Episode 8 - Mareya Ibrahim - Jones: Food, Faith & Freedom — Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating

On this powerful episode of Dear Dr. Charryse, host Dr. Charryse sits down with holistic nutritionist, chef, and wellness expert Mareya Ibrahim - Jones—also known as Chef Mareya, The Fit Foodie—for a deeply transformative conversation on faith, healing, and true nourishment.With over 30 years in the health and wellness space, Mareya has dedicated her life to helping women live purpose-filled lives in their best S.H.A.P.E. As the author of Eat Like You Give a Fork and the creator of multiple wellness programs, she brings both expertise and heart to the table. But beyond her professional accomplishments, Mareya opens up about her personal journey—navigating grief, divorce, and loss, and how faith became her anchor through life’s most difficult seasons.She shares the inspiration behind her Salt and Light Supper Club, a movement she created with her son to bring people back to the table—not just to eat, but to connect, heal, and experience the power of presence, love, and community.During the episode, Dr. Charryse leads a live coaching session, offering practical tools for listeners to reconnect with themselves and their relationship with food and emotional well-being:• The Timeline Tool: Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their personal history with food by creating a mental or written timeline to identify key defining moments that shaped their habits and self-image.• Intuitive Eating: Dr. Charryse explains that we are naturally designed to be intuitive eaters—learning to listen again to internal cues of hunger and fullness rather than external pressures.• Reflective Questioning: Instead of guilt or control, listeners are guided to ask, “What am I really hungry for?”—opening the door to deeper emotional awareness and healing.Rooted in faith, Mareya reminds us that we are called to be the salt and light of the world—and that transformation begins when we nourish not just the body, but the soul. This episode is a beautiful intersection of faith, food, purpose, and personal healing.