‘I’m Glad I’m Me’ with James Nicholson, Lyn Worsley & Leigh Hatcher

What if the secret to raising happy, resilient kids fit inside a picture book about a boy who wishes he were a cat? Or a bird? Or pretty much anything but himself? That is at the heart of ‘I’m Glad I’m Me’, the new children’s book from author James Nicholson — and the subject of our latest conversation. Host Leigh Hatcher sits down with James and clinical psychologist and resilience expert Lyn Worsley to unpack a story that sounds simple but lands hard: a little boy tries on one animal after another, chasing the feeling that someone else’s life must be better, until he finally discovers he’s glad to just be himself. It’s a message for kids, sure. But in an age where social media is engineered to make everyone else look cooler, happier and more perfect than we feel, none of us are immune to the comparison trap. This one is for the grown-ups too.