How to Be a Better Human

How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone)

Jan 25, 2021

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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Intro

2min

Navigating Resilience Through Adversity

8min

Cultivating Resilience Through Open Dialogue on Grief and Adversity

5min

Navigating Grief Through Storytelling

11min

Navigating Resilience in Adversity

11min

Cultivating Presence and Cultural Understanding

4min

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

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