Following Allan’s ‘TED’ style presentation at the Happiness and its Causes Conference, a panel discussion was arranged with British comedian Ruby Wax, leading psychologist Dr Tim Sharpe, Best selling author Dr Russ Harris and moderated by ABC Radio National presenter, Mr Richard Aedy. The discussion centred around recovering from adversity with each of the panellists giving their reflections on what they consider to be the most important aspects of their involvement with adversity, their recovery and resilience.