{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forged by the Fire","title":"The Social Worker Who Ditched the Office to Save Lives - Episode 18. Forged by the Fire podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4575,"description":"Scotty Harvey is a registered social worker in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand — but you won't find him behind a desk. For the last three and a half years, he's been running his practice out of a camper van, meeting people where they are.\nIn this episode, Scotty shares why he walked away from the traditional clinical model, what 42 out of 45 workers admitting to mental health struggles taught him about the system, and how sitting with an angry stranger for two hours — just listening — changed everything.\nHe opens up about his own bipolar diagnosis, past suicide attempts, and the radical responsibility he's taken to stay well so he can show up for others.\n🔥 IN THIS EPISODE:\n• Why Scotty left the office for a camper van\n• 42 out of 45: the workplace stat that shocked him\n• The \"maladjustment\" that shapes how we see ourselves\n• Elder abuse, menopause, and the conversations nobody has\n• His personal battle with bipolar and surviving suicide\n• Why communities need to stop outsourcing care\nThis is what social work looks like without the walls.\n🎙️ Forged by the Fire — real conversations that happen best around a BBQ.\n#ForgedByTheFire #MentalHealth #SocialWork #Resilience #WorkplaceMentalHealth #CommunityCare","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4Ie5sfh6GrE_EZespXc2wA19NRGO57euZ9ZEmdmEjoY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODM5/OGJkNzg1ODRhYmQw/MDY2ZWVlZmI2YTJk/ZjI1OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}