Donut Shop Podcast

In this episode of the Donut Shop Podcast, we sit down with Juan Prellezo, a retired K9 Sergeant with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office who’s turned his focus toward a new mission: officer wellness and mental health. Juan spent years leading K9 units through some of the most demanding and dangerous operations in law enforcement. But beyond the adrenaline and intensity of the job, he saw firsthand the emotional toll that policing takes — not just on officers, but on their families too. Now, Juan is helping first responders build resilience, process trauma, and learn that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. 🎙️ In this episode, we talk about: Lessons from years in the K9 unit The psychological impact of high-stress policing Overcoming stigma around mental health in law enforcement What real officer wellness looks like — beyond check-the-box training Finding purpose and healing after a demanding career Whether you wear the badge, love someone who does, or simply care about the people behind the uniform — this episode is raw, real, and worth the listen. The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Donut Shop Podcast, we sit down with Gaby De La Espriella, a seasoned journalist and media professional who’s spent years covering breaking news and major crime stories across South Florida. Gaby offers a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when law enforcement agencies and the media meet in the middle of a crisis — from managing public information to navigating the ethical gray areas that come with breaking news. We also discuss how being married to a law enforcement officer gives her a rare, two-sided perspective on both the challenges and misconceptions that exist between police and the press. The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preston Woodrum, a Deputy Sheriff, created a law enforcement based shooting competition that eventually through its success joined forces with Team One Training Network. Robert Cole is the Director of Training and brings a wealth of experience to the conversation with Preston. We talk about Law Enforcement and Military careers as well as this great competition. Battle of the Badges Team One Training Network The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guests are Rick Sessions and Zack Scott of Semper Veritas Police Training & Consulting. Rick is a retired detective with decades of experience in homicides, cold cases, and major crimes. Zack is still on the job today, balancing his active law enforcement career with his role as a trainer and consultant. Together, they bring a powerful combination of real-world street experience and ongoing frontline perspective. Through Semper Veritas, they provide advanced, scenario-based training on investigations, officer-involved shootings, internal affairs, and more — giving officers the tools to face today’s most complex challenges. In this episode, we’ll talk about what it takes to train officers for high-stakes situations, how the profession is evolving, and what lessons they’ve carried from both active duty and investigative work into their training programs. Semper Veritas Police Training and Consulting The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Sunday, time for Coffee and Donuts. Talking about next weekend’s live event in Philly. Plus I want to talk about fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Eric Speirs. Eric’s career in corrections spans decades, with time served at both the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During that time, he worked some of the most high-profile and difficult cases—interacting with offenders tied to violent crimes, standoffs, and tragic losses that made headlines across Florida and beyond. But Eric’s story doesn’t end with the uniform. His career also faced controversy and ultimately ended in termination after allegations that sparked questions and challenges he still carries today. In this conversation, we’ll explore both sides of his journey—the dedication it takes to survive a career in corrections, and the human toll when that career is cut short under the weight of accusations. The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week I saw down with Edwin and Desirae. Owners of Parlor Doughnuts in Fort Lauderdale. We filmed in their shop and talked out how they got to this point, Desirae with her background in the food service industry and Edwin's current career in the U.S. Coast Guard. Instagram: @fortlauderdaleparlor The Show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.donutshoppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @donutshoppod Twitter: @donutshoppod Justin @jyjellyfish77 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/justinyarborough⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transparent Labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% by just clicking the link. Human Performance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HP-TRT.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code "DSP20" for a discount on your services. The Energy Drink ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theenergydrink.com?sca_ref=8546304.WMMWdBAK9asgo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use Code DSP for 10% off They are a huge supporter of First Responders InkMD Tattoo Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inkmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code DSP15 for 15% off your purchases on the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices