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14 December 2025
Ted Shirley is a former British Army sniper who served multiple deployments in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and the author of Afghanistan Sniper. He now speaks publicly about combat, moral injury, PTSD, and recovery, using his experience to challenge stigma around mental health in the military and veteran community. Grab Ted's book "Afghanistan Sniper" here: https://a.co/d/bpjg5zk Follow Ted on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/tedshirleyauthor/?hl=en Today's Sponsors: TrueWerk ⬇️ https://truewerk.com/house use code "HOUSE" for 15% off! GhostBed⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 25% off! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured __________________________________ Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Dave’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dave_parke?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 SubReddit: ⬇️ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTeamHouse/ Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here:⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Journey-Investigative-Journalist/dp/1501191241 The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links):⬇️ https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team-room-reading-room/ Intro music by https://www.youtube.com/user/RemixSample "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:02 — START 01:02 — Growing Up Military | Why He Joined the Army 02:26 — First Afghanistan Deployment | British Infantry 07:06 — How Sniper Selection Works | British Army 14:33 — Pre-Deployment Training & First Combat Loss 20:52 — Counter-Sniper Fight | Enemy Sniper Encounter 26:15 — Helmand Firefight | “The Longest Day” 38:10 — 1-Mile Sniper Kill | Combat Turning Point 49:59 — PTSD & Moral Injury | Suicide Attempt 59:03 — Sniper Recovery | Therapy, EMDR & Writing the Book Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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