you don't have to. 😄</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="14:1-14:32;957-988">🔥 IN THIS EPISODE WE GET INTO:</p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="16:1-20:113;990-1559"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="16:1-16:126;990-1115">🏠 The Wheelhouse Method — the 8-spoke framework that helps you figure out if your home is aligned with who you're becoming</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="17:1-17:93;1116-1208">🛑 The "Stay, Go, or Reno" decision — and how to know which one is right for you RIGHT NOW</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="18:1-18:109;1209-1317">📸 Why the wall of kids' photos might be holding you back — and what to put up instead (spoiler: it's YOU)</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="19:1-19:129;1318-1446">🎨 The Divine Goddess painting that changed Kim's life after divorce — and why your artwork should reflect who you're becoming</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="20:1-20:113;1447-1559">🚴 The one thing in your home that's giving you guilt every single day — and why you need to get rid of it NOW</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="22:1-22:23;1561-1583">💥 PLOT TWIST TAKEAWAY</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap" data-sourcepos="24:1-28:67;1585-1829">You've been putting everyone else on the wall. Your kids. Your wedding. Your family. But where are YOU? Your home should reflect who you are BECOMING — not just who you've been. Stay. Go. Reno. But whatever you do — put yourself on the wall. 🔥</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="30:1-30:52;1831-1882">Because midlife isn't a crisis — it's a plot twist.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap" data-sourcepos="32:1-33:6;1884-1894">xoxo</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap" data-sourcepos="32:1-33:6;1884-1894">melis</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap" data-sourcepos="35:1-38:143;1896-2107">🔗 Connect with Kim Costa: 📸 @kimecosta 🌐 lifestylefoundations.com 📚 Live in Your Wheelhouse — available on Amazon AND at lifestylefoundations.com (get free bonus chapters + a masterclass with your purchase!)</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap" data-sourcepos="40:1-41:40;2109-2251">⭐️ Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review ONLY (we're not accepting anything less, respectfully 😌) 👉 RateThisPodcast.com/nowwhatwithmelis</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="43:1-48:30;2253-2461">📸 @motivatewithmelis ▶️ @NowWhatPodcastwithMelis 🎵 open.spotify.com/show/0MbAB2rFGYnUijWehLtN4C 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-what/id1828005485 🌐 motivatewithmelis.com 📧 <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "mailto:info@motivatewithmelis.com">info@motivatewithmelis.com</a></p>
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