In short
“Complex with me, Kimberley Wilson” trailer. It addresses how mental health advice floods social media, aiming to clarify misunderstood terms and labels and to evaluate claims about improving life and becoming your “best self.” It promises evidence-based psychology content and self-awareness tips, including whether empathy can be increased, the difference between body dissatisfaction and body dysmorphic disorder, and managing burnout.
Guest backgrounds
“expert guests” who are trained and experienced psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists.
Key claims
social media mental health advice is overwhelming and often misunderstood; the podcast will “unpick” labels and provide information you can count on.
Notable examples
empathy, body dissatisfaction vs body dysmorphic disorder, burnout management.
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Transcript
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1:29Kimberley Wilson:It seems like mental health advice appears in our social media feeds every two minutes. And I know I find it overwhelming and I'm sure that many of you do too. So on this podcast, I want to help you make sense of it all.
1:46Kimberley Wilson:I want to unpick the terms and the labels that are widely used, but often misunderstood. understood and dig down into the advice that claims to explain how to improve our lives and make us our best selves. I mean, what even is our best self? So come and join me and my expert guests, trained and experienced psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, and together we'll be in your corner sharing information that you can count on about a whole range of topics, including whether it's possible to be more empathetic, what the difference is between body dissatisfaction and body dysmorphic disorder, and how to manage burnout, something I know a lot of us grapple with.
2:33Kimberley Wilson:And this is where complex comes in. I hope complex can become your trusted space, a place where you can find evidence-based information that will broaden your understanding about how our minds work and build more self-awareness. A place where you can hear insight and valuable tips to help you appreciate your own worth. So you can go out there more confidently and be more yourself. And you are part of the conversation. I want you to let me know what you'd like me to explore and why. I think it's time for a podcast that does more than tell you what's wrong with you. It's time for a podcast that's informative about psychology and positive, confident and reassuring about our mental health.
3:23Kimberley Wilson:That's Complex with me, Kimberley Wilson. Listen and subscribe on BBC Sounds.
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From the publisher
Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission. She wants to make sense of all the information and misinformation that’s out there about our mental health – so you know when to worry and, most importantly, when not to worry. She invites trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists to explore different topics, so you’ll have two experts in your corner passing on insight and tips for how to manage yourself with more kindness and understanding.
Complex - the new psychology podcast from BBC Sounds. A Loftus Media production.