I'm a North American, I've Got the Stiff Upper Lip Thing Going on in My Deams

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As a north american, it feels almost rude or unacceptable to bring up things that have happened in your life. But i hear what you're saying, which is that, like not talking about it doesn't change it. Creating space to talk about it and allowing you to be acknowledged can be much more helpful than this polite quo politeness. In doing this work, for me, i am kind of keeping abbes place in the world alive. You know, i'm building a legacy and making even her short life of just 12 years count for something more. I'm kind of perpetuating her a contribution to the world. So m actually, there are those two things of a bit of

Life can throw curveballs that you feel wholly unprepared for-- just ask Dr. Lucy Hone, a resilience researcher, who tragically lost her 12-year-old daughter in a road accident. While all of us may experience tragedy in our lives, not everyone knows how to manage it. In this episode, Dr. Hone shares the strategies that got her through unimaginable adversity and—in doing so—helped her find meaning through loss. Co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, Hone's research is published internationally and her PhD was acknowledged for its outstanding contribution to wellbeing science at the World Congress of Positive Psychology in 2019. Her grief work now encompasses the best-selling book, Resilient Grieving, alongside other engaging online content. Hone's work has been featured in several documentaries by the BBC, Swedish Television, The Bolt Report Australia and TVNZ. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman

Lucy's Resilient Grieving course will be published this week here: https://new-zealand-institute-of-wellbeing-resilience.teachable.com