Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

Nadia, Kirsty and Harriet from CAR talk about an exciting project focused on boosting young children's body image. Links: Blippi's Wonderful Talent Show on Neflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81910281 Blippi's Wonderful Talent Show on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h281Ojvs0Bc Research Papers Protocol: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20869-z Outcomes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101851 Nadia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadia.craddock/ Nadia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-craddock/ Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode developed & produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to Appearance Matters: The Podcast! This month's episode focusses on a project aimed at providing peer support for young people with cleft lip and/or palate. Abbi is joined by Kenny Ardouin, a speech language therapist and lecturer at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. As part of his PhD, Kenny has been involved in running a youth camp for children with cleft aged 10-18. In the episode, Kenny discusses his research background, how this project came about, the practical implications of running a camp and evaluating the camp's impact on the campers' wellbeing. Thanks for listening! Episode links: • Kenny's website: www.kennyardouin.com • Paper (open access): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10556656251329297 • Camp resources (freely available): https://kennyardouin.com/supplementary-materials/ • Previous episode featuring Kenny: 58. Expanding Support for Adults with a Cleft Lip and/or Palate https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/expanding-support-for-adults-with-a-cleft-lip-andor-palate To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo kindly shared by Kenny Ardouin. Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews

Maia speaks to CAR's own Christine Ramsey-Wade (Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology) about her PhD exploring whether mindful eating programs can be beneficial for people experiencing disordered eating. Maia and Christine discuss the research, reflect on the PhD process, and even practice a mindful eating exercise together. Content warning: Mindful eating exercise starts at 28:52 If you're currently in recovery for anorexia, the mindful eating exercise focuses on sensations around your stomach which may be triggering and so this exercise might not be for you. To find out more about mindful eating or try some exercises yourself: The mindful eating mini meditation: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/resources The mindful eating micro-intervention created and trialled during Christine's PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih1gQTIdvNU To access the ED support app for Eating Disorder self-help: https://www.expertselfcare.com/eating-disorder-support-app/

This Girl Can turned 10 this year so to celebrate, we are sharing an episode from deep in our archive (ep 20!!) on exercise and body image with with Tanya Joseph - architect of Sport England's 'This Girl Can' Campaign and body image & body functionality researcher, Assistant Professor Jessica Alleva. To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Follow CAR on Twitter: twitter.com/car_UWE For more on 'This Girl Can': www.sportengland.org/our-work/women/this-girl-can/ WATCH 'This Girl Can' Ads: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoXyIxqFRc www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsP0W7-tEOc Follow Tanya Joseph on Twitter: twitter.com/tanyajoseph For more on Jessica Alleva: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/jessica.alleva twitter.com/JessicaAlleva Episode written & produced by Nadia Craddock, reviewed by Phillippa Diedrichs (Associate Professor at CAR)

Happy New Year from Appearance Matters: The Podcast! New year, new episode. Today, we are joined by PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer Mia Morgan from the University of Derby, who is conducting a body of research into the benefits of nature connectedness for individuals who are experiencing disordered eating / eating disorders. Mia shares the results of her PhD so far, including a literature review and interviews. Mia is now developing a nature connectedness intervention to support recovery for those with eating disorders. Learn more about Mia's research University of Derby https://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/mia-morgan/ First Steps https://firststepsed.co.uk/training/research-and-expertise/ LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mia-morgan-182998134?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Email m.morgan16@unimail.derby.ac.uk Mia is recruiting people with disordered eating for her final study, which invites people to try out a simplified version of the intervention discussed in this episode. If you would like to take part, or have any questions, please email Mia [Study closes April 2025]. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo credit - Shane Rounce via Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews

This month Maia speaks to local Bristol artist, Gail Reid, and visible difference advocate, Amit Ghose, about a project which focussed on representing visible difference through art. Gail was commissioned to paint a portrait of Amit which was unveiled at CAR's AM10 conference in June 2024. We discuss the process of Gail, Amit and CAR working together to create the portrait and reflect on the unveiling. To learn more about Gail's work: Gail's online portrait gallery and stories behind them: https://www.gailreidartist.com/portrait-gallery Gail's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gailreidartist Gail's Instagram account: www.instagram.com/gailreidartist To learn more about Amit's work: Amit's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@amitghosenf1 Amit's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/amitghosenf1 To see the livestream recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu8SPzjIEZ4

On this episode, Abbi speaks with Dr Nicole Paraskeva and Sharon Haywood, both researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research, about an emerging research area harnessing the power of social media influencers to deliver body image interventions. Papers discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-56578-1 https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/v83ht https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000755 Animation mentioned in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBS97hZZfs To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo credit - Oleg Ivanov via Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews

On this episode, social psychologist and lecturer at Brighton University Dr Jamie Chan speaks with Nadia about body image and social class. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did! For more on Jamie: https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/jamie-chan To read Jamie's Thesis: https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/thesis/Beyond_resources_how_social_class_contexts_shape_women_s_body_image_in_the_United_Kingdom/25574445?file=45565752 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo credit - Jessica-Podraza via Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to Appearance Matters the Podcast! In this episode, we share the recording of one of our Appearance Matters 10 Keynote talks, delivered by Prof. Phillippa Diedrichs. Please note, the sound quality isn't the best as this was a live recording, but we hope it's good enough. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did! To find out more about Phillippa, visit her website: http://phillippadiedrichs.com To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo credit - Jessica-Podraza via Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to Appearance Matters the Podcast! In this episode, we share the recording of one of our Appearance Matters 10 Keynote talks, delivered by Prof. Kathleen Bogart. Kathleen's keynote was entitled: 'Putting a Face to Appearance Research: Representation of understudied visible differences'. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did! If you'd like to find out more about Kathleen's work, check out the links below: - Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN) https://darndisability.org/ - Kathleen's Psychology Today blog https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disability-is-diversity - Kathleen's journal article on self-relevant research https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-024-00056-x - Kathleen's recipe blog! https://perfectrecipeproject.blogspot.com/ To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo provided by Kathleen Bogart Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome back to Appearance Matters the Podcast! In this episode, we share the recording of our Appearance Matters 10 Conference panel discussion event, titled ‘Beyond the Selfie: Can Social Media Influencers Shape the Appearance Diversity Landscape?' Our panel members include: - Stephanie Yeboah, an award-winning content creator, author and writer. - Amit Ghose, an advocate for the visible difference community and social media influencer with lived experience of neurofibromatosis/NF1. - Phyllida Swift, the CEO of Face Equality International, a charity dedicated to ensuring those with visible differences can live freely without indignity or discrimination. - Dr Amy Slater, a researcher at the Centre for Appearance Research whose work focuses on social media and visible differences. - Mazviona Madzima, a strategic partner manager at YouTube responsible for some of the platforms largest creators. - Antony Genova, a brand manager working in advertising at Google. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Ivan Samkov from Pexels Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews

A slightly different kind of episode on the show this month. Nadia speaks with Professor Phillippa Diedrichs about her new book for teenagers: The Body Confidence Book!! A mixture of personal stories, science, statistics, and tips and actions for young people curious to learn ways to improve their body image. To buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/body-confidence-book-respect-accept-and-empower-yourself-phillippa-diedrichs/7532618 To learn more about Professor Phillippa Diedrichs: https://www.phillippadiedrichs.com/

In this month's episode, Abbi speaks with Dr Lise Deguire; a clinical psychologist, public speaker, author and burn survivor. Abbi and Lise discuss how visible differences are represented within the media, what we as individuals can do to reject negative stereotypes, and the small changes that the media could make for a positive impact. Sign the Face Equality petition: https://www.change.org/p/tell-hollywood-visible-difference-doesn-t-equal-evil Lise's Ted Talk, Scarred not Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD9KhXQOED8&t=16s Lise's book, Flashback Girl: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flashback-Girl-Lessons-Resilience-Survivor/dp/1734932007/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BCRBWJH7FPZ5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XqGms3zHI5U5bY-9Lm3KzyJooR6XiJYPZMb1QsLNd2ARQk-2X6PDtCMIcFsAxxH5x7ORSZ85K_X42cgYsdz9KUW4MJgUuWXC8UlP7USPlWEL6Sc0tx9UCtTQ5oWdzKTTlM3SU3ryFw3gdDMht8SP3PkNLVQb-GoVMzLY4l-WDIEUVUYH5F8vdXV3Ck8v8QPowrQDI-HqxiYiMa1b7jRByQGCdsBKAa9fDtF3SnOxIP4.hDLwtlRvi8SEMSEhPJInQpsqd1zNnS3iBxg2NOQWlVI&dib_tag=se&keywords=flashback+girl&qid=1716212230&sprefix=flashback+girl%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1 Thanks for listening!

In this episode, we are joined by some of the members of the CARE project team. CARE stands for Craniofacial Microsomia: Accelerating Research and Education and is aimed at investigating the psychosocial impact and healthcare burden of Craniofacial Microsomia. CAR's own Dr Nicola Stock (Associate Professor), Dr Alessia Johns (Paediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital Los Angeles), Lazer Schefer (Patient advocate), and Amy Schefer (Parent advocate) join Maia to discuss this exciting project and the importance of conducting impactful research into rare conditions. To find out more about the CARE project or to take part in the research, click here: https://linktr.ee/careforcfm To keep up to date with the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us on • X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton.

April is Autism Acceptance Month so Nadia speaks with Phaedra Longhurst - an autistic PhD student at Angelia Ruskin University. The Links to Phaedra's Papers: Scoping Review: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102170 Positive body image in autistic adults interview study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101655 BAS-2A: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101706 To keep up to date with the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us on • X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch If you've enjoyed this episode, please do share it with someone else who might also and we'd love it if you could take a minute to rate and review the pod! Thank you! x Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock.

Find out more about Body Confident Sport - two new body image programmes designed to support girls in sport settings. Nadia speaks with Dr Emily Matheson, Dr Kat Schneider, Dr Courtney Boucher, and Dr Nicole LeVoi to hear more have this 3-year project from conception to dissemination. Body Confident Sport Website: https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com Centre for Appearance Research Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Tucker Center Website: https://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/ Papers: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.05.002 https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2212023 https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2023.2258379 https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2023-0035 Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock.

For our February episode, Abbi finds out all about Alopecia. Alopecia means hair loss and it can affect any or all areas of the body, and can be temporary or permanent. We are joined by three guests. Firstly, from CAR, we have Research Fellow Dr Kerry Montgomery and Senior Lecturer – formerly Senior Research Fellow at CAR - Dr Fabio Zucchelli. We are also joined by Sue Schilling, CEO of Alopecia UK, a national charity aiming to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia. Alopecia UK: https://www.alopecia.org.uk/ Men's Chat Short Film: https://www.alopecia.org.uk/mens-chat-a-short-film Papers discussed: Men's experiences of alopecia areata: A qualitative study https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20551029221121524 Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ski2.324 Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ski2.301 Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Alopecia UK Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

This month, we are joined by Christia Huntington, a third year PhD student at the Centre for Appearance Research, who tells us all about her PhD looking into online support for people affected by burn injuries. HealthTalk Burn Injuries module – www.Healthtalk.org/Burn-Injuries Dans Fund for Burns - https://dansfundforburns.org/ Take part in Christia's research - https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2u81WX44Tu4Msp8 Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Olena Yakobchuk from Shutterstock Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

Professor Phillippa Diedrichs chats to Nadia about some career defining moments and gives some teasers for her Appearance Matters 10 Conference Keynote address. More about Phillippa: https://www.phillippadiedrichs.com Link to info on the 10th Appearance Matters Conference: www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-a…ents/am-conference Prof Nichola Rumsey episode link: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/bonus-episode-professor-nichola-rumsey-obe Body Confident Sport: https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com/

Kicking off our Appearance Matters 10 Conference Series, Maia speaks with A/Professor Kathleen Bogart. About Dr Kathleen Bogart Kathleen was born with a facial difference and is dedicated to research and advocacy intervening on visible difference stigma and ableism. Passionate about the disability community, she is the co-founder of the Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN) for disabled psychologists and allies. In addition to more than 55 scientific journal articles, her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Time, and the Financial Times. She has also delivered a TEDx talk, The Psychology of Ableism, and produces a Psychology Today blog focused on the psychology of ableism. Link to info on the 10th Appearance Matters Conference: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference

Welcome back to the final episode in the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we're bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Maia speaks to Kirsty Garbett (Research Fellow at CAR) about her paper titled: ‘Body Image Among Girls In Indonesia: Associations with Disordered Eating Behaviours, Life Engagement, Desire for Cosmetic Surgery and Psychosocial Influences'. To find our more you can read the published paper here: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/14/6394 To hear more related to this topic you can check out previous Appearance Matters the podcast episodes: Warna Warni Waktu - Improving Girls' Body Confidence in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/76-warna-warni-waktu-improving-girls-body-confidence-in-indonesia Racism, Colourism, and Constructing Whiteness in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/racism-colourism-and-constructing-whiteness-in-indonesia Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton Photo: Jon Lach via Unsplash

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we're bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Bruna speaks to Nadia Craddock (Senior Research Fellow) about her paper titled: Understanding colourism in the UK: development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale You can read the paper here: tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01419870.2022.2149275 Check out a previous full-feature Appearance Matters episode on colourism: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/80-understanding-colourism Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa Photo: Unsplash

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Abbi speaks with A/Prof Nicola Stock about her recently published paper titled 'Feasibility and Acceptability of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management-Parent(PRISM-P) Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Craniofacial Conditions'. Read the paper here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10556656231157449?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Episode produced by Abbi Mathews Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we're bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. On this episode, A/Prof Helena Lewis-Smith speaks with Nadia about a paper titled: Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522002091 Episode produced by Nadia Craddock Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we're bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Maia speaks to Ellie Cowles (MSc student) and Ella Guest (Senior Research Fellow) about their paper titled: Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women's mood and body image. You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144522002078?casa_token=ajyxJLT4sAgAAAAA:9TfsZp4Ro4O0C4EBkSOo9ZtvNj__so8VuDnFeRr9ShjUm_p7735vfn2dT_bpRWOsow5JTwKxGA Photo: Sourced from Pexels Episode produced by Maia Thornton Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we're bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Bruna speaks to Fazio Zucchelli (Senior Research Fellow) about his paper titled: Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes? You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144523000487 Photo: Sourced from Unsplash Episode produced by Bruna Costa Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Abbi speaks with Morgan Zolkwer about his recently published paper which explores the impact of a photoshoot and photography exhibition on perceptions of birthmarks. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pde.15315 To learn more about the exhibition, visit: https://www.caringmattersnow.co.uk/awareness/how-do-you-c-me-now/ To hear more about CMN, listen to epsiode 69 of the podcast: www.bit.ly/carpod_69 Cover Image: Photograph by Brock Elbank for Caring Matters Now. Used with permission. Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Abbi Mathews

In response to popular demand, we have brought back our Summer Shorts Series - weekly bitesize episodes spotlighting recent studies published by members of the Centre for Appearance Research. In this first episode, Nadia speaks with Professor Phillippa Diedrichs about a paper titled: Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions, published in the scientific journal, Body Image. Paper Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174014452200211X Photo by Darina Belonogova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-wearing-gray-bra-looking-away-9164976/

This month's episode is on colourism with UKRI Future Leaders Fellow Dr Aisha Phoenix. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/understanding-colourism-among-young-people-in-the-uk To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo created by Girl Effect Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of the ACCORD resource, including our adult representatives, Headlines Craniofacial Support, Fine Rolling Media, and the specialist NHS craniofacial units. Special thanks to Anna Kearney, Katie Piggott, Andrea White, Dawn Wilkin, Emma McCann and Hannah Saunders. The ACCORD project was funded by the VTCT Foundation. To access ACCORD, visit: https://www.headlines.org.uk/for-adults. To access the short online evaluation survey, visit: tinyurl.com/ACCORD-Evaluation

This month, we are joined by Kieran Moulton, a second year PhD student at the Centre for Appearance Research, who tells us all about his research into tattooing and scars (so far!) Kieran discusses two studies, looking into the experiences of tattoo artists who have provided scar tattoos, and the experiences of those who have used tattoos to either decorate or camouflage their scars. To find out more about Kieran's research, here is a link to his 2021 paper 'Exploring tattoo artists' understanding of decorative non-medical professional tattooing as a method of scar camouflage and decoration' (Moulton, 2021): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2022.2057556 To find out about how tattooing can be used in the medical field, head over to episode 61: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/medical-tattooing Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Seyi Ariyo from Unsplash Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

This month our very own Appearance Matters the podcast co-host, Bruna Costa, joins us to share insights from her doctoral research project, conducted as part of her Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology. Bruna discusses the importance of increasing representation of marginalised groups within visible difference research and working closely with community partners. Bruna also shares novel insights from her research focussed on the experiences of UK Somali adults with visible facial differences. A message from Bruna: Thank you to the individuals who took part in this research, and shared their experiences so openly, and our community collaborators, who were instrumental to the project. Thank you to the funders of this work, the Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) Foundation. Thank you to my doctoral supervisors, Heidi Williamson, Diana Harcourt and Habib Naqvi. To find out more about Bruna's research, her thesis will soon be available on the UWE repository. To find out more about Nura Aabe's work: BBC news article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-57684958 Bristol TEDxBristol talk: https://tedxbristol.com/about/person/nura_aabe To find out more about similar research: South Asian perceptions and experiences of Cleft Lip and Palate phttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681510002317?casa_token=jMz0v96LLW4AAAAA:KT8CKBNXrq-Azy2Z8iUOfPeBbCSShZNJf1pnjCpLLFddlaxcwgepzV2NjoGnRINIyp_WFN3X7A Bangladeshi women's perceptions and experiences of neurofibromatosis. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10897-007-9097-0 South Asian women's perceptions and experiences of vitiligo. https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article/163/3/481/6642583 Chinese women's perceptions and experiences of skin conditions. https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142734/2/Thompson.%20Cultural%20nuances%20of%20skin%20shame.pdf South Asian women perceptions and experiences of breast cancer. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.4187?casa_token=6U6uTSKsSrsAAAAA%3ANZ3BSF0S_Wb3pYcKk1Mb0LBefd2dP0YjQEFMjRhdvlQfpQUQb7kYtqQ1xvPcNkD-Y9FWhUMk7RAU7zQ

Tune in to hear about an exciting new body image intervention designed for adolescent girls and young women in Indonesia - Warna Warni Waktu. Guest Timestamps: Dr Kholisah Nasution - 4.42 Jonathan McKay (Girl Effect) - 21.00 Sharon Haywood - 44.15 This project was a collaboration involving Girl Effect, Percolate Galactic, the Centre for Appearance Research and Indonesian research partners based at the University of Indonesia and the University of Hawaii and was funded by the Dove Self-Esteem Project. --- Links --- Warna Waarin Wake video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2nGjrG-_c Study Protocol Paper: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/1/e33596 Study Results Paper: COMING SOON To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo created by Girl Effect Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

This month, we are exploring the experiences of children and young people living with eczema. Christine Roxburgh (CEO of charitable organisation Eczema Outreach Support)and Dr Ella Guest(Research Fellow from the Centre for Appearance Research) join us to discuss the psychosocial impact of living with eczema, as well as current and future support available from Eczema Outreach Support. Dr Daniela Ghio (Lecturer in Psychology from the University of Manchester) also discusses her recent research with adolescents and young people living with eczema and a new website designed to support individuals with eczema. To find out more about support for individuals with eczema: - Eczema Support Outreach website: www.eos.org.uk - Eczema Care online website: https://www.eczemacareonline.org.uk/en?language_set=1 To find out more about research on this topic: - Views and experiences of managing eczema: systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.19299 - ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die': a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self-care https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.18046 - Psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults with eczema: A secondary analysis of qualitative data to inform a behaviour change intervention https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjhp.12467 -Taking charge of eczema self-management: a qualitative interview study with young people with eczema https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e044005.abstract To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by RF Studio from Pexels Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, we define APPEARANCE DIVERSITY. Thank you to CAR's Jade Parnell for providing this definition, and members of CARDIE for their recent work in this area. To read Jade's thesis, titled 'Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children', visit: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7516984/promoting-acceptance-of-diverse-appearances-in-primary-school-aged-children To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, we define THEMATIC ANALYSIS. Thank you to Dr Victoria Clarke for providing support in developing this definition. To find out more about Thematic Analysis, visit: www.thematicanalysis.net Thematic analysis (Clarke and Braun, 2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1262613 Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2019): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1628806?journalCode=rqrs21 What can “thematic analysis” offer health and wellbeing researchers? (Braun and Clarke, 2014): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/qhw.v9.26152 What is thematic analysis?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4voVhTiVydc To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode developed by Abbi Mathews and Victoria Clarke Episode produced by Abbi Mathews

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! In this episode, Nadia talks about the term COLOURISM. Paper links: Prof Hunter's paper referenced in the episode: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00006.x Nadia's latest paper on colourism in the UK: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2149275 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT To find out more about Patient and Public Involvement: Listen to this previous podcast episode to hear about how PPI has been used in research with parents of children with a visible difference: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/parenting-a-child-with-a-visible-difference OR) Read this journal article by Zucchelli et al. (2021) which demonstrates the role of PPI in a project developing an intervention for adults with a visible difference: https://formative.jmir.org/2021/3/e26355/ Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, we define LITERATURE REVIEWING. To read a recently published CAR-based reviews, see: 1.Schneider, J., Pegram, G., Gibson, B., Talamonti, D., Tinoco, A., Craddock, N., Matheson, E. & Forshaw, M. (2022). A mixed‐studies systematic review of the experiences of body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders during the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2.Guest, E., Zucchelli, F., Costa, B., Bhatia, R., Halliwell, E., & Harcourt, D. A Systematic Review of Interventions Aiming to Promote Positive Body Image in Children and Adolescents. Body Image. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Abbi discusses 'RESEARCH ETHICS'. Episode links: BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct: https://www.bps.org.uk/guideline/code-ethics-and-conduct Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode developed and produced by Abbi

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! In this episode, Nadia talks about the term intersectionality and its application to qualitative and quantitative research. Paper links: Considerations for employing intersectionality in qualitative health research - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113138 Intersectionality in quantitative research: A systematic review of its emergence and applications of theory and methods - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100798 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, we're focusing on research methods, and will actually be covering three terms: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods. To read a recently published CAR-based qualitative study by Tollow et al., see: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10197927 To read a recently published CAR-based quantitative study by Gentili et al., see: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.6001 To read a recently published CAR-based mixed-methods study by Costa et al., see: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/105566562211020431 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY. To find out more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Listen to this previous podcast episode about an ACT-based intervention developed for adults with a visible difference: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/summer-short-series-act-it-out OR Read this journal article why ACT can be a really useful approach for individuals with a visible difference by Zucchelli et al. (2018) https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrjcp/32/3/171.abstract Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Abbi discusses some definitions of 'COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY'. Episode links: NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/overview/ Assessing the usability and acceptability of FaceIT@home: An online CBT intervention for people with visible differences: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362269959_Assessing_the_Usability_and_Acceptability_of_FaceIThome_an_online_CBT_Intervention_for_People_with_Visible_Differences YP Face it: https://www.ypfaceit.co.uk/ Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode developed and produced by Abbi

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS: To find out more about psychosocial interventions: Listen to this previous podcast episode about online psychosocial interventions: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/episode-34-online-interventions-in-health-psychology OR Read this journal article about the effectiveness of animated films to improve children's body image by Matheson et al. (2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144520303946?casa_token=VL5cpQ9Z-88AAAAA:jgY-kvSo6Oqd0ghqiKM3iOf88-m_g2GplCX0mIKw5aXh21Ay6b6YHQskZPcP7PJRc8ZCrcCZ Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Bruna discusses different FRAMEWORKS OF ADJUSTMENT IN VISIBLE DIFFERENCES. To read more about Kent's (2000)Integrated Model, see: Kent, G. (2000) Understanding the experiences of people with disfigurements: an integration of four models of social and psychological functioning. Psychology, Health & Medicine. To read more about the ARC (2013) framework, see: Clarke, A., Thompson, A.R., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N. and Newell, R. (2013) CBT for appearance anxiety: Psychosocial interventions for anxiety due to visible difference. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Nadia defines "BODY TALK". Episode links: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/episode-25-fat-talk?in=appearance-matters/sets/2018-appearance-matters-the&si=48f846cc7a284660a0450010c489cc90&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode developed and produced by Nadia

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT. To find out more about psychosocial adjustment: Listen to this previous podcast episode about psychosocial adjustment in young people with Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (a birthmark condition) https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/69-young-people-with-cmn OR Read this journal article about psychosocial adjustment in young people with visible differences by Gee et al. (2020): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174014451830545X?casa_token=IExj1b47hrUAAAAA:0-kivvJPL76odSyVZwExhh2OLwp6s5z0FM1sjkuXnzy0kbi_hVlRBfZ-5TEjFrZsLHSAr5TU Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed by Ella Guest Episode produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Abbi discusses some definitions of 'OBJECTIFICATION'. Episode links: Appearance Matters Episode 74: Self-Objectification in Girls: www.bit.ly/carpod_73 Becoming an object: A review of self-objectification in girls: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32470822/ Objectificiation Theory: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00108.x Those Speedos Become Them: The Role of Self-Objectification in Gay and Heterosexual Men's Body Image: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167206297403 Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode developed and produced by Abbi

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Bruna considers the term APPEARANCE PRESSURES. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome back to our December Dictionary Series! In this eighth episode of the series, Nadia defines the term BODY FUNCTIONALITY. Key readings Alleva, J. M., & Tylka, T. L. (2021). Body functionality: A review of the literature. Body Image, 36, 149-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.11.006 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-your-body/201801/one-powerful-way-feel-better-about-your-body-in-2018 Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team x To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: https://bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews The script was co-produced by Nadia and Ella. Episode developed and produced by Nadia.