The On Purpose Podcast

Dying to Meet You

Amanda Achtman is a Canadian who travels the world and spends all her time engaging people on life's big questions as she makes the case that how a person's story ends changes the meaning of every page. She created Dying to Meet You, "a project of cultural renewal to humanize our conversation on suffering, death, meaning, and hope." Amanda works to prevent euthanasia and encourage hope. She worked on Parliament Hill in an effort to prevent Canada's expansion of euthanasia to persons living with disabilities or mental illness.
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, four people joined Amanda with host Lynn Thompson and then two more appeared in the packed hour of ideas, perspectives, and discussion with Amanda. In the half hour after Amanda left, five people stayed on for a cool down, and then two remained for the final stretch.
Thanks to Black Fedora with Sneaky Jazz for the music weaving through the episode. Thanks for listening.
Earlier forums:
Art of Departure EightArt of Departure SevenArt of Departure SixArt of Departure FiveArt of Departure FourArt of Departure ThreeArt of Departure TwoArt of DepartureArt of Departure Sampler
Thanks for listening to the Art of Departure, a series on Living on Purpose (known as The On Purpose Podcast on Podbean).

What Is Most Important

...that people need to know? Cory Endrulat and the Liberator 2 Showcase: All the days + extras! > Lynn Thompson is on Day 2 between just after 57:33 until 1:10:00 and includes her one-minute video clip with discussion.
Over 70 Speakers, 100s of Resources October 2024 over three days.
Host: Cory Endrulat
All of the one-minute Clips, OR pick the one you wish to see!
Cory Edmund Endrulat was on The On Purpose Podcast in November 2023 to talk about this project with a group after Lynn became aware of him through Connie when she was involved in the End of Slavery Summit. During the November 2023 podcast talking about "What is most important people need to know?" Laura did a sample in exactly a minute.
Cory is an Abolitionist, fellow human being and researcher who cares deeply for the world, willing to confront the world’s most difficult topics. He is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Newspaper Editor, Online Summit Host, Researcher and Content Creator. He specializes on topics concerning permaculture, health, education, freedom, nature-based philosophy and local community activism. His focus is to inspire and empower the generations to come in the face of uncertainty, with the search of past and ever-present wisdom throughout all cultures and beliefs. His main works are "Slavery Gone For Good: Black Book Edition," "TAO: The Full Return To Nature" and "Natural Intelligence: The Technology of Peace."
Natural Intelligence, The Technology of PeaceNot the "Art of War," but the Art of Peace. Not simply the Art, but the Technology which creates ALL the Art.A Powerful & Inspirational Must-Read Book To Change The World For Generations To Come!Featuring Best Selling Authors Marjory Wildcraft & Joel Salatin, UFC World Champion Pat Miletich, Sustainability Design Leader McKinley Hlady, Organics Industry Leader Kevin Fretz & Successful Land Developer Rowdy Meyer.These individuals came together, with their unique solutions and perspectives, in the dire need to save our world from it's current catastrophic problems. What are the world's biggest problems? Among them, we may say it is War, Political Corruption, Scarcity, World Hunger, Food Insecurity, Mental Illness, Cancer, Heart Disease, Infertility, Environmental Pollution and Deforestation, Poverty and Unemployment, Mass Extinction, Tyranny, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence.Jim Gale, who helped bring these individuals together, spent his life dedicated to answering one question, studying obsessively for 16 years, essentially boiling down to "What is really going on?" and "How do we change the world and creatively catalyze an intentional shift in humanity?"He found the answers when he studied notorious works throughout history, and applied their wisdom to the present...

The Water Bearer

Boris Rene Buhot is going public with the answers to many questions, such as "If you could speak to Adam and Eve, what would you ask?" in advance of the publication of the first of his three books, The Water Bearer – WITNESS TO THE BIRTH OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Boris experienced reliving his first incarnation and sets the record straight with a mind-blowing, paradigm-shifting way of bridging the Theory of Evolution, Spirituality, and Quantum Mechanics with Conscious Reincarnation.
Join Lynn and Boris to learn how it all unfolds in this gripping, heartfelt, unedited podcast with a sign so humongous that no one will doubt the NATURE of this alarm bell that Boris is sharing.
For more information on when, where, and how to find the book and also get on the mailing list, visit https://thewaterbearer.ca or email info@thewaterbearer.ca
Thanks for listening!

Todd Lieman Unmutes

Author Todd Lieman talking with Ann Randolph in Your Story Matters: Unmute Yourself, her online writing workshop. This is the audio version of 25 minutes during the class when Todd was the guest artist on June 6, 2024. About 70 people in attendance listening (and dropping comments in the chat) while he shared reflections and insights with Ann about writing, editing, and publishing his book (after starting 25 years ago).
Lynn added a brief intro and outro afterwards to frame their conversation!
Todd in his recent conversation with host Lynn Thompson in early May 2024.
Hats off to Julie Colvin at Wellness Writers Press and Leila Summers at Pure Ink Press. The audio book of Dinner at God's House is narrated by Todd.
Ann Randolph is an Award-Winning Writer and Performer and with Your Story Matters: Unmute Yourself, she guides and supports an abundantly creative on-line writing community. Four weeks at a time with a month off in between. The next UNMUTE begins on Monday, July 15.

Dinner At God's House

Newly-published author Todd Lieman dives into his first podcast, speaking with Lynn Thompson about his journey through writing Dinner At God's House before, during, and after publication 4-24-24.
Dinner at God's House has received the Literary Titan Gold Book Award: Fiction.
The Literary Titan Book Award honors books that exhibit exceptional storytelling and creativity. This award celebrates novelists who craft compelling narratives, create memorable characters, and weave stories that captivate readers. The recipients are writers who excel in their ability to blend imagination with literary skill, creating worlds that enchant and narratives that linger long after the final page is turned.
Hats off to Julie Colvin at Wellness Writers Press and Leila Summers at Pure Ink Press.
Here is Todd speaking with Ann Randolph a month later as the featured guest artist during her on-line writing workshop, Your Story Matters: Unmute Yourself.
Thanks to Black Fedora with Sneaky Jazz for the music weaving through The On Purpose Podcast (Living on Purpose).

Richard Unger Returns

Fingerprint researcher, hand analyst of 60,000 pairs of hands, and hand-shape categorizer Richard Unger returns to the podcast to join nine people and discuss his study and fascination. He also describes the implications of how our unique Life Purpose is formed in our fingerprints before we are born.
Richard is the Founder of IIHA (International Institute of Hand Analysis) and the author of Lifeprints: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints.
Learn more through Richard's talks at Grapples and Oranges.
Richard's first talk on the show.
Thanks to Black Fedora with Sneaky Jazz for the music weaving through The On Purpose Podcast (Living on Purpose).

Richard Unger and Lifeprints

When Sandy Levey-Lunden, author of I Just Want Peace, recently introduced Lynn Thompson to Richard Unger, this 45-minute conversation happened. Richard is the Founder of IIHA (International Institute of Hand Analysis) and the author of Lifeprints: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints. He has read over 50,000 pairs of hands, and is one of the foremost authorities on hand analysis in the world today.
As a follow-up, nine people gathered on Zoom for a discussion with Richard and more insights from him about Life Purpose.
Why I Read Hands by Richard Unger
Two hands open and in front of my eyes an entire Universe stares back at me. I descend into their world, like a cave explorer, my ropes and lantern at the ready, immersed in this alien environment both strange and familiar. Their essence, the meaning behind the events of their life, is asking me to put into words and images that which calls out for understanding and acceptance.
And when I take notice, I see a transformation in my own experience: I am clear and centered, weightless, aware, more alive, more thankful and more alert than at any other time in my life.
Why do I read hands?To help other people.To become more self aware.Because nothing - nothing - connects me more to my spiritual center.Because my own Life Purpose commands it.Because they are there.

Heather Tyson with Title Pending

With her acclaimed solo show, TITLE PENDING, Heather Tyson, an award-winning Solo Artist, recently took the stage at the prestigious Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest Stage in Sherman Oaks, CA on Saturday, February 17, 2024.  A month later, Heather showed up for her first podcast on Living on Purpose with Lynn Thompson to talk about her most recent performance of TITLE PENDING and the journey to get there. Coincidentally, the length of their conversation, an hour and a quarter, is the ideal length of her solo show. In 2023, Lynn and Heather met through Ann Randolph's online writing community, Your Story Matters: Unmute Yourself, and through a writing development workshop with Joshua and Adam, and Notes on Your Notes.
Here is the link to “Boxes,” the prologue segment from Heather's most recent live performance of TITLE PENDING.
Drive into the Drama of Betrayal and Resilience: TITLE PENDING unravels the gripping tale of Heather, a hardworking Midwestern girl whose life begins to crumble after a shocking betrayal. Amidst the backdrop of automotive training classes, she questions the very fabric of her beliefs, all while trying to keep her composure at her corporate job. As she hurtles toward an inevitable crash, questions arise: What happens when the GPS of life malfunctions? How do we find our way? Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of emotions and revelations! Buckle up for an unforgettable ride!
Accolades and Recognition:
Following a successful sold-out run at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, and an Official Selection of the 2023 Binge Fringe Festival, TITLE PENDING was chosen as an Official Selection of the prestigious 2024 Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest. The show has garnered praise for its universal themes and Tyson's compelling writing and storytelling.
A Return to the Stage:
Heather Tyson, a graduate of Northwestern University’s theater program, is thrilled to be back on stage, writing and producing her own work. TITLE PENDING, and Tyson’s return to live performance, is a testament to her unwavering love of the theatre. Previous TV and film appearances include The Sopranos, Sex & the City, Days of Our Lives, and Military Husband.
Praise for TITLE PENDING: Wendy Hammers, Solo Artist, and CEO of Tasty Words Productions, raves about the show: “Heather Tyson’s radiant and oh-so-real performance is a reminder of everything we love in the theatre – truth, humor, and universal a-ha moments… A master class in solo storytelling, TITLE PENDING is not to be missed.”
Heather Tyson graduated from Northwestern University after David Schwimmer but before Meghan Markle. Post-graduation, she drove a U-Haul to NYC to pursue her dream of becoming a Broadway star. After hustling for years in the off-off-off Broadway theatre scene, she shifted gears to TV and film, where she wowed in the roles of a blink-and-you-miss-her prostitute on THE SOPRANOS and a slightly dim-witted sales consultant on SEX & THE CITY. She then drove another U-Haul across the country to LA, hoping to expand her artistic career. But life had other plans. Heather’s dreams stalled, and just like that, more than a decade passed. With TITLE PENDING, Heather is back in the driver’s seat, making a return to her first true love, the stage.

Danell teNyenhuis Black: Suddenly

Eight years ago, Danell's husband, Patrick, went out for his morning bike ride and didn't come home. So much has happened since then for his wife, their two daughters, and their families, including, for Danell, a new career direction, new marriage, and becoming a published author. In this 45-minute conversation, Danell teNyenhuis Black and Living on Purpose host Lynn Thompson tour many aspects of Danell's journey that she shares in Suddenly: A Widow's Story of Unexpected Loss and Healing.
Leading us through details of her unexpected loss, the author expands the shock rippling through their large families into a depth of insight, memories, hope, and supportive guidance. I recommend this book for comfort and company through the loss of a spouse and holding steady as life continues in ways unimaginable before that moment. Big thanks for the author's courage in sharing her story!
Published by Ignite Press.

Art of Departure Eight

February discussion forum in the series, reviewing MAiD and otherwise preparing and caring for and considering physical death, with new and returning voices, edited to under two hours.
Note:
When the nine or so of us recorded this discussion, we had the impression that the expansion of MAiD was put on pause until March 2027. However, there was a Bill C-62 going through third reading in the Canadian Senate (after passing three readings in the House of Commons).
 
As of February 29, 2024, it appears that the expansion (to include those with a mental disorder as the sole underlying condition for application for MAiD) is, indeed, put on pause until March 17, 2027, with a review beforehand.
 
Documentary film clarifying the mandate of palliative care and hospice. The Story of Euthanasia.
Some links for reference from Art of Departure Eight:
Toni Gitles, author of 21 Mistakes Caregivers Make & How to Avoid Them
denise bertrand aka feather, author of Once Upon A Solar Time
Bobbi Rowntree, Born Medium
Danell teNyenhuis Black, author of Suddenly: A Widow’s Story of Unexpected Loss and Healing
Russell Brand commentary on MAiD starting at 31:05 minutes
Druthers Newspaper
The Maid Article
Earlier forums:
Art of Departure SevenArt of Departure SixArt of Departure FiveArt of Departure FourArt of Departure ThreeArt of Departure TwoArt of DepartureArt of Departure Sampler
Thanks for listening to the Art of Departure, a series on Living on Purpose (known as The On Purpose Podcast on Podbean).