The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast

Annie F. Downs, a Christian author, speaker, and podcast creator, joins Candace Cameron Bure to explore what happens when prayer, effort, and patience still leave you waiting. They discuss delayed marriage, motherhood, purpose, control, friendship, romantic distraction, and faith in an unequally believing marriage. Honest stories and listener questions bring warmth, humor, and encouragement to life’s in-between seasons.

Annie F. Downs, an author, speaker, podcaster, and founder of the That Sounds Fun Network, joins a candid conversation about unanswered prayers and seasons of waiting. She shares her journey toward love, the courage to pursue dreams, and finding purpose in unexpected places. They also discuss friendship, faith, taking wise risks, and moving forward without letting fear hold you back.

Annie F. Downs, an author, speaker, and host of That Sounds Fun, joins Candace to explore what it means to carry the aroma of Christ. They discuss emotional eating, caring for body and soul, finding honest guidance, and building courage through everyday choices. They also reflect on obedience without visible results and holding onto faith through repeated hardship.

Annie F. Downs, bestselling author, speaker, and creator of That Sounds Fun, joins a heartfelt conversation about learning to love the life you have while waiting for what comes next. They explore contentment in singleness, grief after profound loss, and the difference between what is stolen, killed, or destroyed. Candace also opens up about rebuilding after an unfair attack on her character.

Annie F. Downs, bestselling Christian author, speaker, and podcaster, joins a candid conversation about rejection, calling, and identity beyond career. They unpack fear, body image, financial assumptions, and the difference between what has been stolen, killed, or destroyed. Annie shares how to recognize God’s voice without fear, while Candace recalls a business crisis and the friendship that helped her through it.

Have you ever caught yourself talking to your own body like it’s your enemy instead of your friend? In this Greatest Hits episode, Candace revisits her Season 9 conversations with her daughter, Natasha, and Allie Schnacky from the series Girls Under Pressure. Together, they talk honestly about the pressures young women face today, starting with dating: the family rule that kept Allie from dating until she was 18, the sports car analogy her dad used to motivate her, and why Natasha never wanted to call someone her boyfriend until she saw a real future with him. From there, the conversation turns to body image—the comparisons both women trace back to elementary school, the way beauty standards keep shifting, and why moving your body is so important for your mind. Candace shares a dream she had while working through some hard things in therapy and gets vulnerable about the way she has treated her body throughout her career. Candace also answers a new listener question from Susan, who asks about nutrition for someone in her 50s who already works out and leads a pretty active lifestyle. You can hear the full Season 9 conversations with Natasha and Allie Schnacky wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube. For weekly show notes and encouragement, sign up at Candace.com. Life is like a roller coaster, but it’s better when we go through it together. Connect with Candace, Natasha, and Allie Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Follow Natasha and Allie on IG/ TIKTOK: @natashaperry @allieschnacky Subscribe to Allie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbDhjYocBWYPTqoUONCPRA Sponsors For This Episode Candace.com/tour  316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Kiaora Kiaora.com/candace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wanted something so badly that losing it felt like losing yourself? This month Candace is sharing her Greatest Hits, and this week she revisits her Season 8 conversations with Priscilla Shirer. Priscilla remembers the college relationship that ended and left her crying on the side of the road, and what she felt God impress on her there: he does not want you, but you want him this badly, so why won't you just be with me? Candace opens up about the year Full House ended, meeting Val at 18, and learning who she was apart from her career. They talk about Anne Graham Lotz, who crossed a hotel lobby to guide a 23-year-old Priscilla to find her purpose. From there the conversation moves to desire: why God wants more for us then just obedienace, and how Priscilla prayed for years for her own appetite for God to grow. Candace shares praying the same way over motherhood. At the end, she answers a new listener question from a wife who feels like a roommate and is tired of carrying the spiritual weight in her marriage. For more, join Candace's email list at candace.com. You can hear the full Season 8 with Priscilla Shirer wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube. Life is like a rollercoaster, but it's better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace and Priscilla! Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Follow Priscilla on IG/ TIKTOK: @priscillashirer Subscribe to Priscilla Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoingBeyondMinistries Sponsors For This Episode Candace.com/tour  316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Kiaora https://www.kiaora.com/candace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Greatest Hits episode, Candace revisits her Season 7 parenting conversations with Dr. Josh and Christi Straub, joined by her husband, Val, and her son, Max. Val and Candace talk about the years of showing up: sitting in a cold hockey rink, keeping phones out of the car and off the table, and staying present when a teenager says something that stings. The days are long, they admit, but the years are short—and the time you invest is what your kids carry with them long after the games are over. Max also opens up about a harder question: finding his purpose. After building his life around hockey, he began questioning who he was without it. Candace and Josh walk through identity, a smoothie shop conversation that shifted something in him, and a simple prayer Josh returns to when he needs to hear from God. A new listener question closes the episode from a 36-year-old wondering whether she’s ready to become a mom. For more from Candace, sign up for email updates at candace.com. You can listen to the full Season 7 with Dr. Josh and Christi Straub wherever you get your podcasts and find more of their work at Famous at Home. Life is like a roller coaster, but it’s better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace, Josh, and Christie! Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Follow Josh and Christie on IG/ TIKTOK: @christistraub @joshua.straub Subscribe to Josh and Christie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_Wyfa-hCkQp46d3cLTDpw Sponsors For This Episode Candace.com/tour  316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Nello https://drinknello.com/pages/podcast-candace-cameron-bure code CANDACE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt sad, and then immediately judged yourself for feeling that way? This month, Candace is revisiting some of her favorite conversations. In this Season 6 episode with Jennie Allen, they explore what we actually do with our emotions—and why we don’t have to hide the hard ones. Candace opens up about growing up on set, where she learned to cry on cue and then turn on a smile just as quickly. Over time, that “suck it up and put the tears back” mentality followed her into real life. Jennie explains the three ways many of us respond to difficult emotions: we control them, cope with them, or conceal them. Together, she and Candace talk about grief, our tendency to rush through pain, and the comfort of knowing that God doesn’t pull away when we bring Him our sadness, anger, or disappointment. Candace also shares why she tries to turn to God first, and the trusted people she leans on when life feels especially heavy. Candace speaks honestly about her own seasons of depression, including times when she couldn’t get out of bed and the shame that told her she should be stronger. Jennie points to the brokenness that entered the world in Genesis and reminds us that even Jesus wept with Mary before raising Lazarus. Plus, a listener named Dana asks how to begin moving forward when her body feels completely drained. For more conversations with Jennie Allen, search for Season 6 of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. To receive email updates or submit a question of your own, visit Candace.com. Life is like a roller coaster, but it’s better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace Bure and Jennie Allen Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Follow Jennie on IG/ TIKTOK: @jennieallen Subscribe to Jennie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRqDkJvtPqNIYrSEhK-fRMg Sponsors For This Episode Candace.com/tour  316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Nello drinknello.com code CANDACE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candace has a mom confession: there were days she wanted to quit. Not to stop loving her kids, but to run back and hide in the work where someone actually said, “Good job,” because diapers, meals, and homeschooling rarely come with applause. Bianca Juarez Olthoff can relate, and hopefully you can too. Wanting to quit is normal. The question is what we do next. As Val once told Candace, “You can quit. It’s just not going to be today!” In this greatest hits episode, Bianca explains neuroplasticity through the picture of a path worn across a front lawn, the negativity bias that makes hard words stick like Velcro, and the childhood taunt she still hears in dressing rooms. Candace shares how a television show quietly reopened an old eating disorder script and how she recognized it and turned it off. This episode replay is about wholeness: heart, mind, soul, and body as the four legs of one table, along with the honest work of knowing your value. Bianca answers a listener’s question about humility, and Candace answers a new question from River, 18, about finding joy in a season that doesn’t feel joyful. To join Candace on tour, visit candace.com/tour. You can find all of Season 4 with Bianca in the playlists on Candace’s YouTube channel. Life is like a roller coaster, but it’s better when we go through it together. Connect with Candace Bure and Bianca  Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Follow Bianca on IG/ TIKTOK: biancajuarezofficial Subscribe to Bianca on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BiancaJuarezOfficial Sponsors For This Episode Candace.com/tour  316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Kiaora Kiaora.com/candace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices