Lucy Hone
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Three Secrets of Resilient People
Based on Lucy’s TED Talk with over 9 million views, this keynote unpacks the three evidence-based strategies used by the world’s most resilient people - those who manage to face the worst and somehow keep going. It’s warm, moving, and deeply practical.
Takeaways from this keynote:
- Reframe resilience with confidence and hope - a new understanding that humans are biologically wired to adapt to change, that struggle and difficult emotions are a normal part of coping, and that resilience does not require things to feel easy.
- Build mental agility via three proven strategies they can apply immediately - helping them respond more flexibly to disruption, manage emotional load, and keep moving forward during periods of sustained pressure, change or uncertainty.
- Feel better equipped to support resilience in others - whether leading teams, working with students or clients, or caring for people navigating ongoing challenge or loss.
Themes:
- Resilience
- Coping with loss
- Inspirational leadership
- Navigating change
Perfect for:
- Teams faced with disruption
- Educators
- Health and emergency responders
- Community leaders
- Membership Groups & Associations
Speaking videos
Books by Lucy Hone
“Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength And Embracing Life After A Loss That Changes Everything” (2017)
The Death Of Someone We Hold Dear May Be Inevitable; Being Paralyzed By Our Grief Is Not. A Growing Body Of Research Has Revealed Our Capacity For Resilient Grieving, Our Innate Ability To Respond To Traumatic Loss By Finding Ways To Grow -- By Becoming More Engaged With Our Lives, And Discovering New, Profound Meaning. Author And Resilience/well-being Expert Lucy Hone, A Pioneer In Fusing Positive Psychology And Bereavement Research, Was Faced With Her Own Inescapable Sorrow When, In 2014, Her 12-year-old Daughter Was Killed In A Car Accident. By Following The Strategies Of Resilient Grieving, She Found A Proactive Way To Move Through Her Grief, And, Over Time, Embrace Life Again. Resilient Grieving Offers An Empowering Alternative To The Five-stage Kübler-ross Model Of Grief -- And Makes Clear Our Inherent Capacity For Growth Following The Trauma Of A Loss That Changes Everything. The End Of The World As We Know It -- Six Strategies For Coping In The Immediate Aftermath -- What Can Resilience Psychology Teach Us About Grieving? -- Accept The Loss Has Occurred -- Humans Are Hardwired To Cope -- Secondary Losses -- Positive Emotions -- Distraction -- Three Habits Of Resilient Thinking -- Relationships (and What Friends And Family Can Do To Help) -- Strengths -- Managing Exhaustion And Depression Through Rest And Exercise -- Reappraising Your Brave New World -- Facing The Future -- Continuing The Bond -- Post-traumatic Growth -- Press Pause -- Rituals And Mourning The Dead -- Nothing Lasts Forever -- A Final Word -- The Resilient Grieving Model. Lucy Hone, Phd ; Foreword By Karen Reivich, Phd. Originally Published In Australia And New Zealand As What Abi Taught Us By Allen & Unwin In 2016--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References.
“Resilient Grieving: How To Find Your Way Through Devastating Loss” (2017)
Resilient Grieving Is A Practical, Research-based Guide To Finding Your Own Path To Recovery From Devastating Loss.
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