Resilient by Nature is a series of books about youths emancipating from the foster care system. The books are based off of a dissertation completed in 2010 by Marilyn Thomas, PhD. Book 1, Foster Care Youths Emancipating from the Foster Care System. The participants of the study competed the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS) the Resilience Scale (RS) and a demographic questionnaire. This book delves into the research results and statistics revealed from the data.