Dr Lucy Hone

Dr Lucy Hone is a world-leading resilience expert and one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most trusted voices on how humans cope with loss, change, and uncertainty. Trained in resilience psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and holding a PhD in wellbeing science, Lucy is an Adjunct Fellow at the Universities of Canterbury and Pittsburgh. Her mission is to make resilience science practical, accessible, and honest — never sugar‑coated or simplistic.

Her TED talk, Three Secrets of Resilient People, has been viewed over 9 million times and translated into 23 languages. She has collaborated multinational companies, health services, schools, government agencies, and first responders — all seeking practical ways to strengthen resilience in the face of challenge.

Lucy’s perspective is both research‑informed and deeply personal. After the sudden death of her 12‑year‑old daughter, she turned to the science she knew inside out to navigate unimaginable grief. That journey became the foundation for her bestselling book Resilient Grieving, and a catalyst for reshaping how individuals and organisations understand what it really means to cope with unwanted change. Her latest book, How Will I Ever Get Through This? is structured around the real questions people ask when life changes unexpectedly.