For years, much of my work has centred around people — supporting them, advocating for them, navigating complex systems and helping them find a way forward.

My career has taken me through community health, welfare, government, the NDIS, business and advocacy. Along the way, life has taken a few unexpected turns of its own.

Today, all of those experiences come together in the work I do, the businesses I’ve built and the conversations I choose to have.

Where hope is needed — we go.

Hi, I'm Lara.

My career has never followed one neat path.

I’ve worked across community health, welfare, government and the NDIS, including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I’ve managed teams, worked directly with people navigating complex circumstances, built businesses and spent many years advocating for people who needed someone firmly in their corner.

I’m also an author, the host of Midlife Unplugged, a consultant and mentor.

Somewhere amongst all of that, life has asked me to start again a few times too.

Those experiences have shaped how I work today: practical when practical is needed, compassionate when things are difficult, and never afraid to ask the questions that matter.

There’s much more to the story.

More About Lara

Six little books. A lot to talk about.

What started with one book became a collection.

My books explore divorce, identity, the scars we carry, mindset, change and what can happen when we stop living by what we think we should do and start paying attention to what feels true for us.

Some are personal. Some tell their stories through other women. All of them were written to start conversations.

They’re deliberately pocket-sized — easy to pick up, easy to pass on and easy to come back to when something in the pages finds you at just the right time.

Explore Lara's Books

Real conversations. No polished version required.

Midlife Unplugged began with honest conversations about women, midlife and the changes that come with it.

Relationships. Divorce. Careers. Family. Bodies. Identity. Starting again.

But the conversation has grown.

Now we’re also talking about the lives that looked fine from the outside, the choices people questioned, the things women have tolerated for too long and the truths we don’t always say out loud.

Because sometimes hearing someone else say it first is exactly what we need.

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Watch Midlife Unplugged

The businesses I’ve built

My work has also led me into two very different businesses, each built around something I care deeply about.

  • Rise Again Collective

    Rise Again Collective brings together years of experience in disability, the NDIS, support and advocacy.

    It’s there for people navigating complex circumstances, systems that can be difficult to understand and those times when knowing what to do next isn’t always straightforward.

    Practical support. Real advocacy. And people who genuinely care about what happens next.

    Visit Rise Again Collective 

  • Sakura Lab Diamonds

    Sakura comes from a completely different part of my world.

    Beautiful jewellery, lab-grown diamonds and pieces created around moments that mean something.

    From ready-to-wear jewellery to custom designs, Sakura is about creating something personal — something you’ll still love long after the moment it was made to celebrate.

    Visit Sakura Lab Diamonds 

WORK WITH LARA

I’ve spent much of my career working with people at times when life, systems or circumstances have become complicated.

My background includes community and welfare services, government, disability and the NDIS, along with years of client support, coordination, management, advocacy and business ownership.

Today, I work privately with individuals and organisations who need practical guidance, an experienced perspective or support that looks at the person rather than simply the problem in front of them.

Every situation is different.

Sometimes the best place to start is simply a conversation.

Work With Lara

Let’s start a conversation.

You may have arrived here through my books, Midlife Unplugged, my work, RAC, Sakura — or perhaps we’ve simply crossed paths somewhere along the way.

If there’s something you’d like to discuss, a way we might work together or a question you’d like to ask, get in touch.

I’d love to hear what brought you here.

Contact Lara