Live in Love with Lauren Akins

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In this seasonal podcast, to celebrate the New York Times bestselling book Live in Love, Lauren Akins sits down with podcast host Annie F. Downs and has meaningful conversations with multiple guests to talk about what it looks like to live in love in different areas of life. Tune in to each season, to hear never-before released stories and retellings of some of Lauren’s best memories.

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05.23.2023

Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast! On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world ...

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05.23.2023 Episode 19: Live in Love with mom guilt and comparison with Kari Kampakis Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast! On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world ...
05.16.2023 Episode 18: Live in Love raising boys and raising girls with Sissy Goff and David Thomas Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast! On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world ...
05.09.2023 Episode 17: Live in Love on Mother's Day with Lauren Akins Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast! On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world ...
05.02.2023 Announcing: Season Three of the Live in Love podcast! Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast! On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world ...
11.17.2022 Episode 427: Louie Giglio on Fighting Against Worry and Creating Positive Habits to Draw Closer to Jesus I LOVE when I get to have a conversation with one of my all-time favorite pastors, Louie Giglio! Talking to Louie about all things Jesus is just the BEST! His newest book, Winning the War on Worry, is such a ...
11.14.2022 Episode 426: Lysa TerKeurst on Healthy Boundaries and Controlling versus Self-Control What a joy to have my friend, Lysa TerKeurst in the studio today! This conversation about healthy relationships, loving those who struggle with addiction, and, of course, our mutual love for Jim Cress... GAH, isn't she the best?! Be sure ...
11.10.2022 Episode 425: Veteran's Day Conversation with Evan and Dr. Jenny Owens about Loving People Well Who are Dealing with Trauma Happy Veteran’s Day (on Friday!) and thank you so much to all the men and women who have served our country and allowed us the freedoms we have today. To celebrate, I got to sit down with Evan and Dr. ...
11.07.2022 Episode 424: Pastor Andy Stanley - When the Church and Politics Collide What is more fun than politics and faith?! With the midterm elections going on, I'm honored to have Pastor Andy Stanley on the pod today. So much wisdom - he's just the BEST! I'm so thankful for Pastor Andy and ...
11.03.2022 Episode 423: We The Kingdom on Healing, Friendship, and Authenticity It's a podcast party! The ENTIRE band from We The Kingdom is in the studio today and I could not be.more.excited. Y'ALL this conversation...actually changed my life and the way that I do friendship. Ed, Scott, Franni, Martin, and Andrew ...
10.31.2022 Episode 422: Our Friend, Ginna Claire Mason Moffett, is a Hallmark Christmas Movie Star! My dear, dear, friend and one of our FAVORITE guests, Ginna Claire Mason Moffett, is BACK! Ginna Claire is STARRING in a Hallmark Christmas movie, premiering November 27, and I could not be more excited. We talk all about GC ...
10.28.2022 Episode 421: Jeff Pardo and What Could Have Happened at the Doves?(!) My good friend and incredible songwriter and record producer, Jeff Pardo is on the podcast today in a very special episode of That Sounds Fun! Jeff is ridiculously talented and was nominated for the most Dove Awards of the year. ...
10.27.2022 TSF with Mike Kelsey: Being Asian American in the U.S. and the Power of Nunchi with Pastor Mitchel Lee I’m so grateful to our friend Mike Kelsey for hosting, creating, and curating this week’s podcast episodes! Today, Mike chats with his friend and fellow pastor Mitchel Lee about his experience being an Asian American pastor of a predominately white ...
10.24.2022 TSF with Mike Kelsey: How the Cross Affects a Reconciling Community with Helen Lee I’m so grateful to our friend Mike Kelsey for hosting, creating, and curating this week’s podcast episodes! Today, Mike chats with author, speaker, and cofounder of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, Helen Lee. Mike and Helen's conversation about her experience ...
10.20.2022 Episode 420: Anne Wilson on Loss, Makeup Skills, and Vermont I ADORE my friend, Anne Wilson, and I'm so happy she's back on the podcast! We truly covered a WIDE range of topics in this conversation. Will we be going on a mini tour next fall to cross Vermont off ...
10.17.2022 Episode 419: Dr. Diane Langberg on Spiritual Abuse, Identifying Our Own Power, and Hope What a true honor to have Dr. Diane Langberg on the show today. Her book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church, has taught me so much about trauma, abuse, and power. In this conversation, Dr. Langberg teaches ...
10.13.2022 Episode 418: Shannan Martin - How Do We Live as Citizens of God’s Kingdom in our Local Communities? I'm so happy that my dear friend, Shannan Martin, is in the studio today to chat about her new book, Start with Hello. This book is a practical guide on how to move toward each other in community and it ...
10.10.2022 Episode 417: Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn on the Connection Between Patience, Humility, and the Lakota Calendar We have such a special show for you today! I got to talk with one of my heroes, Richard Foster, and his friend and fellow pastor Brenda Quinn. Richard's new book Learning Humility uses the Lakota calendar as a framework ...
10.06.2022 Episode 416: Brandon Lake on Mental Health, Healing, and Miracles SO many of you have requested Brandon Lake to be a guest on the podcast. Well, my friends, you're dreams have come TRUE! I am excited to get to talk to my friend Brandon about his new album Help! and ...
10.03.2022 Episode 415: Seth and Heather Thompson Day on Relationships and the Importance of Connection Even When You Want to Give Up What a joy to get to chat with my friends Seth and Heather Thompson Day! Their new book, I'll See You Tomorrow, is so timely - y'all are going to love this one. Also. This resilience theme we've been having??? ...
09.30.2022 Episode 414: TAYA on Worshiping in Pain and in Waiting What a gift it is to have Taya in the podcast studio. You know her voice from many of your favorite Hillsong UNITED Worship songs. And now she has a debut album, TAYA, that is absolutely stunning. Our conversation about ...
09.29.2022 Episode 413: Cynt Marshall CEO of the Dallas Mavericks on Navigating Grief, Joy, and Hope My new friend, Cynt Marshall (henceforth dubbed QUEEN of That Sounds Fun Land), is on the pod today and I can't wait for y'all to hear this conversation! Cynt is the CEO of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks (I mean...how fun ...
09.26.2022 Episode 412: Nona Jones on Comparison and Insecurity My girl, Nona Jones, is in the STUDIO! Hugging her neck before sitting down to have a conversation meant SO much! We talked all about getting to the root of insecurity, putting on a front that we have it all ...
09.22.2022 Episode 411: Chad Veach on Prayer and God's Presence You know I love it anytime we get to talk about prayer on the podcast! Pastor Chad Veach is teaching us all about persistent prayer, the importance of Godly counsel, fasting, and so much more. His new book, Worried about ...
09.20.2022 Raising Boys and Girls Podcast: Welcome to the That Sounds Fun Network! When I think about people who are salt of the earth, I think of Sissy Goff and David Thomas. We love them SO much around here that, of course, we were thrilled when they wanted to join the TSF Network! ...
09.19.2022 Episode 410: Katy Nichole on Setting Boundaries and our Mutual Love for Dolly Parton I can't wait for y'all to hear this conversation with my new friend, Katy Nichole. Of course we had to talk about being next door neighbors at the KLove awards this past year. We also chatted about the importance of ...
09.15.2022 Episode 409: Jon, L.E., & McRae Acuff on Recognizing Broken Soundtracks in Your Teenagers (And Yourself) It's an Acuff family affair in the studio today! What a great conversation with Jon Acuff and his daughters, L.E. and McRae talking about their new book, Your New Playlist. Diving into the minds of teenagers...phew...y'all aren't ready! L.E and ...
09.12.2022 Episode 408: Jodi Benson (Ariel from The Little Mermaid) on Behind the Scenes at Disney, and Giving God Your Messy Life YOU GUYS. An actual Disney Princess. Do I have the entire soundtrack of The Little Mermaid currently playing in my head?? YOU KNOW I DO! This conversation with Ariel ahem Jodi Benson is so fun! She is an absolute legend ...
09.08.2022 Episode 407: Dave Barnes on...Well, Everything! Y'all put your seatbelts on. The one. The only. Dave Barnes is here. We talk about recordings ads for Dadville, Disneyworld, Santa, soccer, books, The Beatles, and of course, his new album Remembering: Greatest Hits Acoustic. Will I actually be ...
09.05.2022 Episode 406: Matthew West on Going Through the Fire as God Stays with Us Our good friend, Matthew West is in the studio today to share about his new book The God Who Stays. Of course we HAD to talk about Matthew headlining the Ryman and winning at the K-Love Fan Awards. This is ...
09.02.2022 Episode 405: Bryan and Katie Torwalt on Worship Music and the Gospels What an absolute joy to have both Bryan and Katie Torwalt in the studio to talk about hymns and worship music, reading the gospel, and the story of Wouldn't It Be Like You from their first live album I've Got ...
09.01.2022 Episode 404: Charles Martin on God's Grace in Rescuing One of our most frequent guests, Charles Martin, is back in the studio today. SPOILER ALERT - if you haven't read his new book The Record Keeper, go ahead and get your Kindle app open and download the book now! ...
08.29.2022 Episode 403: Jordan Lee Dooley on Contentment and Pursuing Meaningful Goals The dearest Jordan Lee Dooley is back on the show to talk about the life of an entrepreneur, how to create a work day that is most productive for you, and her newest book Embrace Your Almost. This book is ...
08.25.2022 Episode 402: Deborah Liu CEO of Ancestry on Creating Balance at Home and and Being A Powerful Woman at Work I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the brilliant and inspiring Deborah Liu. She's the CEO of Ancestry.com and has been a leader at Facebook, PayPal, eBay, THE LIST GOES ON! Deb's new book Take Back Your Power was ...
08.23.2022 That Sounds Fun Network: Welcome Wear We Are! Let's start here: what's a podcast network? Well, the That Sounds Fun Network is an amusement park of podcasts created to entertain, impact, help and bless you and the people you love. So if you love TSF the show, we ...
08.22.2022 Episode 401: Jeff Henderson on Navigating Transitions, Finishing Well, and Personal Integrity When it Comes to Moving On Some of my FAVORITE days are days I get to have a conversation with Jeff Henderson! His new book What To Do Next is perfect for anyone who is in the middle of a transition or is thinking about a ...
08.18.2022 Episode 400: Laney Hayes (Walker’s Wife) Answers Your Questions After our conversation with Walker Hayes and Craig Cooper, co-authors of Glad You're Here, back in May, SO many of asked to have Walker's wife, Laney, on the pod! We sat down and talked about her and Walker's story, the ...
08.15.2022 Episode 399: Sharon Hodde Miller + The Cost of Control Is the first 10 minutes of this episode straight up Disney talk? YES.IT.IS. Are Sharon Hodde Miller and I going to start a Disney+Jesus Podcast? MAYBE. My sweet friend, Sharon is back in the studio today to talk about her ...
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08.11.2022 Episode 398: Manda Carpenter + Soul Care to Save Your Life Oh I'm so happy that my friend, Manda Carpenter, is joining us in the studio today! Her book Soul Care to Save Your Life is deeply honest and venerable. Manda teaches us about shame, confession, and how healing bearing your ...
08.08.2022 Episode 397: Coach Tony & Lauren Dungy + Uncommon Influence Y'all know I can get FIRED UP when we talk sports on the pod. What an absolute joy to get to talk with Coach Tony Dungy and his amazing wife, Lauren. Their new book Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a ...
08.04.2022 Episode 396: Ainsley Britain My sweet friend (and book release twin), Ainsley Britain is in the studio today talking about her new book, Don't Date a BooBoo Dude. This is such an important conversation, y'all. We cover everything from dating well, to what the ...
08.01.2022 TSF Q&A: Fun Coaching Today on the show, we're celebrating the release of my new 100-day devotional Chase the Fun! My GRACIOUS, I'm excited for you to hear this episode. Fun Coaching is much like life coaching, but with a fun twist! I had ...
07.28.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Eddie Kaufholz and Bianca Olthoff Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Baltimore and Inland Empire, here are my conversations with Eddie Kaufholz and Bianca Olthoff. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email ...
07.25.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Micah Tyler and Danielle Walker Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Columbus and Eastvale, here are my conversations with Micah Tyler and Danielle Walker. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ...
07.21.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Paula Faris and Michael Wear Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Greenville and Philadelphia, here are my conversations with Paula Faris and Michael Wear. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ...
07.18.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Dustin Nickerson and Jamie Ivey Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Phoenix and Denver, here are my conversations with Dustin Nickerson and Jamie Ivey. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ...
07.14.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Sophie Hudson and Jennie and Levi Lusko Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Marietta and Seattle, here are my conversations with Sophie Hudson and Jennie and Levi Lusko. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review ...
07.11.2022 TSF Tour LIVE: Carlos Whittaker and Liz Bohannon Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Tampa and Portland, here are my conversations with Carlos Whittaker and Liz Bohannon! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ...
07.04.2022 Rest Hard We talk about sabbath a lot here. For the next couple of weeks, our team is taking some much-needed time off and we wanted to invite you to take a little break and a moment of quiet, to rest too. ...
06.30.2022 Episode 395: Zachary Levi + Radical Love Yes, friends, you read that right. Zachary Levi (AHEM...THE Zac Levi) is here to talk about his new book Radical Love. Did our entire office have a fangirl moment?? YES WE DID. Zac and I had a great conversation about ...

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