The Five Stages Model of Grief

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Lucy hoane is a researcher of the university of canterbury in new zealand. In 20 ten she was living near christchurch when it was struck by a powerful earthquake. The disaster and a series f after shocks killed 185 people and destroyed most of downtown christchurch. Lucy had just returned from graduate school in the united states. She was about to embark on a phd. Her area of study, resilience. Given the disaster unfolding around her, lucy rolled up her sleeves and started applying what she had already learned to help the people around her. This week on hidden brain.

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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