Dr Marilyn Rafih is an emotional eating coach with a background in pharmacy and a PhD in genetics. She combines scientific expertise with compassionate coaching to help individuals overcome emotional eating and develop a healthier relationship with food.
Through her personalised EEM Method, Marilyn guides clients toward mindful eating and emotional well-being.
Talk presentation:
When Chocolate Feels Like a Hug: Breaking the Emotional Eating Cycle is a concise 5-minute video featuring Dr. Marilyn Rafih, an emotional eating coach with a background in pharmacy and a PhD in genetics. In this brief but impactful talk, Dr. Rafih introduces the core concepts behind emotional eating—why we turn to food for comfort even when we’re not hungry. The video offers a snapshot of the emotional eating cycle, explores common triggers like stress and loneliness, and provides a simple framework to begin recognizing these patterns. Viewers are guided through a quick reflective exercise and offered gentle strategies for responding to emotions without judgment. This video serves as an accessible entry point into understanding emotional eating and introduces practical tools for building a healthier, more mindful relationship with food.
“Emotional eating is when we eat as a way to cope with our emotions.”
