Developing the Faith to Face Your Giants with Caroline and Melanie Shankle- Episode 1009

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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What do I do with my fears in this season? Today I to talk to my friend Caroline Shankle and her mom, who you know already and LOVE, Melanie Shankle! So many of our friends are battling seasons of fear or seasons of anxiety, especially Caroline’s generation and her first book, written with her mom, is called The Lion and the Bear and comes out tomorrow. If you have a teenager or college girl and grab a copy for them to start during fall break or save it for a Christmas gift. This 100-day devotional would be a great way for your girls to start the new year. Today, Caroline gives advice for college students and to parents with kids in college, talks about what God is up to at Texas A&M, and of course we talk about SEC Football. We had this convo in early August and gave some predictions of how these teams would be doing! If you’re following along in your TSF Seasons Guidebook, we’re on page 112. The guidebook is available for you at anniefdowns.com/seasons! Find the show notes here . . . . . If you enjoyed this episode, I think you’d also love: Healing from Generational Trauma and Mean Girls with Melanie Shankle- Episode 971 Women Embracing Their Roles As Leaders with Sophie Hudson- Episode 918 . . . . . I'm on the road with CAIN for 40 shows this fall-- do you have your tickets?! Go to anniefdowns.com/events to find a list of all of the cities and dates! . . . . . Want to watch this episode? Watch on your Spotify App, or head on over to our YouTube Channel and be sure to like and subscribe! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. AG1: If you’re ready to turn down the stress, and focus on the rest, head to drinkag1.com/soundsfun to get a FREE Frother with your first purchase of AGZ. Thrive Causemetics: Go to thrivecausemetics.com/TSF for an exclusive offer of 20% off your first order. KiwiCo: Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code THATSOUNDSFUN. Our Place: Visit fromourplace.com/TSF and use code TSF for 10% off sitewide. Helix Sleep: Go to helixsleep.com/thatsoundsfun for 20% off sitewide! Brave Books: Head to Bravebooks.com/TSF and use the code TSF for 20% off your first order. NIV Application Bible: If you’re looking for a new Bible or know someone you’d like to gift a Bible to, I highly recommend the NIV Application Bible! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com/soundsfun. Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get 30% off your first order and a free $60 gift. WayFair: Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Hiya Health: Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal, my friends must go to hiyahealth.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey!
0:01.0	Hi!
0:02.0	That sounds fun.
0:03.0	That sounds fun.
0:05.0	That sounds fun.
0:06.0	What do I do with my What do I do with my fears in this season? Fear and anxiety have such a hold on so many of us. Me too. You've heard me talk about it. I'm really working through it a lot right now. Certain seasons bring up a lot of fear and the generations behind me especially know this to be true. So you're going to love
0:38.3	getting this perspective from a 22-year-old young woman who is incredible and her mom, a friend of
0:44.2	this show that we all know and love. But before we dive in, I want to tell you about one of our
0:48.4	incredible partners. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. October 10th is World Mental Health Day.
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1:01.1	I don't know, but take the chance to say thank you to your therapist this month. I cannot thank
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