In April of 2007, while being deployed to Sadr City during Operation Iraqi Freedom, retired Army Major Josh Mantz and another member of his team were critically wounded by an enemy sniper attack. The high-caliber bullet severed Staff Sergeant Marlon Harper’s aorta, killing him, and then ricocheted into Josh’s upper right thigh, severing his femoral artery. Josh went on to “flatline” for 15 minutes before being revived by an expert medical team. After recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and redeployed to Baghdad less than 5 months later to finish the deployment with his team. Following his return Josh would go on to become a nationally recognized expert in psychological trauma and moral injury. 

This episode takes you minute-by-minute through Josh's experience while he explains what the body experiences during the various stages of trauma. Not only is it an incredible story but Josh provides a mini-lesson on what we can all learn about the psychology of trauma.