17 episodes

In this podcast, to celebrate the one-year anniversary and paperback launch of the NYT bestselling book Live in Love, Lauren Akins sits down with podcast host Annie F. Downs and has meaningful conversations with multiple guests around the most loved topics in the book. Hear never-before released stories that fans of the book will love and retellings of some of Lauren’s best memories that will introduce new fans to this beautiful memoir.

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In this podcast, to celebrate the one-year anniversary and paperback launch of the NYT bestselling book Live in Love, Lauren Akins sits down with podcast host Annie F. Downs and has meaningful conversations with multiple guests around the most loved topics in the book. Hear never-before released stories that fans of the book will love and retellings of some of Lauren’s best memories that will introduce new fans to this beautiful memoir.

    Episode 16: Live in Love in Story with Lauren Akins

    Episode 16: Live in Love in Story with Lauren Akins

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's final episode of Season Two, Lauren and Annie talk about what it's like to live in love in story. If you are seeking help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255. We need you here.

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    • 55 min
    Episode 15: Live in Love in Health with Lee Bell

    Episode 15: Live in Love in Health with Lee Bell

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's episode, Lauren sits down with her friend and nutritionist, Lee to talk about what it's like to live in love in health.

    Thanks to our sponsors in this episode:

    CRU: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to 5 hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a copy of my book, Live in Love. Simply text LIVE to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Live. Message and data rates may apply.

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    Hello Fresh: Now you too can enjoy more time with the family and less time planning. Just go to hellofresh.com/liveinlove14 and use the promo code LIVEINLOVE14 for 14 free meals including free shipping!

    • 59 min
    Episode 14: Live in Love in Relationship with Lisa and Steve Gregory

    Episode 14: Live in Love in Relationship with Lisa and Steve Gregory

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's episode, we celebrate Lauren's birthday! She sits down with her parents, Steve and Lisa to talk about what it's like to live in love in relationship.

    Thanks to our sponsors in this episode:

    CRU: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to 5 hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a copy of my book, Live in Love. Simply text LIVE to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Live. Message and data rates may apply.

    Cru’s Terms of Use – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/terms-of-use.html
    Cru’s Privacy Policy – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/privacy.html

    Hello Fresh: Now you too can enjoy more time with the family and less time planning. Just go to hellofresh.com/liveinlove14 and use the promo code LIVEINLOVE14 for 14 free meals including free shipping!

    Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/liveinlove.

    • 1 hr
    Episode 13: Live in Love in Loss with Mattie Selecman

    Episode 13: Live in Love in Loss with Mattie Selecman

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's episode, Lauren sits down with her friend, Mattie to talk about what it's like to live in love in loss.

    Thanks to our sponsors in this episode:

    CRU: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to 5 hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a copy of my book, Live in Love. Simply text LIVE to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Live. Message and data rates may apply.

    Cru’s Terms of Use – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/terms-of-use.html
    Cru’s Privacy Policy – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/privacy.html

    Hello Fresh: Now you too can enjoy more time with the family and less time planning. Just go to hellofresh.com/liveinlove14 and use the promo code LIVEINLOVE14 for 14 free meals including free shipping!

    Modern Fertility: Your Prenatal Multi subscription gets you 60 capsules per month for $30 — but, right now, our listeners can get 30% off their starter kit, including one month of capsules and a free glass storage jar, at modernfertility.com/LIVEINLOVE30.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Episode 12: Live in Love in Friendship with Lindsey Marlin

    Episode 12: Live in Love in Friendship with Lindsey Marlin

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's episode, Lauren sits down with her best friend since childhood, Lindsey to talk about what it's like to live in love in friendship.

    Thanks to our sponsors in this episode:

    CRU: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to 5 hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a copy of my book, Live in Love. Simply text LIVE to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Live. Message and data rates may apply.

    Cru’s Terms of Use – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/terms-of-use.html
    Cru’s Privacy Policy – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/privacy.html

    Quip: If you go to GETQUIP.com/LIVEINLOVE right now, you’ll get your first refill FREE.

    Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/liveinlove.

    • 52 min
    Episode 11: Live in Love in Extended Family with Paige Lankford

    Episode 11: Live in Love in Extended Family with Paige Lankford

    Welcome to Season Two of the Live in Love Podcast! Each week Lauren sits down with friends and family to talk about all the different areas of her life where she gets to live in love. She continues to share hew things with you that you may not know even if you have read her book Live in Love. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.

    If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at laurenakins.com.

    On today's episode, Lauren sits down with her mother-in-law, Paige to talk about what it's like to live in love in extended family.

    Thanks to our sponsors in this episode:

    CRU: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to 5 hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a copy of my book, Live in Love. Simply text LIVE to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Live. Message and data rates may apply.

    Cru’s Terms of Use – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/terms-of-use.html
    Cru’s Privacy Policy – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/privacy.html

    Hello Fresh: Now you too can enjoy more time with the family and less time planning. Just go to hellofresh.com/liveinlove14 and use the promo code LIVEINLOVE14 for 14 free meals including free shipping!

    Modern Fertility: Your Prenatal Multi subscription gets you 60 capsules per month for $30 — but, right now, our listeners can get 30% off their starter kit, including one month of capsules and a free glass storage jar, at modernfertility.com/LIVEINLOVE30.

    • 50 min

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Stephanie M 💜 ,

Livin’ in Love - my work in progress

I attended a phenomenal Thomas Rhett concert and from there learned about his incredible wife and her beautiful book, and now, this podcast! I immediately purchased the audiobook and then signed onto the podcast and I can’t stop listening! My sisters and I are caring for my 99-yr-old Dad as he is nearing end-of-life and your podcast has given me so much peace, laughter and hope with each episode and I feel like every time I listen, I have the strength to start that next day with Dad and come to terms with so much loss in my life. In these episodes, I hear my feelings and questions or those of my friends’ or family members’ being put into words through someone else’s voice. I love this podcast so much! The one question I have been struggling with for so many years but I’ve never really talked to anybody about it, is my feeling that I just don’t pray right…like I don’t know how to pray even after all of these years and masses attended. When I hear each podcast, I realize I am not alone and that this is a continuing learning process hearing God and knowing how to talk to him. Thank you so much, Lauren, Thomas Rhett, Annie as well as your family and friends for doing this podcast. It really inspires and enlightens to keep pushing through this journey to Live in Love! Thank you!! 💜🙏🏻

Aspeckledbird ,

Right timing

I don’t know how this keeps happening to me but I feel like I end up listening to episodes sporadically around when my five month old lets me. We survived the Nashville tornado in 2020 and there’s so many things about Lauren telling her story that resonates with me and going through that traumatic experience. I feel I’m letting go of resentment I’ve felt for awhile in regards to people showing up (or not showing up) for us and walking that turbulent journey. While there are people who we thought would show up and didn’t was our reality we also had people show up that we really never could’ve guessed that was God‘s plan. I’m learning to let go on control of my story I never really had and realizing god already knows what’s next and that journey might not be easy at all but like Lauren says, god doesn’t take you this far in your story to just leave you and I love that. Thank you for helping me heal!

Bethany Lee Carter ,

New mom rescue

I got home from the hospital after having my first baby and was having terrible panic attacks and couldn’t even sleep. Listening to this podcast for me through the first week of my postpartum! Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you!

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