The Aftermath of Combat: DJ Shipley - His Life as a Tier 1 Operator

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf travels to the headquarters of GBRS Group in Virginia Beach to sit down with co-founder DJ Shipley. He spent 17 in years in the SEAL teams where he served at SEAL Team 10 and Naval Special Warfare Development Group before medically retiring in 2019 due to injuries sustained in combat and training.

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Chapters
(00:00:41) The Mental Health Void in the SEAL Community
(00:02:25) Feeling Alone on the Island
(00:05:16) Ibogaine Therapy in Mexico
(00:08:15) Missing the Tribe
(00:11:11) The Electrocution
(00:13:04) Building GBRS Group From Nothing
(00:16:11) The Cost of Having No Balance
(00:19:21) Would You Do It All Over Again
(00:24:47) Tour of GBRS Group HQ
(00:30:04) What Would You Have Changed
(00:38:49) Supporting Gold Star Families
(00:42:14) The Physical Toll
(00:54:56) Recovery Room Tour
(01:00:20) What Would You Do If You Lost It All
(01:05:20) The Most Effective Way to Talk About Mental Health
(01:11:40) The Veteran Suicide Epidemic - Is It Fixable?
(01:19:37) Closing Thoughts & Where to Find DJ

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