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This useful book integrates the role of risk into resilient behaviour. This research-based book tells you how resilience skill can be developed and nurtured and helps in overcoming the adversities of life. It takes readers step-by-step through discovering and developing their capacities for resilience. It will help you to: build on your present strengths; overcome your present weaknesses; re-examine previous experiences of adversity; prepare for coming experiences of adversity; apply resilience in a variety of settings; and make decisions about using your resilience to help others. The first part of this book examines the experiences you most likely had as you were growing up. The second part describes the role of your resilience in different settings, different relationships, and different times of your life. It also includes strategies for promoting your resilience as you determine the need. The third part covers how to prepare for, live through, and learn from experiences of adversity.