Dr. med. Mareike Awe

Nutritionist, Founder, and Mentor for Intuitive Eating and Holistic Health

Dr. Mareike Awe is a physician and the founder of several e-health companies. As a mentor for intuitive eating and holistic health, she has already helped 300,000 people reach their ideal weight and achieve their health goals.

She began her medical studies in 2011 at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, where she passed her state examination in 2018 and earned her doctorate the following year. Her academic publications address specific risks associated with the postoperative phase in cardiovascular surgery. Her experiences in the highly curative-oriented daily routine of a hospital fostered her enduring interest in preventive medicine, particularly nutritional medicine.

Thus, Mareike Awe founded her first startup while still a medical student to develop coaching programs aimed at improving physical and mental health. She communicates her central theme—intuitive eating as a path to a healthy weight—through social media, a highly successful podcast, and her book published in 2019, which immediately rose to the top of the Spiegel and Amazon bestseller lists. She continues this mission today as the founder and CEO of Be Awesome GmbH.

Professional Qualifications

Degree in Human Medicine / Doctorate from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2019)
Certified Nutritional Physician (German Academy for Nutritional Medicine e. V. (2019)
Certified NLP Practitioner (The Worldwide Institutes of NLP)
Certified Hypnotist (Hypnosis Training by Alexander Hartmann)
Founder and CEO: intuMind GmbH (2015–2024)
Founder and CEO: be awesome GmbH (2024)

Publications / References

Dissertation: Incidence of Delirium in the 2013 Cardiac Surgery Patient Cohort at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Düsseldorf, 2019)
Professional Articles: Risk and Consequences of Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery (2020)
Book: Feel-Good Weight. How to Free Yourself from Dieting and Intuitively Achieve Your Ideal Body (2019, Spiegel and Amazon bestseller)
Podcast: Feel-Good Weight (since 2017, over 270 episodes, over 11 million downloads)
Interview: “Understanding Your Ideal Weight: Dr. Mareike Awe on Intuitive Eating, Inner Balance, and a Relaxed Approach to Your Body” (March 5, 2026)
Media Appearances: Höhle der Löwen (2016)

Media References and Interviews:

Gala: IQOS x GALA – The Best Looks from the Party (2024)
Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf experts explain how 2022 can be a success (2022)
RTL: Till Quitmann meets author and physician Dr. Mareike Awe (2021)
Greator: Successful weight loss: 4 tricks that let you eat anything without gaining weight (2020)
Brigitte: Intuitive Eating: How to Eat by Feeling (2020)
Westdeutsche Zeitung: Mareike Awe from Intueat reads from her weight-loss book that doesn’t want to be one (2020)
OMR: Intueat: How Mareike Awe reached over 18,000 customers with her online weight-loss program (2020)
Rheinische Post: Startup aims to help with weight loss (2019)
Bild: No more yo-yo effect thanks to the intuitive diet (2018)
Hochrhein-Zeitung: Doctor advises against intermittent fasting (2018)
Focus: How it really works: Feast your way to a slim figure and maintain your weight long-term (2017)
Rheinische Post: Weight loss through mental training (2017)
Deutsche Startups: The Intueat team turned down a deal and is happy (2017)
Rheinische Post: “Die Höhle der Löwen”: Düsseldorf startup rejects offer (2016)
VOX: The Lion’s Den 2016 – Intueat Wants to Declare War on Diets (2016)
Stern: Losing Weight Without Dieting – How Is That Possible? (2016)
Gala: Self-Test – Losing Weight with Intueat (2016)
Deutsche Startups: Intueat – Reaching your ideal weight without dieting or deprivation (2016)
Westdeutsche Zeitung: Intueat – Eat what you want: The special diet (2016)
Bild: Düsseldorf-based company rejects offer from the Lions (2016)
Gala: Introductory course (2016)
Business Insider: A 23-year-old medical student and her “eat-what-you-want” startup (2016)
VOX: The Lion’s Den 2016: “intueat” wants to declare war on diets (2016)
BUNTE: The Lion’s Den – Contestant Judith Williams was beside herself (2016)
Nordwest Zeitung: Will investors bite on the Wilhelmshaven native’s idea? (2016)
Rheinische Post: Startup helps with weight loss (2015)

Key Focus Areas

Nutritional Medicine
Mental Health
Sleep Disorders
Stress Management
E-Health
Coaching and mental training

Social Media Links & Contact

Website: https://www.dr-awe.de/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-med-mareike-awe/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.med.mareike.awe/

Understanding Your Ideal Weight: Dr. Mareike Awe on Intuitive Eating, Inner Balance, and a Relaxed Approach to Your Body

4 May 2026

Dr. med. Mareike Awe

Dr. Mareike Awe advocates for intuitive eating—moving away from the pressure to optimize and one-size-fits-all diet rules, and toward self-care and a better awareness of our body’s signals. The key is to recognize and overcome typical patterns such as emotional eating (e.g., due to stress or as a reward) and to gradually develop a routine that works for you: intuitive eating with healthy meals and a needs-based intake of micronutrients, as a sustainable path to well-being, vitality, and longevity.