Sarah Gwonyoma
Changes with Annie Macmanus
Annie Macmanus
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
This is a story about intense love, immeasurable loss and incredible strength. Behind the happy positive personality that is Sarah Gwonyoma, founder of @WhatSarahReadNext (a platform that she uses to review books and interview authors), is a woman who has been through unbelievable changes. After meeting Tim, Sarah moved to the other side of the world to be with him. It’s a beautiful film-like story but sadly, in 2017, Sarah’s world was turned upside down when both her brother and husband died unexpectedly.
Here, she shares her story, which includes her struggles with fertility and becoming a single mum overnight. Through it all, what’s clear is Sarah’s immense strength, courage and radiant positivity. She has since used her experiences for good and as a tool to heal, deciding to change careers and turn her passion for books into a job.
Sarah’s story will both astound and inspire you.
Follow Sarah here: @whatsarahreadnext
Find out more here: https://linktr.ee/what_sarah_read_next
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Content warning: detail around fertility issues including operations, miscarriages and IVF.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought to you by the new Alpha Romeo |
| 0:03.2 | Tanali plug-in hybrid. Ooh, get us. |
| 0:06.8 | Now I recently had the chance to drive the car. |
| 0:08.9 | A very nice man let me have one for 24 hours |
| 0:11.8 | and it was green and shiny and gorgeous |
| 0:14.3 | and I was into it because green for Ireland. |
| 0:16.8 | If I had more car tech speak I would tell you it |
| 0:19.2 | but just a surprise to say I felt like a million dollars |
| 0:22.2 | driving it through London. So this is a plug-in hybrid. |
| 0:25.6 | I wasn't too sure what this meant before I tried it |
| 0:27.8 | or how it would work but basically it means |
| 0:29.7 | when you're doing shorter journeys you get all the benefits of an electric car |
| 0:33.6 | and then if you're doing a longer journey it uses the petrol engine. |
| 0:37.1 | It actually automatically takes over so if the battery needs to be charged |
| 0:40.8 | you don't have to worry as the car will automatically do it. |
| 0:44.3 | Yes, that's what I need. The flexibility is very very handy there. |
| 0:48.8 | The car itself has all these amazing features. |
| 0:50.8 | It's got a 10-inch touchscreen that has apple car play in it. |
| 0:54.3 | It's very modern, very stylish. |
| 0:56.2 | It kind of purrs when you drive and of course you can't |
| 0:58.9 | miss a signature Alpha Romeo shield on the front. |
| 1:02.0 | To discover more about the Tanali visit AlphaRomeo.co.uk |
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