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Lucy Hone

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New Zealand

Regarded as a global thought leader in the field of resilience psychology, tragedy tested everything Dr Lucy Hone thought she knew about resilience in deeply personal circumstances when her daughter and friends were killed in a tragic accident.

Adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury, Lucy is an internationally sought-after professional speaker, best-selling author, and award-winning academic. Covid-19 saw her TED talk go viral making it one of the Top 100 'must watch' talks of our time. With clients ranging from Apple and Amazon, to Hospice and the UN, she helps individuals, teams and communities navigate tough times. Her work is regularly featured in global media, including the Guardian, the Hidden Brain, the Washington Post, and the BBC, the Sydney Morning Herald, CBS and ABC.

She is the author of two best-sellers, How Will I Ever Get Through This? and Resilient Grieving: how to find your way through devastating loss.

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You can find Lucy's books at UBS - University Bookshop Canterbury.

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