Dr Lucy Hone - A Life Worth Grieving

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<p>Two cataclysmic events have shaped Dr Lucy Hone&rsquo;s relationship with grief, and resilience.</p> <p>💌Join 5,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Today in the Academy of Imperfection, we welcome Dr Lucy Hone. Dr Lucy&rsquo;s work focuses on making sense of the senseless, and helping others to do the same.</p> <p>As a legitimate expert in grief, resilience and wellbeing, Dr Lucy is able to blend the science with her own lived experience.</p> <p>This episode explores living losses (divorce, estrangement, infertility), grief comparison, as well as the research around post-traumatic growth. Guided by questions from Dr Lucy&rsquo;s latest book, <em>How will I ever get through this?</em>, Hugh, Josh and Ryan ask Dr Lucy why grief feels so lonely, how you are supposed to accept loss, and will you ever be happy again, amongst others.</p> <p>This is a special one.</p> <p>0:00 &ndash; An Unsuspecting Saturday Morning <br>12:11 &ndash; Grief comparison <br>21:25 &ndash; How am I supposed to accept this? <br>31:14 &ndash; How do you keep hope alive? <br>35:48 &ndash; Why do I feel so lonely? <br>50:20 &ndash; Will I ever be happy again? <br>56:36 &ndash; Letting the other children live <br>1:03:44 &ndash; Do you know your strengths? <br>1:09:12 &ndash; Who and what do you want to live for? <br>1:14:59 &ndash; Who and what is good in your world?</p> <p>To full this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/Zyb7kELxFxI">https://youtu.be/Zyb7kELxFxI</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>🫖&nbsp;Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZPVNmO">https://bit.ly/3ZPVNmO</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Other People Matter - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Oku8b4">https://bit.ly/3Oku8b4</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Goals For Your Goals - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rAK3AF">https://bit.ly/4rAK3AF</a></li> </ul> <p>📖&nbsp;Things to read</p> <ul> <li>How Will I Ever Get Through This by Dr Lucy Hone - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bAWO9w">https://bit.ly/4bAWO9w</a></li> <li>Resilient Grieving by Dr Lucy Hone - <a href="https://bit.ly/4kpkf8g">https://bit.ly/4kpkf8g</a></li> <li>Oscillation Grief Theory - <a href="https://bit.ly/4qZ5WK1">https://bit.ly/4qZ5WK1</a></li> <li>Michael F. Steger - Meaning and Purpose Work - <a href="https://michaelfsteger.com/"></a><a href="https://michaelfsteger.com">https://michaelfsteger.com</a></li> <li>J. William Worden - Four Tasks of Mourning - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NTGPcU">https://bit.ly/3NTGPcU</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Dr Lucy&rsquo;s website - <a href="https://www.drlucyhone.com/"></a><a href="https://www.drlucyhone.com">https://www.drlucyhone.com</a></li> <li>3 Secrets of Resilient People TedTalk - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Zguj9S">https://bit.ly/3Zguj9S</a></li> <li>Dr Lucy&rsquo;s &lsquo;Look Forward To&rsquo; Calendar</li> <li>VIA Strengths test - <a href="http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ">http://bit.ly/4h2KYFJ</a></li> <li>Coping With Loss community on Facebook - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NTnDvT">https://bit.ly/3NTnDvT</a></li> <li>Welcome to Holland poem - <a href="https://bit.ly/4kgB0lH">https://bit.ly/4kgB0lH</a></li> <li>Will Arnett + Conan O&rsquo;Brien on Grief - <a href="https://bit.ly/4a06320">https://bit.ly/4a06320</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel)&nbsp;<em>My Imperfect Life,</em>&nbsp;click here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you&rsquo;re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>