Sunburnt Souls | Faith, Mental Health & Mayhem

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

Podcasting since 2024 • 107 episodes

Sunburnt Souls | Faith, Mental Health & Mayhem

Latest Episodes

Faith and Mental Health: A Christian GP Explains What Actually Works

Dr Afiniki Akanet sits down with us and names the thing many people feel but rarely say out loud: you can treat the body and still feel empty. From the first minutes, we dig into a whole-person view of mental health, where spirit, soul, and bod...

May 11, 2026 • 35:38

Suffering, Anxiety and Christian Meditation | Finding Peace in Pain with Dr Joshua Knabb

Pain shows up whether we invite it or not and trying to outrun it usually makes it louder. I sit down with Dr. Joshua Nabb, a clinical psychologist and professor, to talk about what happens when suffering shatters your assumptions and forces bi...

May 04, 2026 • 30:55

The Pressure to Be Perfect Is Killing Your Faith (Part 2) | Sarah Wiseman

In Part 2, the conversation goes deeper.Sarah Wiseman opens up about anxiety, depression, motherhood, and the reality of navigating mental health while trying to follow Jesus. From panic attacks to hormonal struggles like PMDD, this is t...

April 27, 2026 • 33:04

The Pressure to Be Perfect Is Killing Your Faith (Part 1) | Sarah Wiseman

She expected shame and found love instead. Sarah Wiseman joins us to talk about the kind of faith that doesn’t wait for you to get polished, cleaned up, or “qualified” before God shows up. We trace her story from being the responsible church ki...

April 20, 2026 • 33:31

AuDHD: When Autism and ADHD Collide. Week 2 of 2 with Raeleigh Kemp

If you have ever sat in a church service thinking, “Why can’t I just hold it together,” this conversation is for you. We get honest about neurodiversity and mental health in real life, where good intentions are not enough and belonging has to b...

April 13, 2026 • 34:35

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