Donut Shop Podcast

In 2016, Police Officer Adam Meyers was forced to use deadly force on an armed subject inside a crowded department store. The incident ended a life — but it also changed his. What came next is what most people never hear about:➤ PTSD, major depression, panic attacks➤ Substance abuse, risky behavior, and isolation➤ Suicidal thoughts and self-harm➤ A career lost — and nearly a life lost Adam shares his story with honesty and courage — detailing how trauma can consume even the strongest among us, and how recovery requires facing the truth you’ve been running from. Today, Adam is a police captain and mental-health advocate, using his voice so no officer has to suffer in silence like he did. Stop The Stigma, Stop The Threat 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

How was your Thanksgiving? Catch up on the week and we'll see where else the conversation takes us. Items mentioned in the show: Blackout Coffee "DSP10" Flatline Fiber Co "Antihero15" Blue Alpha Belts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Triana is a friend that I’ve known since high school. He comes from a law enforcement family and has some powerful stories about his attempts to enter into the field. He shares those stories as well as his knowledge in firearms law and training. Find Steven on Instagram via @ trianatrainingconcepts 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

Catching up on the week. Talking about Thanksgiving and going over some Florida related firearms laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning! Time to check in talking about my trip last weekend and last week's episode as well as some stuff going on with Counter Culture Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Matthew Handy — a man whose story is a powerful example of redemption and resilience. He’s lived homeless, served prison time for bank robbery, and faced the kind of darkness that could’ve easily ended his story. But it didn’t. Matthew rebuilt his life from the ground up and now owns and operates Harmony Grove Behavioral Health, a recovery and treatment facility dedicated to helping others find their way back from addiction and despair. IG: @Matthew.handy.17 My Last Relapse Podcast Harmony Grove Behavioral Health 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 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

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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

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