Tola Doll Fisher
Tola Doll Fisher is a writer and editor of Woman Alive. Known to her friends as 'Doll', she was previously editor for two magazines published by international development organisation Mothers' Union.
Doll is an opinion columnist for The Independent Voices and HuffPost UK and has featured in consumer titles including Metro, Company, Psychologies and Pride magazines. Doll's hot topics include faith, loss, success, relationships and sex. She interviewed controversial influencer Chidera Eggerue AKA The Slumflower on her body image campaign, #SaggyBoobsMatter and in 2019 delivered a TEDx Talk called “Debunking the Myth of Success”.
Doll's first book was released in 2020: 'Still Standing:100 Lessons From An 'Unsuccessful' Life' (SPCK) and she writes a weekly newsletter on life lessons, based on the themes in her book.
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ArticleEditor's letter: Would you open your home to a stranger?
We asked our writers to talk about ‘home’ this issue and tell us what it means to them. I’d love to know what it means to you too.
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‘Would I lose my other ovary? Would I lose my hair? Would I lose my life?’
Tola-Doll Fisher felt devastated when cancer resurfaced after a large tumour had been removed from her uterus. But a brave decision gave her a peace that surpassed earthly understanding
- Opinion
‘No Blacks, no Jews, no women above the fourth floor’: Why, despite its shocking characters I’m still watching this hit US TV show
Succession has just been renewed for a fourth season and everyone is talking about it. Our editor Tola-Doll Fisher unpicks why she finds it so compelling
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Cancer, chemotherapy and confident hope in God
This is my first editorial in a while as I received an aggressive cancer diagnosis back in March. Having always identified as a strong, independent woman, this year has been hugely challenging but I am so grateful for the absolute onslaught of prayers from the Woman Alive community while I ...
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To illness and disability – No one is immune
Lily, daughter of leading health expert Liz Earle, talks to Tola-Doll Fisher about how she has grappled with chronic illness and healing
- Opinion
‘I’m not a mum but I’ll be celebrating mother’s day this year’
A traumatic baby loss meant Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher avoided Mother’s Day for years. Here’s why she wants this year to be different
- Opinion
Do we need a #MeToo movement for women in The Church?
Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher shares her personal experience of abuse in the Church and says we need to ask some hard questions about our culture
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A different kind of love story
This Valentine's Day, Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher wonders why we only attribute 1 Corinthians 13 to marriage ceremonies...
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The Church is failing single people
Lauren Windle, a 30-something Londoner, has spent the last year interviewing people on their dating experiences in Church and has written Notes on Love based on her findings. It is a much-needed upgrade from a long line of handbooks telling people “How to wait patiently for your Boaz” or “You’re single because you’re not ready”. Lauren tells Tola-Doll Fisher she wrote it not as a guide, but as an invitation to explore a relationship status that she says has been sorely blown out of proportion
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‘Let’s value the roles of the housewife and mother again’
Tola-Doll Fisher talks to Alena Kate Pettitt about why she has chosen to be a stay-at-home housewife and the negativity that sometimes surrounds this choice in modern society
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Do we need a Black Santa?
Sarah Bishop, founder of a diverse greeting card company talks to Woman Alive Editor Tola-Doll Fisher about a Black Santa Claus and the negative responses to the recent Sainsbury’s Christmas advert featuring a Black family
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A lesson from baby loss
Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher explains how God invited her to bless pregnant women rather than envying them following the death of her own daughter
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Enjoy the life that’s right in front of you
Our very own editor, Tola-Doll Fisher, spoke to Claire Musters about how life might not always turn out the way we expect it to, but it is always a gift
