How to Resiliently Grieve a Loss of a Child

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Lucy's work has attracted a lot of interest, lucy. And obviously there are people who are deeply moved by your story and your insights about healthy grieving. But some people might hear you saying that you want people who are at the lowest points in their lives to pull themselves up by their boot straps. Is that an accurate representation of your work? Oh, i certainly hope not. Never am i trying to put more pressure on the bereaved. That would be furthest from my intention. Be your own personal experiment and find the grief journey that works for you.

We’ve all heard about the five stages of grief. But what happens when your experience doesn’t follow that model at all? Resilience researcher Lucy Hone began to question how we think about grief after a devastating loss in her own life. She shares the techniques she learned to help her cope with tragedy.

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