Lara Wynyard
Lara, a dedicated advocate for Pregnancy Help Australia (PHA) network, brings over a decade of counselling expertise to the pregnancy help field. Specialising in supporting parents through unexpected pregnancies and port-abortion healing, Lara is fuelled by her own lived experience of profound loss and unplanned pregnancy.
Committed to fostering safe spaces for processing the ‘unexpected’ and shattering the silence around reproductive grief, Lara holds a Bachelor of Education degree, specialising in early childhood education, and is a trained Life Coach. As the Hubs of LOVE Project Lead, she joyfully witnesses communities nationwide courageously establishing pregnancy help services from scratch, building a nation where no one confronts a pregnancy decision in isolation.
If you or someone you know needs support, please visit the Pregnancy Help Australia website or call the National Helpline at 1300 139 313. If you're curious about the transformative impact of the Hubs of LOVE Project and are interested in starting a Hub of Love in your community, click here to learn more.
Articles by Lara Wynyard:
7 February 2025
3.1 MINS
We are called to be passionate heralds of hope, people who encourage others to believe that healing is possible in the face of impossible circumstances.
6 February 2024
3.6 MINS
In this Life-sustaining mission, like Deborah, through faith, we are called to help others trust that God's Love and new beginnings remain available to them amidst impossible-looking circumstances — even if they feel they've made a mess of their lives and it's too late.
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26 January 2024
3.6 MINS
Pregnancy help is hard to find in Australia. With Christian churches present in every suburb of Australia, the infrastructure is already there. Pray that the church would respond and arise to start a hub of love, a pregnancy help service that reflects the heart of our Father.
22 January 2024
2.4 MINS
A pregnancy help worker once shared a story about how our 'lens' changes when we 'welcome' every person as 'Jesus in disguise'. Sometimes, hospitality can be risky and often confronting. Yet, it is this Christ-centred hospitality that sets pregnancy centres apart.
