Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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DJ Shipley and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the life-changing firefight in Iraq that left Shipley mentally scarred, exploring survivor’s guilt, unprocessed trauma, and the unbreakable commitment of Matt Roberts who risked everything to save others.

DJ Shipley is a retired Tier 1 operator Navy SEAL and now a top public educator on how to build mental and physical health and reach top-level performance in any endeavor. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Watch the full episode: youtu.be/WwRc2SEo-VI?si=Gp9sP10nFdO6Gx_s
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/EeYgeW1

*Timestamps*
00:00 DJ’s First High Impact Event
00:43 Battle & Its Aftermath
02:12 Mental Toll of War
03:13 Reality of Combat
04:34 Heroism & Inspiration

Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer