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Complex with Kimberley Wilson

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Welcome to Complex, the podcast that cuts a clear path through all the information and misinformation that's out there about our mental health. Because let's face it - there's so much of it! And a lot of it makes us worry - maybe I've got ADHD! Perhaps I've got empathy overload? Is my partner a narcissist? Kimberley Wilson is a chartered psychologist and she's on a mission to help you decide when to be concerned about what your mind is doing - and when not to be. Together with her expert guests - psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - she shares some valuable tips for how you can manage your mental health better. With the help of listeners' stories, Kimberley delves into different topics from helping you to work out whether you're a people-pleaser and what you can do about it; to understanding what attachment theory is and how it affects your relationship; to unpicking social anxiety and how best to grapple with it. If you have a question or observation about mental health, then please let us know. The email address is complex@bbc.co.uk. We might use what you tell us in the show, but we will make sure to do so anonymously. If you don't want your email to be included in the podcast, then please remember to let us know. Please be aware that Kimberley is not able to answer emails personally. If you are concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, then please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues. Complex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

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Episodes

How can you accept yourself?

This episode delves into the profound challenges of self-acceptance, featuring Dr. Xand van Tulleken's candid struggle with perceived personal failings and his fear of complacency. Host Kimberley Wilson debunks common myths, arguing that harsh self-criticism hinders rather than helps personal growth. They explore how embracing one's whole self, including imperfections, fosters stronger relationships and offers actionable strategies like non-judgmental self-observation and seeking external support to cultivate a kinder, more authentic self.

Dec 31, 202533 min

Are you feeling grateful?

In this episode of the psychology podcast, Kimberley Wilson explores gratitude – both real and fake. She talks with her guest, health psychologist Jo Rodriguez, about how can we adopt and feel authentic gratitude. Please email complex@bbc.co.uk if there’s anything you would like Kimberley to explore. We might use what you tell us in the show, but we will do so anonymously. If you don’t want your email to be included in the podcast, please remember to let us know. Kimberley is not able to answer ...

Dec 24, 202527 min

Are you burnt out?

Kimberley explores burnout with her guest, chartered psychologist and senior psychology lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, Dr. Peter Olusoga. When does chronic stress tip over into burnout? And what can you do about it? Please email complex@bbc.co.uk if there’s anything you would like Kimberley to explore. We might use what you tell us in the show, but we will do so anonymously. If you don’t want your email to be included in the podcast, please remember to let us know. Kimberley is not abl...

Dec 17, 202531 min

OCD: When should you worry about intrusive thoughts?

Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, invites expert guests to join her on her mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there about our mental health. In this episode of the psychology podcast, Kimberley explores obsessive compulsive disorder and the intrusive thoughts that are part of the condition. Most of us experience intrusive thoughts at some point in our lives, so how can we tell when they are a symptom of OCD, and what can we do to manage them? She as...

Dec 10, 202525 min

Are you a people pleaser?

Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to join her on her psychology podcast. She's on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health to help create more self-awareness and understanding. In this episode, Kimberley digs down into people pleasing with her guest, consultant psychiatrist Dr Sarah Vohra. What does people pleasing do for us, and what it do...

Dec 03, 202527 min

Are you depressed or just sad?

Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to join her on her psychology podcast. She's on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health to help create more self-awareness and understanding. In this episode, Kimberley explores depression with clinical psychologist Dr Kevin Vento. It can be difficult to work out if you’re depressed or just low, blue, down...

Nov 26, 202527 min

Are you a liar?

Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health to help create more self-awareness and understanding. With her expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - she shares insight and valuable tips. In this episode, Kimberley explores lying with psychotherapist Dr Charlotte Cooper. Do you lie? We don’t like to think we do but research suggests we lie 1-2 times a da...

Nov 19, 202526 min

Are you too empathetic? Or not enough?

Kimberley Wilson is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health to help create more self-awareness and understanding. As a chartered psychologist herself, she invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to join her and together they share insight and valuable tips. In this episode, Kimberley explores empathy with clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado. Do you have too much empathy or...

Nov 12, 202525 min

Meet Kimberley

Dr Xand van Tulleken introduces Kimberley Wilson, host of the brand new psychology podcast on BBC Sounds. A chartered psychologist, she's on a mission 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. Kimberley talks about her love of crochet, shares details of her favourite sandwich and reveals to Xand what inspired her to become a psychologist. And she explains why it's importan...

Nov 07, 202521 min

Are you a perfectionist?

Welcome to Complex, the psychology podcast that will help you live more positively, calmly and - hopefully - with more balance. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health to help you understand what your mind is doing and create more self-awareness. She invites expert guests – trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists – to join her and together they share insight and va...

Nov 05, 202527 min

Trailer

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 p...

Nov 03, 20252 min
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