On Purpose with Elizabeth Pehrson

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Elizabeth was asked to record a recent talk she gave at a women’s Bible Study in Highlands, North Carolina. The message was centered on the simple ways we can LEAVE A LEGACY.  Not what we can leave TO people when we leave this earth, but what we can leave IN people.  True legacy is less about what we leave behind and more about WHO WE SEND FORWARD.  ****...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Most of us love the idea of boundaries - in theory.  What we don’t love is the conversation that often needs to happen with them. And although healthy confrontation is often one of the most loving things we can do, many of us were not taught how to engage in it well. Dr. Michele Fleming is back to walk us through a practical, step-by-step script for havi...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Have you ever noticed that we set boundaries around the things that we value?  We lock our doors at night. We put fences around swimming pools. We protect our passwords. We don’t give our car keys to strangers. And yet, when it comes to our time, our energy, our emotions, and our relationships - the very things that make up our lives - we often leave the...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! We are almost halfway through the year!  Can you believe it?  Today’s show doesn’t offer a to-do list, a three step plan, or anything else Elizabeth has learned on her journey to be INTENTIONAL.  Instead, this is just a moment to pause, to reflect, to ask, and to do some personal journaling. Elizabeth will ask five questions worth sitting with, worth bei...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! In 1987 a woman named Emily Perl Kingsley wrote one of the most beautiful, simple pieces of writing you will ever read.  And today’s episode is built around that incredible, gut-wrenching metaphor called Welcome To Holland . We all have things in our lives that we did NOT choose. Or that we did NOT see coming. We did NOT wish for, hope for, or pray for....

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Loneliness is underneath more of our struggles than we realize. And one thing we know for sure is that we were created for connection. Kim Anderson, from Elevate Moms, returns for part 3 (of our 3-part series) to discuss why finding other mom friends is so important, not only for us but also for our children! Finding other moms to do life with can be gen...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Many moms are natural born FIXERS and we want to help ease any burdens our children face. But is that what our children really need from us?  Elizabeth sits down (for part 2 of a 3 part series) with Kim Anderson, certified therapist, coach, author and speaker who boldly shares that most of what we do in hard moments is about OUR discomfort, not our child...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Most women, especially those who are moms, have bought the lie that “good moms do it all!" And a lot of us are exhausted because we are carrying more than we were meant to carry. Elizabeth sits down (for part 1 of a 3-part series) with Kim Anderson, certified therapist, coach, author, and speaker, to unpack this very important topic. After years of...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! Are you moving through life on autopilot - one busy day, one passing year at a time? Deep down, we know we were created for more. We were designed with purpose, intention, and a unique calling… yet somewhere along the way, the noise of life drowned out our vision. We stopped dreaming. We stopped imagining days filled with meaning and joy. Elizabeth’s con...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! To start the year, Elizabeth sits down with podcast regular, Jane McLain. Jane shares how the word POSITIVITY kept showing up for her and why it became her focus point for this upcoming year.  This isn’t about ignoring the bad, covering it with a cute quote or just saying ‘Stay positive! Everything is going to be OK!’ This is a deeper level of how positi...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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 fu...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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 wel...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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, moth...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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, t...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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 t...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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...

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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 th...