For twelve years Murphy has been traveling to South Africa, researching the stories and myths of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.  She recorded these to share with the world, which led to her authoring and illustrating the children's book, Why Ostriches Don't Fly and Other Tales from the African Bush, along with the documentary under the same title. During this process she became captivated by the Bushmen's music, innocence and spirituality, which she has attempted to preserve in her documentary, Music that Floats from Afar. Her love for the story led her to being the founder and executive director of Global Voice, a tax-exempt organization, whose mission is to explore and share the unheard voices of indigenous cultures and artists around the world in order to foster cross-cultural understanding. Currently, she is finishing a manuscript on the Bushmen's spiritual idol, the praying mantis. The praying mantis is not a God the Bushmen pray to, but one they respect and adore for his cleverness.  The praying mantis has a recurring role in the Bushmen's many tales. In addition to her writing, Murphy is studying Mythology and Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in California, working towards her Ph.D. degree. Murphy had a former high profile career in the fashion industry, working in New York City's garment district.