How to Be a Better Human
How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone) (re-release)
Dec 23, 2024
Dr. Lucy Hone, a resilience researcher and co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, shares her powerful journey after the tragic loss of her daughter. She discusses the essential role of community support in overcoming challenges and the importance of confronting grief openly. Hone emphasizes resilience as a learning process through adversity, encouraging the integration of personal storytelling in healing. With practical strategies for acceptance and reflection, she illustrates how connections with loved ones can aid in cultivating resilience.
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- Resilience is a dynamic process that can be cultivated through intentional practices and conscious choices to adapt and recover from adversity.
- Open discussions about grief help foster healing, allowing individuals to simultaneously honor lost loved ones while continuing to live their lives.
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Understanding Resilience
Resilience is defined as the ability of individuals or organizations to adapt and recover from adversity while continuing to function reasonably well. It involves not just enduring hardship, but also learning and growing from it. This perspective shifts the understanding of resilience from a fixed trait to a process that can be cultivated through intentional practices and choices. By acknowledging that suffering is an inevitable part of life, individuals can better prepare themselves for the challenges they will inevitably face.
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