All Episodes
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Humility on the Fire Ground: Bridging the Gap Between Volunteer and Career Firefighters
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 maki...
Life Isn't Fair. Here's How He Dealt With It. | Swanie's Story
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 yea...
45 Years in the Fire Service | Bruce's Story
*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 ma...
Empathetic Leadership in a Fire Station | Ritchie's Story - Episode 14. Forged by the Fire podcast
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 supp...
Emotional Regulation: Why You're a Responder, Not a Reactor - Episode 13 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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, ...
Stop giving away your power in your workplace. Episode 12 - Forged by the Fire
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 wi...
Last Pick to Olympic Gold | Joe Sullivan Pt. 1 - Episode 11
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 Olymp...
Influence. Episode 10 - Forged by the Fire
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...
Radical Responsibility | The mindset that changes everything - Episode 8 - Forged by the Fire
Joe, Joel and Levi unpack radical responsibility, blame culture, resilience, and what ownership really looks like in frontline work, family life, and everyday mistakes...
Frontline Mental Health: Isolation, alcohol, identity & not fitting the mould - Episode 8 - Forged by the Fire
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, t...
Resilience: Why it matters. How to develop it. Episode 7 - Forged by the Fire
Mark gives his presentation created for firefighters on developing resilience. Mark O'Conner - firefighter from Rotorua, active and passionate about peer support and a...
Banter, trust, belonging: The real recipe for a strong crew - Episode 6 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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 bui...
Parenting as a first responder. Episode 5 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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...
Checking in with mates - Episode 4 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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 healt...
Anxiety vs. excitement - Episode 3 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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 b...
Identity: the story we write with our life - Episode 2 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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 identi...
What is mental health? Episode 1 - Forged by the Fire podcast
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 ...