I was born in Pretoria, South Africa in June 1968 to Errol and Fienie van der Merwe. A product of Irene Primary School and then later Blairgowrie High in Johannesburg. I am married to my gorgeous wife Beverley and we have two beautiful daughters Jesse and Samantha. I now live and run my clinic in Randburg,Johannesburg. I founded The Best Way Clinic after my own success at stopping smoking and on realising that I could help others escape, too. I am an avid sports fan and fisherman (catch and release only). Some of my other interests are dog training, with my eldest daughter Jesse, and model aircraft building and flying.