What is resilience, why is it so important, and how do you know if you’re resilient enough?Resilience is typically defined as the capacity to recover from difficult life events.“It’s your ability to withstand adversity and bounce back and grow despite life’s downturns,”. Resilience is not a trampoline, where you’re down one moment and up the next. It’s more like climbing a mountain without a trail map. It takes time, strength, and help from people around you, and you’ll likely experience setbacks along the way. But eventually you reach the top and look back at how far you’ve come.