Dr Lucy Hone is an Adjunct Senior Professor at the University of Canterbury, a co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, a published academic researcher and best-selling author and blogger for Psychology Today.
Having been trained by the thought-leaders in wellbeing science, at the University of Pennsylvania, Lucy went on to attain her PhD in public health at AUT University in Auckland. She now assists organisations - from government departments, to leading law firms and schools - to design and implement wellbeing and resilience initiatives creating sustained and meaningful change.
A member of the NZAPP Executive Committee, conference convenor for Wellbeing in Education NZ, and New Zealand’s only representative of the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), Lucy’s research has been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Positive Psychology, Social Indicators Research, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the International Journal of Wellbeing and NZ Journal of Human Resources Management.
Her best-selling book Resilient Grieving is published in NZ, Australia, the US and England and her latest book, The Educators’ Guide to Whole-school Wellbeing is published by Taylor & Francis London and is a global publication for the UK, Asia, US and Australasia.
Her TED talk, the Three Secrets of Resilient People, has had over 2 million views and has been translated into 15 different languages.
Talking Points
Resilience: How can we promote it in ourselves and others? Lessons from research & life
Resilience: How can we promote it in ourselves and others? Lessons from research & life
What is Wellbeing and Why Does it Matter?
What is Wellbeing and Why Does it Matter?
Maintaining High Performance in the Age of Burnout
Maintaining High Performance in the Age of Burnout
The Secrets of High Performing Teams
The Secrets of High Performing Teams
The Secrets of Resilient People
The Secrets of Resilient People
Thriving through uncertainty: the soft skills we all need for hard times
Thriving through uncertainty: the soft skills we all need for hard times
Video
The three secrets of resilient people | Lucy Hone | TEDxChristchurch
Dr Lucy Hone is a resilience expert who thought she found her calling supporting people to recover following the Christchurch earthquake. She had no idea that her personal journey was about to take her to a far darker place. In this powerful and courageous talk, she shares the three strategies that got her through an unimaginable tragedy?-and offers a profound insight on human suffering. Dr Lucy Hone is a director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, a research associate at AUT University, a published academic researcher, best-selling author and contributor to Psychology Today, the Sunday Star Times and Next magazine. She trained at the University of Pennsylvania and got her PhD in public health at AUT University in Auckland. She has helped a range of organisations-from primary schools to leading law firms-to design and implement wellbeing initiatives creating sustained and meaningful change. Five years ago, the sudden death of Lucy’s 12-year-old daughter Abi forced Lucy to turn her academic training and professional practice to foster resilience in very personal circumstances. The blog she wrote in the aftermath of Abi’s death attracted international attention and resulted in the best-selling non-fiction title, What Abi Taught Us, Strategies for Resilient Grieving (Allen & Unwin, 2016), now available as Resilient Grieving in the US, UK and NZ.I just wanted to pass on my huge thanks to Lucy for speaking at our event last night. I have never had such great feedback from one of these events - there is still a buzz around the office ... keep reading Nexia New Zealand
Probably the most beneficial talk I have ever listened to. Fantastic speaker. Inspirational. Excellent presentation and useful strategies. The most relevant information for me at this conference.
