That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

What a joy to have Jess Connolly back on the podcast, talking through the concepts around her new book Breaking Free From Body Shame. Jess is such a voice in the desert when it comes to this topic and I'm so thankful to be talking with her about it! This book matters so so much. Grab your copy, and a few to pass out to friends, today!. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our partners!Cru: When you sign up to provide 3 Bibles with a monthly gift of $21, as a thank you, Cru will provide meals to five hungry families through their humanitarian aid ministry AND you’ll receive a promo code for 10% off at shopanniefdowns.com. Simply text FUN to 71326 to help today or visit give.cru.org/Fun. Message and data rates may apply.Cru’s Terms of Use – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/terms-of-use.htmlCru’s Privacy Policy – https://www.cru.org/us/en/about/privacy.htmlKiwiCo: Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN.Ancient Nutrition: Get 20% off your first order when you go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code "thatsoundsfun" at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey and Blair, our #EnneaSummer2021 fours, really showed up for us today. So many thoughts, so many feelings, such generosity and kindness. Fours go towards (1) in security and towards (2) in stress, so hearing them process that and respond to Suzanne Stabile's thoughts will really help you if you know or love any enneagram fours!. . . .Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Fours and EnneaSummer2020: FoursOur hashtags :#EnneaSummer2021#thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :)Thank you to our partners!Modern Fertility: Right now, Modern Fertility is offering our friends $20 off the test when you go to ModernFertility.com/thatsoundsfun.Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/thatsoundsfun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma and Justin are about to tell you all the reasons that we need and love Threes in our everyday life! Wow I love these friends and the way they are learning and growing and serving in their number. Threes go towards (6) in security and towards (9) in stress, so hearing them process that and respond to Suzanne Stabile's thoughts will really help you if you know or love any enneagram threes! Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Threes and EnneaSummer2020: Threes Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2021 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to our partners!  Satisfied by Alyssa Bethke: You can learn more and pre-order the book right now to get some free goodies from Alyssa at SatisfiedBook.com. Grove Collaborative: Go to Grove.com/SOUNDSFUN to choose a FREE gift with your first order of $30 or more. Nutrafol: Get $15 OFF at Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code TSF at checkout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all. I know. This may be as wild to y'all as it is to me, but today we get to talk with Michael W. Smith, an absolute legend in the music world (and in my own personal faith life and story). His new book The Way Of The Father will be a great gift to pass around this Father's Day! Hope you enjoy this conversation!. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our partners!BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get 15% off your entire Raycon order! Indeed: Get a free $75 sponsored credit at Indeed.com/soundsfun!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow these Twos. I learned so much, was so moved by their honesty and their hearts. Ashley and Danny are so generous with their words and with their actions, as you will hear today. Twos go towards (4) in security and towards (8) in stress, so hearing them process that and respond to Suzanne Stabile's thoughts will really help you if you know or love any enneagram twos!. . . . .Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Twos and EnneaSummer2020: TwosOur hashtags :#EnneaSummer2021#thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :)Thank you to our partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Learn more and sign up for your free Core Essentials for Enneagram Coaching minicourse at yourenneagramcoach.com/tsf. Feetures: Get $10 Off your first pair of Feetures when you go to feetures.com/SOUNDSFUN. Liquid IV: Get 25% off ANYTHING you order using promo code THATSOUNDSFUN at liquid-iv.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have known these EnneaSummer2021 Ones, Brad and Fallon, for almost a decade. To hear them dig into their own hearts and own stories really moved me. Ones go towards (7) in security and towards (4) in stress, so hearing them process that and respond to Suzanne Stabile's thoughts will really help you if you know or love any enneagram ones!. . . . .Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Ones and EnneaSummer2020: OnesOur hashtags :#EnneaSummer2021#thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :)Thank you to our partners! Your Enneagram Coach: For a limited time, Beth is offering this mini course to our friends for FREE! Learn more and sign up for your free Core Essentials for Enneagram Coaching minicourse at yourenneagramcoach.com/tsf. Flamingo: Get Flamingo’s award-winning Shave Set for just $16 at shopflamingo.com/ANNIE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last weekend, Hillsong Atlanta held their first Sunday service and the pastor of the new church, Sam Collier, joins us today. What it's like to plant a church in such a challenging time, how this became the right yes for Sam and his family, and what it is like to lead an intentionally diverse community of believers.I hope you'll join me in sowing into this new faith community by giving to the work here--> http://hillsong.com/atlanta. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our partners! BetterHelp: As one of my friends, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Rothy's: Head to Rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN to find your new favorites today. Brooklinen: Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code "soundsfun" to get $20 off, with a minimum purchase of $100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our EnneaSummer2021 series continues with Adam and Camille, two really healthy and lovely nines. I feel like I understand nines so much better than I did before! I loved hearing from Suzanne Stabile about what it is like when nines go to their security number (3) and towards their stress number (6) and hearing Adam and Camille talk through that gave me such compassion and understanding!. . . . .Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Nines and EnneaSummer2020: NinesOur hashtags :#EnneaSummer2021#thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :)Thank you to our partners!  Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/SOUNDSFUN now to get 20% off your first purchase! Your Enneagram Coach: For a limited time, Beth is offering this mini course to our friends for FREE! Learn more and sign up for your free Core Essentials for Enneagram Coaching minicourse at yourenneagramcoach.com/tsf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this year's EnneaSummer2021 episodes with our mighty eights. What a gift to hear Matt and Ali process together about their eight-ness, respond to Suzanne Stabile's thoughts on not only who they are as eights, but what it is like when they go towards their stress number (5) and their security number (2). This one gets SO interesting!. . . . .Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Eights and EnneaSummer2020: EightsOur hashtags :#EnneaSummer2021#thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :). . . . .Thank you to our partner! Native: Stay fresh, stay clean with Native by going to http://nativedeo.com/thatsoundsfun, or use promo code thatsoundsfun at checkout, and get twenty percent off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MOVIE STAR ALERT! Y'all, Rose Reid is such a special person... this whole conversation is one of my new favorites! I so loved her new movie Finding You that as soon as I saw it, I wanted to have her on the show! Make sure you go see that movie in the theater- it's soooo sweet and fun and a great escape kind of movie!. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our show's partner!BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices