Resilience researcher, author

Dr. Lucy Hone

Adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury and leading researcher on grief and resilience. Lucy lost her 12-year-old daughter Abi in a car accident in 2014 and has since dedicated her work to understanding loss through both scientific and lived experience. Her TED talk on resilience has been viewed over 9 million times.

Known For

Research on resilience and post-traumatic growthDistinguishing between visible and invisible griefReframing loss and coming to termsIntegration of scientific research with personal loss

Canon

Post-Traumatic Growth: Adversity Can Lead to Deep Personal Reinvention

Canon

Books

■How Will I Ever Get Through This?(2026)

Episodes

#Invisible Grief: How Hidden Loss Holds You Back (and how to release it) | Dr. Lucy HoneMay 21, 2026