About me

Hi there my name is Thola. Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting. I trust that you will find whatever it is that you are looking for here and that I can be of service to you, maybe through sharing my travel stories, my healthy recipes or by telling you about my life coaching AND writing services.

Who am I?

I am a single mother of two gorgeous girls who are young adults and mean the world to me. I live in Cape Town, recently named “Best City in the World to visit” (2023 Telegraph Travel Awards)! A research psychologist by training and trade, I left the field in June 2019. I now spend my days working in the creative space as a professional writer, speaker and life & wellness coach. I started my blog so I can share with the world my three passions; health, fitness and travel.

Recently I published my first book on Amazon Kindle Fit and Fab at 50

cover of FAF50Do check it out, it details my journey to weight loss as a gift I had promised myself for when I turn 50 which was this August 4th (2020). The book is full of training advice and healthy recipes to achieve your best self.

In my life I have been fortunate enough to travel and see the world in my previous jobs and in my own personal life. Health and fitness are subjects that are very close to my heart and I try to live by being an example to my clients and those around me. My main objective in life is to transform lives and make a positive impact on everyone I come into contact with. I do this through my writing and the life coaching business. Check out the different tabs on each of these services here. All I ever want to do is to bring “Love and Light” into the world as you will see in all my work.

In 2020 I launched my podcast called “Phoenix Rising, Finding your Life Calling with Thola Bennie https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339696/episodes

The podcast is available through all major platforms such as Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Afkloud. We recently launched a YouTube channel for the podcast, under the same name, where we share highlights of the discussions held over the podcast, should you prefer to watch the interviews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYD7eGVR4VAOili5clFsQXA

Lastly, I should add that I’m a true coffee junkie, don’t know how people function without it… and I love memes (I have a secret folder on Pinterest dedicated to memes, lol)!

Oh lastly, here is a list of the books that I’m reading for self development, I promise you will grow exponentially from these: My recommended reading list

There you go….here’s to hoping that I can make a positive impact in your life too, if you decide to stick around!

If you should ever wish to donate to the costs of running this website please do so using the PayPal button on the bottom right. This would be much appreciated. Love and Light! 🙂