Appearance Matters: The Podcast! Is the official podcast of the Centre for Appearance Research - a world leading research centre investigating body image and appearance psychology research, based at the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK.
Hosted and produced by Maia Thornton, Abbi Mathews, Ella Guest, and Kat Schneider.
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau (https://toplinefilm.com)
Visible Difference Matters Mini-Series - Episode 3. Supporting Parents and Carers of Children and Young People with Visible Differences
How does supporting a child with a visible difference affect parents and carers?
In the third episode of our Visible Difference Matters mini-series, Professor Diana Harcourt and Dr Maia Thornton explore the impact of supporting a child with a visible difference. They also share tools for parents and carers developed by the Centre for Appearance Research, including the Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit, a free, evidence-based e-book for parents and carers of children with a visible difference.
🔗 Find out more and access free support resources at the Visible Difference Support Hub: https://visibledifferencesupporthub.com/
🎥 Prefer to watch? This episode was recorded as part of the Visible Difference Matters vodcast series, and you can watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQbLgdlWgdxo
Visible Difference Matters is a vodcast series from the VTCT Foundation Team at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) and was produced by New Wave (newwave.uwe.ac.uk) at UWE by Indie Riley and Jenny Brumme.
Listener survey: the podcast team are running a short listener survey to help shape our future episodes. We would really love to hear your thoughts so that we can make sure that the episodes we're putting out are as interesting as possible for you. Please complete the short survey here: go.uwe.ac.uk/qufkk
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Ella Guest
12 Oct 2026
Visible Difference Matters Mini-Series - Episode 2. Supporting Young People with Visible Differences
What's it like growing up with a visible difference? In the second episode of our Visible Difference Matters mini-series, Professor Diana Harcourt and Dr Ella Guest talk about what it's really like to have a visible difference as a young person, and the support available to help young people navigate it.
🔗 Find out more and access free support resources at the Visible Difference Support Hub: https://visibledifferencesupporthub.com/
🎥 Prefer to watch? This episode was recorded as part of the Visible Difference Matters vodcast series, and you can watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQbLgdlWgdxo
Visible Difference Matters is a vodcast series from the VTCT Foundation Team at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) and was produced by New Wave (newwave.uwe.ac.uk) at UWE by Indie Riley and Jenny Brumme.
Listener survey: the podcast team are running a short listener survey to help shape our future episodes. We would really love to hear your thoughts so that we can make sure that the episodes we're putting out are as interesting as possible for you. Please complete the short survey here: go.uwe.ac.uk/qufkk
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Ella Guest
What support is available for adults living with a visible difference? In the first episode of our Visible Difference Matters mini-series, Dr Maia Thornton and Dr Emma Waite discuss support for adults with a visible difference. This includes free, evidence-based interventions developed at the Centre for Appearance Research, from apps to podcast-based programmes.
🔗 Find out more and access free support resources at the Visible Difference Support Hub: https://visibledifferencesupporthub.com/
🎥 Prefer to watch? This episode was recorded as part of the Visible Difference Matters vodcast series, and you can watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQbLgdlWgdxo
Visible Difference Matters is a vodcast series from the VTCT Foundation Team at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) and was produced by New Wave (newwave.uwe.ac.uk) at UWE by Indie Riley and Jenny Brumme.
Listener survey: the podcast team are running a short listener survey to help shape our future episodes. We would really love to hear your thoughts so that we can make sure that the episodes we're putting out are as interesting as possible for you. Please complete the short survey here: go.uwe.ac.uk/qufkk
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode produced by Ella Guest
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YouTube views
5,267,078
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
36 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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60
Social presence
94
YouTube
93
Engagement
92
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