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EP 159 - The Midlife Audit: Reinvention and Embracing Change

June 09, 2026

Welcome to the season of life where you stop living on autopilot. In this episode of The Real Dish, Mareya dives into the Midlife Audit—a simple but transformative process for evaluating where you are, where you've been, and where you want to go next. We'll unpack the signs that it's time for a reset, why change often feels uncomfortable before it feels liberating, and how to embrace reinvention as a natural part of growth. Whether you're navigating menopause, an empty nest, a career shift, o...

EP 158 - The Breaking Point: HRT and Reinvention after Next Level Chef

June 02, 2026

What happens when you've spent your entire life pushing harder, doing more, and willing yourself through every challenge... only to realize your body isn't willing to come along for the ride anymore? In this deeply personal episode, I share the story behind my decision to start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after years of white-knuckling my way through menopause. Despite eating well, training hard, supplementing, and doing "all the right things," I found myself exhausted, depleted, strugg...

EP 157 - Fix Your Gut, Fix Your Life: The Missing Link to Energy, Metabolism & Longevity

March 31, 2026

We spend so much time chasing protein, cutting carbs, and counting calories—but what if the real key to energy, metabolism, and longevity has been living inside your gut this whole time?  Hot take: it's not that your metabolism is broken—it's that your microbiome is underfed. In this episode of The Real Dish, I sit down with gut health expert and bestselling author Dr. Will Bulsiewicz—also known as "Dr. B"—to dig into the real power of plants and what they can do for your body, your brain...