Podcast appearances and mentions of sharon haywood

How does not being able to find clothes in your size affect body image? In this episode of Appearance Matters: The Podcast, Kat speaks with Dr Sharon Haywood about her research exploring the relationship between clothing size availability, body image, and eating disorder behaviours among adolescents in Argentina. Together, they discuss why shopping for clothes is much more than a practical experience, how difficulty finding clothing in your size can affect body esteem and the internalisation of appearance ideals, and what young people shared about navigating fashion in a world where not every body is catered for. Drawing on both survey data and in-depth interviews, the conversation explores the psychological impact of clothing environments, the role of the fashion industry, and why changes to clothing size availability could have important implications for public health and body image. Resources and links: Learn more about the Centre for Appearance Research: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance Find out more about AnyBody Argentina: https://anybodyargentina.org/ Connect with Dr Sharon Haywood: Sharon.Haywood@uwe.ac.uk We'd love your feedback! We're currently gathering feedback from our listeners to help shape future episodes of Appearance Matters: The Podcast. If you have a couple of minutes to spare, we'd really appreciate you completing our short listener survey. You'll find the survey link here: https://go.uwe.ac.uk/qufkk If you enjoyed this episode, please remember to subscribe, rate, and review Appearance Matters: The Podcast. It really helps us reach more people interested in appearance psychology and body image research. Cover image by Trevor James Episode image by Becca McHaffie Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode developed and produced by Dr Kat Schneider

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

Tune in to hear to Appearance Matters 9 Conference Panel Discussion: ‘is a body confident society possible amidst the ‘ob*sity epidemic'? With esteemed panellists: Stuart Flint - Associate Professor of the Psychology of Obesity at the University of Leeds and Director of the charity Obesity UK. https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/psychology/staff/4782/dr-stuart-w-flint Sarah Le Brocq - public speaker and strategic council member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on obesity. https://slebrocq.com Marquisele Mercedes - fat liberationist writer, creator, and Presidential Fellow at the Brown University School of Public Health https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/about Nia Patterson - eating disorder recovery and mental health advocate. https://www.instagram.com/thefriendineverwanted/ Esther Rothblum - Professor and Chair of Women's Studies at San Diego State University. https://womensstudies.sdsu.edu/people/rothblum Moderator: Caryn Franklin – fashion commentator and former editor. https://franklinonfashion.com/biography/ Panel Organising Committee: Grace Biddulph, Sharon Haywood, Georgina Pegram, and Nick Sharratt

Tying in with London Fashion Week 2020, Nadia and Jade talk about diversity in fashion with Caryn Franklin MBE (starting at 11.15) and hear about policy change in Argentina to increase the number of clothing sizes available in store with Sharon Haywood (starting at 1.08.20). Let us know what you think: https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car For more on our guests: Caryn: https://franklinonfashion.com Sharon: https://sharonhaywood.com Cover Image: Photo by Brunel Johnson on Unsplash

After a 15-year career in social work and adult education, Sharon Haywood decided she needed a break from the daily grind, not to mention the winters of Toronto. That break turned more permanent while she was travelling South America, and fell in love with Buenos Aires, Argentina.But Sharon, who had suffered an eating disorder earlier in her life, noticed some of those negative behaviours returning, and started, once again, to become uncomfortable with her body. This was the spark that ignited Sharon’s activist spirit. Now, as the founder of AnyBody Argentina, part of an international organization called, Endangered Bodies, Sharon focuses much of her work on the clothing size issue within Argentina.

Social activism is central in the fight for justice, human rights and equality. In this episode of Appearance Matters: the Podcast! we talk about the importance of social activism in relation to our appearance. We hear from body image activist Sharon Haywood about how she and a group of activists from around the world successfully took on Facebook to remove the ‘feeling fat emoji’. We also hear from fat activist Dr Sigrun Danielsdottir about how Iceland is fighting back against fat stigma and unhelpful public health rhetoric around the obesity epidemic. We also introduce the COST Action Group: Appearance Matters. To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car The COST Action Group: Appearance Matters: http://appearancematters.eu/ To find out more about Sharon Haywood: http://sharonhaywood.com/ Endangered Bodies: http://www.endangeredbodies.org http://buenosaires.endangeredbodies.org To find out more about SigrunDanielsdottir: http://appearancematters.eu/presentation/45-Sigrn-Danelsdttir- The Iceland fat-activist campaign #Iamtheobesityepidemic https://www.facebook.com/pg/likamsvirdingarsamtok/photos/?tab=album&album_id=595469183958190 Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock with research advice from Phillippa Diedrichs (Associate Professor at CAR)

When girls feel good about who they are, including how they look, they are powerful. But how can girls and women of any age feel self-confident when they're constantly bombarded by fabricated images that leave them feeling dissatisfied with their bodies? Annie talks with writer and body image activist, Sharon Haywood, about what parents (and moms, especially) can do to help their daughters develop a positive body image, even if Mom herself struggles with body image issues. About Sharon Haywood (@Sharon_Haywood) Sharon Haywood is a freelance writer and editor who combines her love of the written word with her passion for body image activism and feminism. She regularly writes for Herizons, and has contributed to "Fifty Shades of Feminism" (Virago). In 2009, Sharon joined the London-based AnyBody team, part of the international movement Endangered Bodies, which inspired her to organize Endangered Species: Preserving the Female Body in Buenos Aires, one of five international summits held in March 2011. From 2009-2014, she was co-editor for http://AdiosBarbie.com, a website promoting healthy body image and identity for people of all sizes, ages, races, cultures, abilities, and sexual identities and orientations. Since January 2013, Sharon has been a member of the Global Advisory Board for the Dove Self-Esteem Project, advising on issues affecting today's young people with a specific focus on improving their self-esteem and body confidence. Learn more at http://SharonHaywood.com Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.