Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

Is big business the enemy of the positive body image movement? What can brands do to promote body positivity? We lined up an incredible panel of esteemed experts to discuss the topic of big business and body image at our international conference Appearance Matters 7: Susie Orbach (writer & activist), James Partridge OBE (Founder of charity Changing Faces), Meaghan Ramsey (Former Global Director of the Dove Self Esteem Project), Jo Swinson (Former MP and Minister for Women & Equality), Elena Rossini (Film Maker & Director) and Florence Adepoju (Founder of MDMFLow). With Caryn Franklin MBE (Fashion Editor & Writer) as moderator.

Links to our panellists:

Caryn Franklin MBE (Moderator) @Caryn_Franklin - http://franklinonfashion.com/biography/

Susie Orbach @psychoanalysis -

James Partridge OBE @JRJPartridge - https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/staff/about-james-partridge

Meaghan Ramsey @MeaghanRx - https://www.ted.com/speakers/meaghan_ramsey

Jo Swinson @joswinson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Swinson

Elena Rossini @_elena @illusionists - http://theillusionists.org/overview/

Florence Adepoju @flowsphenom - http://www.mdmflow.com/

Find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research @car_UWE

www.uwe.ac.uk/car

Cover graphics @eleanorbeer

Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Most people with a visible difference live in low-income countries but to date most of our research and support comes from high-income countries. In Professor Diana Harcourt's powerful AM7 keynote address on 'Visible Difference in Low-Income Countries', we are given the opportunity to think about what we, in higher income countries can learn from the millions of people facing the challenge of living with an altered appearance in circumstances and societies where resources are scarce.

To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com

Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

'Developing and Disseminating Evidence-Based Body Image Interventions'. Our second Appearance Matters 7 Conference Keynote address by leading expert, Dr Eric Stice.

To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

To read more about the Body Project: http://www.bodyprojectcollaborative.com/

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com

Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Listen to Harvard Professor Bryn Austin give her keynote address at the Appearance Matters 7 conference, ‘Accelerating Progress in the Prevention of Body Dissatisfaction: A Call for Policy Translation Research and Training’.

About the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

About STRIPED: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/

Journal article on research to policy translation for prevention of disordered weight and shape control behaviours: A case example targeting dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471015316300496

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com

Image Credit: @elanorebeer | http://www.eleanorbeer.com/

Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Listen to Harvard Professor Bryn Austin give her keynote address at the Appearance Matters 7 conference, ‘Accelerating Progress in the Prevention of Body Dissatisfaction: A Call for Policy Translation Research and Training’.

About the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

About STRIPED: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/

Journal article on research to policy translation for prevention of disordered weight and shape control behaviours: A case example targeting dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471015316300496

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com

Two weeks on, we are still high on adrenaline from our Appearance Matters 7 conference. In this Appearance Matters 7-Part 2 bonus episode, we reminisce about the conference, share our highlights, and hear from a few sporting delegates who spoke what they liked best about the conference.

CAR team @AM7 Photo Credit: http://www.julianespaete.com/

Episode developed and produced by Dr Nicola Stock

The Appearance Matters 7 conference is fast approaching. In this bonus episode, we look forward to the conference by speaking with delegates and presenters, as well as providing an outline of the exciting scientific and social programmes.

Photo Credit: http://www.julianespaete.com/

Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

All great research starts with vision and excellent collaborators. The Healing Foundation is a national charity championing the cause of people living with disfigurement and visible loss of function by funding and managing research into pioneering surgical and psychological healing techniques. In this episode, we hear from Chief Executive Mr Brendan Eley and other special guests about the charity’s aims, current projects and the launch of their new Scar-Free Healing strategy.

Episode developed and produced by Dr Nicola Stock

Does Barbie influence how girls feel about their bodies? We discuss this and whether the new range of dolls, which include three additional body sizes (petite, tall and curvy) is a positive move towards improving body image among young girls. We speak to Drs Emma Halliwell and Amy Slater from the Centre for Appearance Research, experts in body image concerns among children and Dr Glen Jankowski, a body-image Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.

Watch the full Time video: http://time.com/4196229/barbies-new-body-watch-designers-explain-why-they-changed-her/

Read Glen’s Barbie blog post:

https://glenjankowski.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/the-new-barbies-arent-so-great-for-the-sweatshop-workers-who-make-them/

Find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao: http://www.davidinsuacao.com/

Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

In this episode, we talk about some of the work that is being done by CAR and our collaborators to improve the body image of girls and young women globally. This episode features two special guests: Dr Eric Stice and Jenny Giangrande. Dr Eric Stice, based at the Oregon Research Institute, is a keynote speaker at our Appearance Matters 7 conference and is one of the leading figures in eating disorder prevention. We talk to Eric about his career, his role at AM7 and find out more about his well-established, evidence-based body image intervention programme, ‘The Body Project’. Jenny Giangrande, a programme manager at the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, talks to us about the global dissemination of a body image intervention, ‘Free Being Me’ – a four-way collaboration with the Oregon Research Institute, the Dove Self Esteem Project, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and the Centre for Appearance Research.

To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car

To register for the Appearance Matters 7 Conference in London this June: www.uwe.ac.uk/appearancematters

Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com

Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock