Dr. Lucy Hone, a resilience researcher and co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, shares her incredible journey through personal tragedy after losing her 12-year-old daughter. She discusses the importance of viewing resilience as a learned skill, emphasizing the need for open dialogue about grief. Hone introduces practical strategies for coping with loss and highlights how storytelling can aid in the healing process. She also underscores the role of community support and cultural understanding in nurturing resilience during challenging times.
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Personal Tragedy
Dr. Lucy Hone put her resilience research on hold to aid her community after the Christchurch earthquakes.
Her true test came in 2014 when her daughter, Abby, died in a car accident.
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Defining Resilience
Resilience is the ability to adapt and function reasonably well despite adversity.
It's a process of learning, flexing, and growing through challenges.
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Navigating Trauma
Acknowledge traumatic experiences instead of rushing past them.
Find ways to anchor yourself to something positive amidst pain.
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Resilient Grieving provides an alternative to the traditional five stages of grief model, emphasizing our innate ability to grow and find meaning after a devastating loss. Dr. Lucy Hone, who experienced the loss of her 12-year-old daughter in a car accident, shares strategies she developed to manage her grief. The book incorporates contemporary research and practical advice on handling emotions, managing relationships, and finding support. It aims to transform the way readers approach grief, helping them become active participants in their grief journey and eventually return to living happy, healthy, meaningful lives.
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
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