Sunburnt Souls

About Sunburnt Souls

Sunburnt Souls is a Christian mental health podcast exploring faith, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and emotional resilience through honest conversations and biblical hope. Hosted by Pastor Dave Quak, an Aussie pastor living with bipolar disorder, the podcast explores what it really looks like to follow Jesus through the highs, lows, and everything in between. Each episode shares powerful stories, biblical encouragement, and practical tools for navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, and mental wellness as a follower of Christ. Whether you’re battling darkness, searching for joy, or trying to make sense of faith and mental illness, you’re not alone. Sunburnt Souls is a safe, unfiltered space for honest conversations about Christian mental health. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. 🌐 Learn more at sunburntsouls.com

Publisher

Dave Quak

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2024

Latest episode

8 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

151 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Nov 2026

   Leaving Pastoral Ministry Without Losing Your Faith

   Resignation day can sound dramatic, but for a lot of pastors it’s the quiet end of a long road of burnout, low energy, and wrestling with God about what’s next. Matt Thomas joins us to tell the truth about leaving pastoral ministry without walking away from Jesus, and why the actual moment of writing the resignation letter can feel both heavy and strangely relieving. We dig into what happens after the job ends and the adrenaline wears off. Matt shares how separation from the church context c...

2. 

   1 Nov 2026

   Pastoral Burnout And The Road Back To Health

   Burnout isn’t a buzzword when you’re staring at the ceiling for weeks with no energy to move. I sit down with Mat Thomas, a former associate pastor, to talk about the kind of ministry burnout that hits your body, your emotions, and your faith all at once. Mat shares what it was like to realise he was spent, why the aftermath can include anger and grief, and how hard it is to make sense of giving so much to pastoral ministry only to end up feeling empty. We also get honest about the pre...

3. 

   25 Oct 2026

   Sunburnt Souls - Re-MIND Institute Collaboration

   Your brain is powerful, but it’s not the whole story. Dr. Ash Moreland joins us for a Sunburnt Souls collaboration to unpack a game-changing idea for Christian mental health: the mind and the brain are not the same thing, and confusing them can keep people stuck. Ash shares how years of severe mental health challenges, a PhD in neuroplasticity, and a deep faith in Jesus led her to rethink what “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” really means in everyday life. We talk through three ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

78 ratings

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