About Merit Kahn & the Show

Merit Kahn, CSP, is the powerhouse behind Optimistic Personality Disorder — as playwright, producer, and performer. When she’s not lighting up the stage, she’s a professional keynote speaker, conference emcee, CEO of SELLect Sales Development, certified Emotional Intelligence expert, and author of Myth Shift: Challenging The Truths That Sabotage Success… oh, and a connoisseur of crafting ridiculously relatable memes.

Her one-woman show Optimistic Personality Disorder is part TED Talk, part stand-up, and part therapy (if therapy came with a side of tequila). It’s a hilarious, heart-splattered rollercoaster through childhood quirks, divorce drama, single parent dating, career chaos, and—you guessed it—cancer. Because when life piles it on, Merit finds the punchlines.

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll leave the theater feeling a little lighter, a lot stronger, and totally seen.

Whether you’re wrestling with midlife mayhem or just need a break from being everyone’s everything, this is your night to laugh like you mean it.

Catch her on tour with Moms Unhinged, or doing what she does best—turning life’s chaos into comedy that heals.

Her mom says she’s a big deal. Her son still rolls his eyes.