Lucy Hone

20 questions that will help readers cope with, and grow from, loss and grief. Grief is probably the most universal human experience of all; it shapes our lives, our choices, how we see ourselves, and the world around us. This book will help readers articulate their 'living losses', experienced for example after divorce, illness, job loss...and give research-informed practical tools needed to rebuild their world. A global thought leader in the field of resilience psychology, tragic circumstances tested Dr Lucy Hone's own resilience when her 12-year-old daughter and friends were killed in a horrific motor accident. Of this this lived experience of grief and study of living loss, Hone says: 'We might not like change, but somehow we survive. Growth from adversity is real: post-traumatic growth is far more common than post-traumatic stress.'How will I Ever Get Through This? Will leave readers more resilient, empowered and better-equipped to face the future than ever before.

In 2014, Dr. Lucy Hone, the trailblazer in the field of Resilient Grieving, was faced with her own inescapable sorrow after her twelve-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. By developing—and following—the strategies of Resilient Grieving shared here, she found a proactive way to manage her grief, embrace life again, and discover profound meaning. In this completely updated and expanded second edition, she continues to shift the narrative on how to grieve. With new scientific evidence, Dr. Hone demonstrates the inadequacy and potential harm of Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages model of grief. In its place, Dr. Hone shares the best of contemporary grief advice—offering tools to handle emotions, manage relationships, and get the support you need—replacing helplessness with hope and a sense of control. Here, also, are all-new, practical insights into how to keep your loved one’s memory alive. Dr. Hone has never been more convinced that the tools of Resilient Grieving can transform the ways that readers approach grief, helping them draw on their innate ability to cope with loss and become active participants in their grief journey—and, in time, get back to living happy, healthy, meaningful lives, just as she has done.