# You Can Get Through It: How to Handle the Hardest Things That Will Ever Happen to You | Dr. Lucy Hone Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823/you-can-get-through-it-how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823/you-can-get-through-it-how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone.md Podcast: [10% Happier with Dan Harris](https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823) Published: 2026-08-17T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://05620661-2103-4fe0-9ab9-92bfc4d9cf22.libsyn.com/how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/05620661-2103-4fe0-9ab9-92bfc4d9cf22/260810_TPH_LucyHone_Master_AudioVersion_v1.mp3?dest-id=4933335 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823/episodes/you-can-get-through-it-how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone Duration seconds: 3727 ## Resource Why the five stages of grief are a myth, a go-to phrase for when everything's falling apart, and three steps for getting through loss. Dr. Lucy Hone is an adjunct fellow at the University of Canterbury and a sought-after professional speaker, a bestselling author, and an award-winning internationally published science educator. She is regularly featured in international media, including in The Guardian, Hidden Brain, and The Washington Post. Dr. Hone is a columnist for Psychology Today. In this episode we talk about: A three-step recipe for getting through any major loss Why the five stages of grief are a myth The surprising research on who supports grievers best (hint: pets) Living losses vs. death losses — and why ranking grief doesn't help What it means to have your "assumptive world" shattered Rebuilding identity after loss: answering "who am I now?" Finding self-compassion through "real, not perfect," not perfectionism Related Episodes: Cody Delistraty Sloane Crosley Sam Sanders Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram , TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Additional Resources: This episode is sponsored by: Rosetta Stone: Visit rosettastone.com/happier to redeem your 20% off Rosetta Stone Sapphire. CashApp: Download CashApp Today: click.cash.app/ui6m/oh9jnxlq #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Savings provide… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823/episodes/you-can-get-through-it-how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris-839823/you-can-get-through-it-how-to-handle-the-hardest-things-that-will-ever-happen-to-you-dr-lucy-hone.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.