On Purpose with Elizabeth Pehrson

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Joan Piot, recent guest on ON PURPOSE, passed away December 2, 2025.  After attending her memorial service, something stirred in Elizabeth. Joan’s impact wasn’t in what she achieved; it was in HOW SHE LIVED. As we enter 2026, instead of asking “what can I accomplish this year?”, what if we asked…”What do I want to last?” In honor of Joan’s remarkable 96 years of living on purpose, please t...

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If you have ever been in a season of WAITING and WANTING, this episode is for you. Maybe you are waiting for clarity, for connection, for healing, for a child, for a job. Or maybe it’s for something in your story to finally shift. Elizabeth sits down with her friends, Jessica and Hannah, to talk about connection, community, hope, and prayers for their future husbands. What started as Eliza...

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If you can find the time during this BUSY time of year, grab your coffee, take a deep breath and settle in. Elizabeth talks about the quiet struggle that many women have during the holidays. And that is the overwhelm, anxiety and sometimes the complicated family relationships that can intensify the Christmas season. She covers the invisible workload that women carry, how we can share the l...

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We are currently living in the most offendable generation of all time. Returning to ON PURPOSE is special guest Hannah Chan, to sit down with Elizabeth and talk about what it means to be UNOFFENDABLE.  In this day and age, is it possible to scroll, watch and chat without being so easily angered?! We believe it is, which is why we hope you will listen to this short but important episode!

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Did you know that 50-70% of women struggle with ADHD - and that many of them do not get properly diagnosed until they reach middle age or after? And some never get properly diagnosed. Elizabeth sits down with best-selling author Shanna Pearson to discuss all things ADHD - including how feelings, emotions, and hormones interact with the ADHD brain, as well as how it affects self-esteem, con...

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Control vs. Surrender - one is our natural response, and one is not.  Elizabeth shares a personal story of planning a special vacation for her family down to the very last detail. Except for one MAJOR thing. On this episode, she dives into the difference between trying to fix, manage, and control every detail vs. living in a position of surrender to what life brings our way. If you have ev...

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This is the PART TWO (so if you missed PART ONE, please go back and listen!) There are countless books on marriage and parenting through different stages, but no one tells you or talks to you or hands you a manual for being a mother-in-law or a grandmothers. Elizabeth had the privilege of sitting down with one of her mentors, Pam Mutz, mother to 12, mother-in-law to 10 and grandmother to 4...

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There are countless books on marriage and parenting through different stages, but no one tells you or talks to you or hands you a manual for being a mother-in-law or a grandmother. Elizabeth had the privilege of sitting down with one of her mentors, Pam Mutz, mother to 12, mother-in-law to 10 and grandmother to 40 grandchildren to discuss every aspect of this uncharted territory! Listen in...

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Have you ever thought about how women SHOULD OURSELVES all the time? We should volunteer for that. We should parent a better way. We should do more. We should be thinner. We should be able to do it all. Women are masters at SHOULDING ourselves. What is your “I should ____________?” Listen in to hear Elizabeth  talk about why we should ourselves, what it costs us and how to stop!

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As Elizabeth embarks on the milestone of the TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of The Exchange, the tables are turned and she is interviewed by Jane McLain. Jane does a deep dive of questions as Elizabeth reflects on the last decade, what she has learned in the process, what things have changed and what we can expect to experience in this next chapter! Big things are happening and growth is in the air!

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Elizabeth was giddy to sit down with someone who has lived through nearly a century of life!  Yes! You read that right!  96 years of wisdom, grit, growth and grace.  From the Great Depression to the digital age, she has seen it all.  Joan Piot was gracious enough to talk with Elizabeth and reflect on her life story. Very few people have the resilience, the strength and the wisdom of this r...

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This episode is a VERY personal one for Elizabeth. She vulnerably shares the letter she wrote to her younger self years ago, as well as life lessons to give to her daughters. She lets us sit in and listen to these powerful, life-giving truths. Although it was recorded for her four girls, it is also for every young girl and woman who needs to be reminded of her beauty. And of her worth. May...

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Elizabeth sits down with Organizational Psychologist, Hannah Chan, to dive into the concept that CLEAR is KIND and therefore being UNCLEAR is UNKIND. Hannah explains that the more honest and clear we are with those we love and invest in, the more WHOLE, joyful, free and content we are with ourselves. She unpacks the notion that we ultimately connect to those we love with greater levels of ...

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If you have ever found yourself in a room wondering, “Do I really deserve a seat at this table?” or have caught yourself downplaying your successes with phrases like “Oh, I just got lucky!” or “It’s really no big deal!”, you are NOT ALONE.  On today’s episode, Elizabeth sits down with Robin Porter to talk all things IMPOSTER SYNDROME - what it is, why it shows up, and how to quiet that inn...

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Having eight children, Elizabeth wishes she had a dollar for every time someone said to her… "Girl! You must have your hands full!"  Another way of saying that is “Your plate must be full!” The truth is, we ALL have proverbial plates. And the way we were wired and designed by God, along with the level of our energy and capacities, determines the size of our “plate”.  Some of us h...

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Back by popular demand, is none other than Martha Kemper!  Martha sat down with Elizabeth to share her extensive knowledge, wisdom and life experience surrounding the importance of planning for the end of our lives.  As Martha humorously states, out of the 8.2 billion people in the world, 100% will die at some point. And if we purposely prepare for that time, we will be giving a GIFT to th...

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C.S. Lewis writes that. “What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” Elizabeth shares multiple stories and a number of visuals, as well as her own thoughts on perspective and how our perspective shapes what we THINK and what we DO. She offers two practical ways to become more intentional about broadening ou...

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Elizabeth sits down and shares how her dogs, Huck and Henry, were the surprising inspiration behind this short episode on envy and comparison. It’s one of those heart-check conversations for when the pull to compare ourselves and our lives with those that appear to have “greener” grass, sneaks up on us.  No one else can water your grass for you. And for those of you that ever doubt your sh...

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Elizabeth sits down with guest regular, Vikki Fraker to discuss the art of surrender.  We covered the Let Them Theory , which ultimately is a posture of surrender, at The Exchange in March. Vikki shares her thoughts and insights into the “art of allowing” or surrendering - it begins with LISTEN, CREATE, SURRENDER and SHARE. 

Connect with Vikki:

www.revival356.com

www.farm2souls.com

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