Looking for resources for learning STM32 from the ground up

You haven't fully explored the STM ecosystem. There are official STM online and even video tutorials I think. It's just that they expect people who come looking to use this stuff to be experienced engineers. Those are the people that mostly purchase their products (especially in large quantities). There are no, say, "O'Reilly" books on the HAL and such because it is a niche skill.