Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

In the last episode of 2020, Nadia and Jade learn more about body image in India from CAR colleagues: Dr Helena Lewis-Smith, Kirsty Garbett, and Farheen Hasan as well as from project collaborators Dr Hemal Shroff, Dr Megha Dhillon, Manavi Khurana, Ruchika Kanwal and Megha Saklani. (Discussion starts at 11.45) Some of the new papers referenced in this episode: Diedrichs, P. C., Atkinson, M. J., Garbett, K. M., & Leckie, G. (2020). Evaluating the “Dove Confident Me” Five-Session Body Image Intervention Delivered by Teachers in Schools: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K. M., Chaudhry, A., Uglik-Marucha, N., Vitoratou, S., Dhillon, M., ... & Diedrichs, P. C. (2020). Adaptation and validation of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in English among urban Indian adolescents. The International Journal of Eating Disorders. For more on the Karma Centre for Counselling & Wellbeing: https://www.karmacare.in To find out more about

In this episode, Nadia and Jade discuss the topic of face transplants. With the help of guest’s emeritus Professor Nicky Rumsey OBE, Dr Alex Clarke and historian Dr Fay Bound Alberti, this episode will explore both the history and debated ethical dilemmas of facial transplantation.   Also, it's our 5th Birthday!! We can't celebrate in person, but as a birthday gift we would love it if our lovely listeners would... please rate us on Apple Podcasts – it really DOES help.  Link to the Being Human Festival https://beinghumanfestival.org Let us know what you think  https://twitter.com/car_UWE    To find out more about CAR:  www.uwe.ac.uk/car Episode developed & produced by Jade Parnell

Nadia and Jade talk to Dr Emily Matheson and Harriet Smith about fostering positive body image through children’s media. Specifically, we hear more about the research evaluating Steven Universe x Dove Self-Esteem Project cartoon 'shorts' and e-book. The Steven Universe e-book and animations are free and available here: http://www.stevenuniverseselfesteem.co.uk/ Thanks to Rebecca Sugar and Cartoon Network for permission to share the clips! Connect with us at the Centre for Appearance Research on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/car_UWE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/car If you found this episode useful, please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Thanks!

It’s that time of year where children are headed back to school (albeit a bit different than usual) and while schools are preparing for another year of learning, what can we learn from how to help young children with accepting their own and other people’s appearances? What do we already know? Jade and Nadia explore the topic of how to promote acceptance of appearance in young school-age children with the help of Emily (starting at 9:37), a Primary School teacher. Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car If you found this episode useful, please rate us on Apple Podcasts – it really DOES help. Episode developed & produced by Jade Parnell

Nadia and Jade hear from military veteran Sergeant Simon Harmer and members of the UNITS study team at CAR to learn more about the need for support for military personnel affected by appearance altering injuries. 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 Simon Harmer: http://www.blown-away.org To keep up to date with the Units Research Team: https://twitter.com/unitsstudy https://www.instagram.com/unitsstudy/ To take part in the UNITS study: If you had an injury that caused scars (of any size and location) or limb loss AND have never served in the Armed Forces, you are invited to complete an online questionnaire here: go.uwe.ac.uk/unitscivilian Participants can enter a prize draw for up to £100 in Amazon vouchers. Veterans with combat-related injuries can take part here: go.uwe.ac.uk/unitsveteran

Members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research share tips and strategies to manage with additional anxiety related to body image, food and eating, and productivity during lockdown. Links from the team: https://www.mindfulness-network.org/free-online-practice-sessions/ https://oxfordmindfulness.org/online-sessions-podcasts/ https://self-compassion.org https://www.headspace.com/covid-19 https://blog.calm.com/take-a-deep-breath https://beckinstitute.org/get-informed/what-is-cognitive-therapy/ www.copingwithcoronavirus.co.uk App: Insight Timer Lancet Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30460-8/fulltext Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Remember: if you found this episode useful, please rate us on Apple Podcasts – thank you!

Jade and Nadia speak with guests Dr Hannah Frith and Laura Dodsworth about how photography can be used as a powerful tool in appearance research and beyond - to promote acceptance of visible differences. SCARS short film - a Tigerlily production for @TheGuardian, directed by Laura Dodsworth and Rebecca Lloyd Evans. Link here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2020/apr/27/scars-how-our-wounds-make-us-who-we-are-video Link to Laura's website: https://www.lauradodsworth.com/ Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Cover image by: Laura Dodsworth

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

Nadia and Jade are joined by Dr Oli Williams to discuss the topic of weight stigma (again!) but this time through a more social lens. Interview with Oli [begins at 2.30] Act With Love website: http://www.actwithlove.co.uk/ Online version of the comic 'Weight of Expectation': http://www.actwithlove.co.uk/woe-digital-comic.html Paper on the topic co-authored by Oli: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00953/full Blog on 'Who are you calling diseased?' https://www.cost-ofliving.net/who-are-you-calling-diseased/ People/accounts referenced in the episode: Fiona Quigley, Twitter: @FionaQuigs Samantha Murry (The 'Fat' Female Body) Roxane Gay, Twitter: @rgay, Instagram: @roxanegay74 Your Fat Friend, Twitter & Instagram: @yrfatfriend Cover image: by @handsomegirldesigns

Nadia and Jade are joined by Dr Rebecca Swift - Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, Hannah Burns Global Marketing Manager for Unilever Personal Care brand Dove, and Phillippa Diedrichs, Professor in Psychology at the Centre for Appearance Research. Interview with Hannah & Phillippa [16.00-46.00] Interview with Rebecca [50.00 -1.12.00] 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 Project Show Us: https://www.dove.com/uk/stories/campaigns/showus.html For a copy of Nadia's PhD (lol) email her: nadia.craddock@uwe.ac.uk Interview with Rebecca: https://www.creativebrief.com/bite/dr-rebecca-swift-global-head-creative-insights-getty-images Cover Image: Model: Sophia Hood by Peyton Fulford for Girl Gaze, Project Show Us

Nadia and Jade hear from Professor Esther Rothblum, Professor at San Diego State University, co-editor of the Fat Studies Reader, & the Editor-at-Large of Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society. Esther is our first keynote speaker for Appearance Matters 9 Conference to feature on the podcast. Make sure you subscribe to hear from our two other esteemed keynotes. **Apologies for the background noise during the interview** For more about Esther: https://womensstudies.sdsu.edu/people/bios/rothblum.htm For more about the Centre for Appearance Research www.uwe.ac.uk/car

To selfie, or not to selfie? That is the question. Jade and Nadia discuss selfies and how they can be impacting on our body image, with expert guests Georgia Treneman-Evans and Dr Jasmine Fardouly. Let us know what you think twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car For more information about the conference, please visit the website: www.uwe.ac.uk/CAR - go to News and Events - Appearance Matters conference. You can also sign up to the conference mailing list to receive conference updates and alerts.

For us in the UK, summer is here! This also means (mostly for women) pressures to be hairless are heightened. Nadia and Jade discuss the question, why do we care about body hair? With the help of guest Dr Victoria Clarke. Let us know what you think twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car More information about Dr Victoria Clarke: https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/VictoriaClarke Image is brought to you by Billie products. Website can be found here: https://mybillie.com/collections/all Call Your Girlfriend Body Hair Ep: https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes#/body-hair For more information about the Appearance Matters 9 conference, please visit the website: www.uwe.ac.uk/CAR - go to News and Events - Appearance Matters conference. You can also sign up to the conference mailing list to receive conference updates and alerts.

Why are trans folk at higher risk of eating disorders? Nadia and Jade find out why with Dr Allegra Gordon, post-doctoral researcher at Harvard Striped (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/) Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car About Dr Allegra Gordon: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/team/faculty/allegra-gordon-scd-mph/ Allegra Recommends on Trans, EDs, and Body Image: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-current-eating-disorder-discourse-fails-the-lgbtq_b_5975e0fce4b0f1feb89b44e7 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-gender-dysphoria-compounds-body-dysmorphia-in_b_59f3c3cae4b05f0ade1b5757 https://www.transfolxfightingeds.org http://thirdwheeled.com/ Some of the research studies discussed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241136/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X15000877 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15538605.2016.1177806 Gender affirmation framework- Jae Sevelius https://link.springer.com

Research shows that individuals identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual might be at higher risk for body image concerns and eating disorders. Nadia and Jade discuss WHY with Associated Professor Jerel Calzo (starting at approx. 18 minutes) after a conversation about research on structural stigma. 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 guest Jerel Calzo (Associate Professor in Health Promotion and Behavioural Sciences at San Diego State University) https://publichealth.sdsu.edu/people/jerel-calzo/ Mark Hatzenbuehler (Associate Professor in Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University) talk on structural stigma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI2q6Mzi8sk

Can yoga help us feel better in our bodies? Nadia and Jade hear about the latest research on body image and yoga from CAR’s Assoc. Prof Emma Halliwell and Prof Dianne Neumark-Sztainer (University of Minnesota). The practice of yoga will be introduced by a VERY special guest. Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Episode written and produced by Nadia Craddock. Cover image: Photo by Indian Yogi (Yogi Madhav) on Unsplash

“Take it step by step, don’t say – oh she’s the love of my life.” We’ve heard what the women have to say, now it’s time to hear what men think about online dating and body image. Which direction are you swiping? Let us know what you think: https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Episode written and produced by Jade Parnell

Nadia and Jade talk about eating disorder prevention (and octopuses?!) with expert Michael Levine PhD, in recognition of Eating Disorder Awareness Week (25th Feb – 3rd Mar). Michael Levine, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College in Ohio, USA. Michael is an expert in eating disorder prevention with a special interest in the meaning and relevance of sociocultural factors. As noted in the episode, you can email Michael with specific questions on eating disorder prevention: levine@kenyon.edu Let us know what you think: https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car For eating disorder help and support contact B-EAT https://www.b-eat.co.uk Or NEDA https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Or The Academy for Eating Disorders: http://www.aedweb.org/ Or the Butterfly Foundation https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au Episode written and produced by Nadia Craddock

“The best dating advice I ever got was be the person you want to date, put out what you want to get.” Nadia and Jade explore the topic of online dating and body image, by asking women what their take is on the subject. Let us know if their thoughts *matched* yours! Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Be part of CAR’s research: https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iHjwXSeSVM70Pz The Scar Free Foundation: www.scarfree.org.uk To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Be part of CAR’s research: https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iHjwXSeSVM70Pz Episode written and produced by Jade Parnell

Nadia and Jade say NO to New Year New You diets and find out more about intuitive eating with registered nutritionist, Laura Thomas PhD. 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 Laura: Her website: http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/ Her podcast: https://apple.co/2z3RrdD Her book (!!): https://amzn.to/2Pys28D Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurathomasphd Laura on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurathomasphd/ Nadia speaking to Laura on Don't Salt My Game: http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/podcast/ep-88-getting-skin-body-image-w-nadia-craddock-appearance-matters-podcast/ Episode written and produced by Nadia Craddock