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Last Day

Melissa: Running Out Of Time

Last Day

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Exercise is good for you. This feels universally true. Turns out, it’s not. For Melissa Guarnaccia, running marathons in her 20s was a healthy outlet and stress release, until the day her heart stopped beating and she collapsed on her front steps. As it turns out, the activity she loved most was destroying her body and taking years off her life. Stephanie talks with Melissa about living with massive uncertainty, and how her condition forces life-or-death decisions for her and her family every day.

 

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0:00.0

Hi friends, I want to tell you about one of my favorite podcasts from Lemonada Media,

0:04.8

hosted by Elise Meyers, who you might know from TikTok or Instagram fame.

0:09.0

I certainly did, and the first time I met her, I basically fell out of my own skin.

0:13.6

I am such a huge fan.

0:15.1

But anyway, in this show, Elise interviews other comedians and funny people about their

0:19.8

most awkward moments, but also talks about serious stuff, like mental health.

0:24.6

It's just such a good show.

0:26.5

My favorite episode was with Paul Feeig, who created Fricks and Geeks, and they just

0:30.6

fully get into it on writers rooms and self-sabotage and seven-piece suits and stuff like that.

0:36.3

It is so good you needed in your life, I promise.

0:39.4

Listen to Funny Cause It's True from Lemonada Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:46.3

Lemonada

0:50.3

I love book clubs.

0:53.4

I love them.

0:54.4

Naturally, I am really excited to be a part of Lemonadas.

0:58.8

Lemonada is officially working with Apple Books to bring the best, most Lemonada-aligned

1:03.1

audiobook selections to our book club participants.

1:06.7

As a podcast lover and post, I am getting really into audiobooks myself, so this is sure

1:12.2

to be a good time.

1:13.8

For April, the Lemonada Book Club's Book of the Month is A Living Remedy, a memoir by

1:18.6

Nicole Chang.

1:20.0

A Living Remedy explores the enduring strength of family bonds and the face of hardship and

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