How to Make Yourself Unbreakable | DJ Shipley
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My guest is DJ Shipley, a former 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. DJ’s life is one marked by extraordinary strivings, wins, setbacks and comebacks that together have shaped his approach to overcoming challenges of all kinds and to daily life. DJ explains a regimen of clear, practical steps and a mental stance that can allow anyone—male, female, young or old—to build extreme resilience of mind and body and to be successful in family and work. We also discuss his experience with new, emerging treatments for addiction, PTSD and depression that many people, not just veterans, are benefiting from. The tools DJ describes to “stack small wins” and to be ultra-intentional about your mindset will be of immense benefit to anyone wishing to achieve the best version of themselves.
Articles
- ELECTRICAL SELF-STIMULATION OF THE BRAIN IN MAN (The American Journal of Psychiatry)
Books
- Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
- Touching the Dragon: And Other Techniques for Surviving Life's Wars
Other Resources
- Cam Hanes – Lift. Run. Shoot. with Andrew Huberman
- Dr. Grant Elliott
- Stew Smith Fitness
- Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS)
- In Waves and War (Marcus & Amber Capone – film)
- Marcus, Amber, and the Creation of VETS, Inc.
- Navy SEAL Foundation
- Green Beret Foundation
- Reconnaissance Foundation
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Foundational Fitness Protocol (Huberman Lab newsletter)
- Performance Explored (Vernon Griffith II)
- Ambio
- Global Battlefield Research Solutions (GBRS)
- GBRS Performance Program
- GBRS Workout Program Weekly Preview
- Performance Standards Test Day (Fitness Test)
- GBRS Group Patriotism Trucker Hat
- Lone Survivor
- Black Hawk Down
- The Hunted
- Captain Phillips
- Kill Bill
- Rescue Me
Huberman Lab Episodes Mentioned
- Pavel Tsatsouline: The Correct Way to Build Strength, Endurance & Flexibility at Any Age
- Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges
- How to Expand Your Consciousness | Dr. Christof Koch
- Dr. Nolan Williams: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring
People Mentioned
- Nolan Williams: professor of psychiatry, Stanford University
- David Goggins: retired Navy SEAL, motivational speaker, author
- Cameron Hanes: bowhunter, author, podcaster
- Vernon Griffith: strength and conditioning coach,
- Jason Redman: retired Navy SEAL, author, speaker
- Matthew Axelson: Navy SEAL, Operation Red Wings
- Ernest Hemingway: novelist, author, Nobel laureate
- Danny Dietz: Navy SEAL, Operation Red Wings
- Matthew Robert: retired Navy SEAL
- Marcus & Amber Capone: retired Navy SEAL, VETS
- Chad & Sarah Wilkinson: Navy SEAL, Step Up Foundation
- Thomas Kier: Director, Sayoc Tactical Group
- John Shenk: director, cinematographer
- Bonni Cohen: producer, director
About this Guest
DJ Shipley
DJ Shipley, a retired Navy SEAL Tier 1 operator and co-founder of GBRSP Group, now teaches how to build daily habits and mental resilience to maximize health and elite performance.
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