Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Youth for Tough Times weaves together a rich tapestry of perspectives, tools, and strategies aimed at strengthening both the inner and outer worlds of young people navigating adversity. Through its comprehensive and interdisciplinary lens, the book makes one message unmistakably clear: resilience is not a fixed trait or innate quality, but a dynamic, developmental process shaped by personal strengths, supportive relationships, and the cultural and institutional contexts in which young people grow. Across its chapters, the book challenges the conventional notion of resilience as simply “bouncing back,” instead framing it as a deeper journey of adaptation, growth, and the co-construction of meaning amid life’s inevitable difficulties—even psychological trauma.