{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forged by the Fire","title":"Integrity, Authenticity and Faith: A Police Perspective","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3330,"description":"Nick just hung up the badge. After 8 years as a New Zealand police officer — a job he genuinely loved — he walked away to pursue a role at his church. In this episode, he sits down around the BBQ to talk about trust, integrity, and the faith that carried him through the darkest moments on the job.\nFrom responding to family crises to attending multiple suicides in a single week, Nick shares what it takes to build rapport with people on their worst day. He opens up about the mental toll of frontline policing, the counseling that brought him back, and the \"bridge checkpoint\" routine that helped him switch from cop to dad on the drive home.\nIn this episode:\n- Building trust in supercharged moments — when you have seconds, not hours\n- \"Truth without grace is mean; grace without truth is meaningless\"\n- How faith became the foundation for authenticity in uniform\n- The W.I.N. model: What's Important Now, What's Important Next\n- Leaving a career you love for a calling you believe in\n- The pulse check every first responder needs\nWhether you're a police officer, navigating a career change, or just trying to be more present at home — this one's for you.\n.............\nForged by the Fire is a podcast built around honest conversations that happen best around a BBQ. It’s where real people sit down, share food, and talk openly about resilience, mental health, identity, and purpose—without filters or fluff.\nHosted by a firefighter studying psychology, the show brings together frontline workers, leaders, athletes, and everyday people who’ve been tested by life. Each episode blends lived experience with practical psychological insight, turning chaos into clarity and struggle into understanding.\nPull up a seat. The BBQ is on..............\nForged by the Fire is a podcast built around honest conversations that happen best around a BBQ. It’s where real people sit down, share food, and talk openly about resilience, mental health, identity, and purpose—without filters or fluff.\nHosted by...","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}