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SiennaMarísa Brown & Kevin L. Murphy: How to Respond to a Disclosure of Abuse in College

By admin on July 16, 2026

SiennaMarísa Brown, M.S. is a PhD candidate, author, and survivor advocate dedicated to increasing awareness of campus sexual violence and institutional accountability. Kevin L. Murphy, Esq. is an attorney, co-author, and advocate for survivors’ rights who successfully represented Brown in a federal Title IX lawsuit.

In episode 690 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out about SiennaMarísa’s story and why she decided write “I Am the 1 in 4”, what made this particular case so important that Kevin wanted to help tell the story in a book, what misconceptions students have about sexual assault on college campuses, advice for student leaders who genuinely want to create safer environments for everyone, what is the gap between what students assume happens after a report is made and what can actually happen, why some survivors lose trust in the investigative process, what what role counseling, supportive relationships, and purpose play in the healing journey, how education becomes part of the healing process, how to respond to a disclosure on a college campus, how to build a culture where members feel safe reporting concerns, and what they hope readers will do differently after finishing the book, “I Am the 1 in 4”. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ki2xtbmIkU

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Tonya Comer: Surviving to Thriving in College

By admin on November 25, 2025

Surviving to thriving in college? Today we speak to Tonya Comer, winner of the 2024 Nautilus Gold Book Award for Business & Leadership for the book: “In High Heels on a Ladder: The 7 Power Tools for Designing Your Life”. She has also been named one of the Top 20 African American Interior Designers in the United States. As a visionary who is bringing design to life, Tonya writes, speaks, coaches, leads, designs, and loves. And when she isn’t doing all of that, she lives life out loud as an adventure-seeking, rollercoaster-loving, jump-out-of-a-plane-first spirit.

In episode 623 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out about early defining moments that shaped Tonya’s ambition and resilience, what helped her move from “surviving” to truly “thriving”, what she would say to students wearing a mask of perfection, what are some practical strategies students can use today to overcome self-doubt and claim their confidence, what authenticity looks like for young adults navigating campus leadership roles, what is the biggest myth college students believe about “working hard” and success, what inspired her to write “In High Heels on a Ladder: The 7 Power Tools for Designing Your Life”, what is The RISE Method, what blind spots college students may have in friendships or romantic relationships, and advice for those trying to design a life. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU8Ttx9IIXU

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Colleen Ryan-Hensley: What is #BingingSober and how does it help you?

By admin on April 17, 2023

Colleen Ryan-Hensley is a 10-year Navy Veteran, Sexual Assault Survivor, Mental Health Expert, and Founder of #BingingSober, a rewards-based system that enables people to develop steps, habits, and beliefs that impact their vitality. Colleen struggled with depression, alcohol abuse, and intermittent suicidal thoughts for over 20 years before she tamed her brain and turned her fight into her greatest asset. She champions for proactive mental health, and optimal wellness from a place of knowing the ways in which living with depression can be an extraordinarily rich experience when you know how.

In episode 351 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out how her grandfather (Navy veteran of World War II and Korea) influenced her life, why she had an ongoing trend of drinking and depression as a teenager, what happened when she was assaulted in the Navy by two sailors that she trusted, how being sober and running helped, what she learned tending a garden in Ireland, how her life changed when she met Jeff with three small children, what it was like to be a full time caregiver for her father-in-law, how #BingingSober works (the World’s First Point System For Vitality), and her advice for living with depression and having extraordinarily rich experiences in life. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhpExi8fHc

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Nathan Spiteri: How did you break up with your abuser and then forgive?

By admin on April 10, 2023

Nathan Spiteri is a filmmaker, actor and writer. He is also a sexual abuse survivor, activist and advocate. Born in Canberra, Australia, Nathan was sexually abused as a child, threatened with his life and that of his family. He turned to drugs, violence and sex as a result to survive. Hitting rock bottom, Nathan finally came out the other side, through intense therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics and Sex Anonymous. He has chosen to use his painful past to help others, aligning himself with organizations both in Australia and the US to raise awareness, educate people and act as an advocate for sexual abuse.

In episode 346 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what life was like growing up in Canberra, Australia, what happened in January of 1987 when Nathan was at a local swimming pool with his friends, why Nathan kept going back to the abuse, what Nathan’s reaction was when the abuser had moved out of his home, what happened in Sydney when cocaine, heroin and sex was used to cope, how he got help in New York City with Alcoholics Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, his family’s reaction to the abuse, how writing a screenplay helped him move forward, how he broke up with his abuser and then was able to forgive, and why it’s important to feel our pain, cry, and share our vulnerability with others.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05HH5V8NWsA

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Andrew Culkin: How can we understand and identify alcoholism?

By admin on July 8, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23681411/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Andrew Culkin’s wife of 25 years passed away in February of 2020 due to alcoholism. Andrew realized he needed to find a purpose to her nearly two decades of slow decline. He soon found himself on a mission to help other families understand the disease and find help for their loved ones before they become chronic. He has both a unique perspective and a no nonsense approach to dealing with this horrific disease. Andrew is the author of “AMANDA, a Cautionary Tale”. Andrew is dedicated to helping families understand, identify, and cope.

In episode number 260 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Andrew chose the University of San Bernardino, more about the slow decline that he saw in his wife Amanda due to alcoholism, how alcoholics directly affect their families and loved ones, reasons for the increase in binge drinking during the pandemic, ways we can identify alcoholic tendencies in college students, how we can respond when a close friend or loved one is clearly an alcoholic in denial, what an alcoholic must say if they have any chance at recovery, things that society needs to understand in order to help with an alcoholic’s recovery, and some of the pitfalls and expectations at a rehab facility.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnb4FgZKDfQ

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Dr. Sheena Howard: What we can learn from Black Panther’s portrayal of culture and nationalism?

By admin on March 22, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22532708/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Our next guest is Dr. Sheena Howard. Sheena is an award- winning author, filmmaker and scholar. In 2014 Sheena became the first Black woman to win an Eisner Award for her first book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (2013). The Eisner Awards are considered the ‘Oscars of Comics’. She is also the author of several critically acclaimed books and comics books. In 2017, Sheena published the Encyclopedia of Black Comics, which is the first book of its kind, profiling over 100 Black people in the comics industry. The Encyclopedia of Black Comics was named the 2018 American Library Associations’ Outstanding Reference Source. Sheena was born and raised in Southwest Philadelphia. She now has one child, is a Professor at Rider University in the Department of Communication and Journalism. Outside of her full-time job, Sheena spends time writing and speaking to organizations and educational institutions on a variety of topics including social justice, diversity, and representation.

In episode number 225 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Dr. Howard chose Iona College for her undergraduate studies, tips on how independent scholars can raise their profile and gain major media coverage, what is so special about comic books as a form of media, the findings from her documentary called “Remixing Colorblind”, what is special about working as a professor at Rider University in the Department of Communication and Journalism, what we can learn from Black Panther’s portrayal of a culture virtually untouched by white supremacy, what we can learn from T’Challa’s nuanced identity and eventual shift from nationalism to globalism, how Sheena finally took control and set out on her journey of self-empowerment after being in an abusive relationship, and what she learned from her mom.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VT_oy7_blw

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Emily Rose Jacobsen: How do we get rid of hazing in our fraternities and sororities?

By admin on February 14, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22129064/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Today we have with us Emily Rose Jacobsen, the Director of Harm Reduction for Alpha Chi Omega! She joined Alpha Chi Omega as an undergraduate at MTSU, and then went on to get her Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration at LSU. In episode number 215 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Emily Rose decided on MTSU for her undergraduate experience, what made Alpha Chi Omega the right sorority for her, what is it like to work for your sorority headquarters and what types of things she’s been working on in that role, what is ASTP Training that training program and how does it change behavior, how can fraternity men flip the narrative and be the ones to ultimately solve this problem of sexual assaults that we’re seeing on college campuses, how do we finally get rid of hazing from our fraternities and sororities, when is a membership review typically used, advice to chapters who aren’t seeing the recruitment numbers they want, and her favorite restaurant in the Middle Tennessee area. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_kZBItc16M

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Natasha Miller: How did you gain the energy and confidence to build a $30M business?

By admin on December 27, 2021

Our next guest is Natasha Miller! She loves bringing corporate events to life for her clients and she loves technology, so virtual events have been a great addition to their offerings! Natasha thrives on advising entrepreneurs from just starting out to multi-million dollar revenues.

Entire Productions is the go-to event and entertainment production company in San Francisco which serves all major markets. Their client base is growing exponentially with the support of her incredible staff, Entire Productions’ trusted expertise is relied upon to execute a slate of high-end social and corporate special events for an enviable roster of clients including Apple, Google, and Salesforce. For the 3rd year in a row, they made it on the Inc. 5000 list.

In episode number 199 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out more about Natasha’s youth of abuse and living in a shelter, how giving birth to her daughter Bennett changed her perspective, how she built a $30M business on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America for 3 years in a row, how she doesn’t work in her business but instead works on it, how she went from anxiety attack to plan of attack when 80% of the industry was laid off during the pandemic, how she uses physical activity to optimize her mental health, how therapy and journaling helps her, the different publishing options out there if you want to write a book, and her favorite restaurant in San Francisco.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oon9u3HwRfs

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Dr. Louis Profeta: Why does “A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking, & Dying” resonate with so many?

By admin on April 21, 2021

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18813128/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]We decided to interview Dr. Louis Profeta about his column on LinkedIn called “A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking, & Dying” to try to understand why it resonated with so many people in the country and ultimately went viral. It’s also a part of our latest book, “From Letters to Leaders: Creating Impact on Your College Campus and Beyond”.

We find out what he thought about the new book, how we can get more people vaccinated in this country to prevent future cases of COVID-19, and how parents and teachers can arm today’s college students with “the power of NO” when they experience any kind of abuse or hazing on our campuses. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPB7sRuFY4

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Interview with John Mabry on Addictions

By admin on December 19, 2018

Join us as I talk to John Mabry, Director of Public Outreach for Addiction Campuses in Nashville, and also speaker for Greek University. John talks about the real cause of addictions, places for today’s college students to get help for those addictions, and some fascinating stories about his life and career. To book John as a speaker on your college campus, reach out to me at 203-58-GREEK or visit his page for more information: http://www.greekuniversity.org/john

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjL0yz9kYaU