Coming 18 November 2026
Finding Sonya
A personal memoir about love, identity and reconnecting with the woman beneath the roles.
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Finding my way back to me.
Life. Love. Loss. Identity. Freedom.
I'm Sonya Wagensveld. I write about the things we carry, the people we love, and what it means to make room for ourselves along the way.
Finding Sonya · 18 November 2026
The debut memoir · 18 November 2026
Finding Sonya
The Woman Beneath the Roles
A story of love, identity, freedom and the decision to stop disappearing.
For years I was Mum, wife, counsellor, organiser, protector — the person who was there whenever someone needed something. Somewhere in the middle of caring for everyone else, I stopped asking what I needed.
Finding Sonya is my story of rediscovering the woman underneath all those roles. It isn't about loving my family less. It's about finally making room for myself, too.
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Meet the author
More than the roles we play.
I'm Sonya — an Australian mother, counsellor and author who believes that even the difficult parts of our lives deserve honesty.
I've spent years helping other people find their voices. Writing has given me the opportunity to listen to my own.
My books explore relationships, resilience, identity and the courage it can take to start a new chapter, especially when life has already given you plenty of chapters to navigate.
“Loving the people in my life doesn't mean there shouldn't be room for me, too.”
On my bookshelf
The books and what comes next.
One home for my writing — from personal memoir to practical, reflective workbooks and the books still to come.
More Than
the Applause
the Applause
In development
More Than the Applause
A reflective workbook for female musicians: the woman behind the performer, the pressure and the applause.
Publication date to be announcedMore stories
to come
to come
Future publications
The next chapters
I'm continuing to write. New titles and publication updates will appear here as they're ready.
Stay in touch →Behind the author page
The real woman behind the words.
There's no single version of me. These moments are part of the life, changes and stories that make their way onto the page.
“There was never a dramatic moment when I stopped being Sonya. It happened quietly, through ordinary days and reasonable decisions.”
Author journal
Notes along the way.
Thoughts about writing, growing older, rediscovering ourselves and learning that it's okay to want more from life.
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The story behind Finding Sonya
Why I decided to put my own story on the page.
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Beyond the first book
Updates about my writing and future projects.
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