Hosted by Forged by the Fire · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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Hearing from frontline emergency service workers, sporting champions, and real world people about their stories of mental health and developing resilience through trails and success.
Forged by the Fire hosts Forged by the Fire, a health show with 17 episodes published.
What happens when a volunteer walks into a career fire station — and nobody knows how to talk to each other? Joel, Ethan, and Levi all started as volunteers before making the jump to career firefighting. In this episode,
Life doesn't deal a fair hand to everyone. Swanie knows that better than most — but what he did with that unfairness built a philosophy that carried him through 35 years in the fire service, a union career, and some of t
*WARNING* this episode covers some raw content including traumatic deaths and suicide. In this episode, we sit down with Bruce — Chief Fire Officer, mentor, and the man Levi calls his "fire dad." Bruce joined the fire se
Ritchie doesn't lead by talking the most — he leads by listening the best. In this episode of Forged by the Fire, we sit down with Ritchie: a station officer, peer support advocate, and a quietly empathetic leader. He's
Most people think being tough means not feeling anything. KT and Dunnie spent careers as first responders — and they'll tell you that's exactly wrong. In this episode, we sit down with Dunnie and KT — two former first re
Toxic workplaces don’t just ruin morale — they slowly take your power if you let them. In this full conversation, the guys unpack how to deal with a toxic workplace without losing yourself in the noise. They talk through
What do you do when you're told you're too short, not good enough, not the right fit? If you're Joe Sullivan — you go win anyway. Joe is a World Champion rower and Olympic Gold Medalist in Double Sculls. But long before
Joel, Joe and Levi unpack influence. Joel - ex-firefighter with 8 years experience on the trucks and as a trainer for recruit firefighers. Joel has had a rough journey at times with mental health and life's challenges. H
Joe, Joel and Levi unpack radical responsibility, blame culture, resilience, and what ownership really looks like in frontline work, family life, and everyday mistakes. From station culture to parenting, this conversatio
A raw and honest conversation with Joel, Geordie and Matt about what mental health really looks like on the frontline. We talk isolation, alcohol, identity, culture, tall poppy syndrome, not fitting the mould, and the ha
Mark gives his presentation created for firefighters on developing resilience. Mark O'Conner - firefighter from Rotorua, active and passionate about peer support and an all round great guy Joe Sullivan - Olympic gold med
Episode 6 - What actually makes a crew feel like family? We talk with Ritchie and Joe to unpack trust, belonging, leadership consistency, and the role of banter in building strong teams. If you’re trying to find your pla
Episode 5 - We talk with Dunny and Mark about how they bring their best as a dad while facing many challenges of being a firefighter. Covering shift work, dealing with traumatic work incidents and fatigue, they share ope
Episode 4 - Dunny, Dan, Ethan and Levi discuss how to reach out to mates to check in on their mental state. Brendon Dunn (Dunny) - firefighter in Tauranga, mental health advocate within the brigade, and always keen for a
Episode 3 - we talk to Dan, Dan and Ethan about anxiety, how perspectives have changed over the years, and how anxiety in the form of anticipation or nervousness can be used to sharpen performance. Dan Lusby - property e
Episode 2 - We talk with Kevin Taylor, Dan Quate and Ethan about how identity is formed, a healthy approach to comparison and current cultural norms that impact identity. Kevin Taylor - former police officer with extensi
We talk to guest speakers Kevin Taylor and Joe Sullivan about what it means to have positive mental health and how they have achieved this in their lives. Kevin Taylor - former police officer with extensive experience in
Levi
recent graduate of UC Davis and former student at Kirby School in Santa Cruz · Pine Cove
1 appearance on this show
Ethan
Gen Z · Amanaki
1 appearance on this show
Joel
drummer · BuffaloDoubleDeckerBusTours.com
4 appearances on this show
Bruce
Coach · Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
1 appearance on this show
RiTchie
station officer
1 appearance on this show
Joe Sullivan
Olympic gold medallist, two-time America's cup winner, firefighter, rowing coach · Joe Sullivan Security LLC
6 appearances on this show
Matt
Dungeon Master · The PreMo Podcast
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Taylor
former police officer, deputy mayor of Taupo · Wellspring Christian Education
2 appearances on this show
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