Do you hate the way you look?

Kimberley delves into how we view our own bodies with Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University. Together they explore the difference between body image dissatisfaction and the mental health condition body dysmorphic disorder.

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The Complex team:

Host: Kimberley Wilson

Guest: Professor Viren Swami

Producer: Kirsten Lass

Assistant Producer: Katie Chandler Clarke

Researcher: Grace Revill

Science Editor: Rami Tzabar

Tech Producer: Reuben Huxtable

Sound Designer: Ruth Rainey

Digital Lead: Richard Berry

Podcast artwork photography: Darren Skene

And for BBC Sounds: Assistant Commissioner: Izzy Lee-Poulton

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

Complex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.