Born and raised in London, Lucy Hone now divides her time between New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the US. Adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Canterbury, she is an internationally sought-after professional speaker, a best-selling author, and award-winning/ internationally published 'pracademic'. Her clients range from Apple and Amazon, to the United Nations and the armed forces. Regularly featured in international media, including the Guardian, the Hidden Brain, the Washington Post, the BBC, the Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, CBS and ABC, she is also a columnist for Psychology Today. Her best-selling book, Resilient Grieving, was recently updated in a second edition, with rights sold to the USA/UK, the Ukraine, China and Indonesia. The Covid pandemic saw her TED talk go viral, putting it in the Top 20 of 2020. Viewed over 9m times, it has been translated into 23 languages.