Complex with Kimberley Wilson

Kimberley and her guest, chartered counselling psychologist Dr Ollie Twizell, explore the complexity of personality characteristics and how important it is to understand yourself. Because when you do, it becomes easier to manage the environment you’re in and to work out what you need. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation t...

Kimberley and her guest, psychotherapist Zoe Ross, explore what a good relationship looks like and delve into the early warning signs of a bad relationship. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists -...

Kimberley asks her guest, researcher and Chartered Psychologist Dr Ellie Buckley, why we get sensory overload and what we can do to look after ourselves. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to...

Is a 'cringe' a day good for you? Kimberley and her guest, psychotherapist Jennifer Cox, take a good, hard look at embarrassment and work out how we can manage those blushing moments better. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, ps...

Chris van Tulleken – doctor, writer and award-winning broadcaster, asks Kimberley to help him deal with the procrastination he struggles with. How can he tackle it? And is it really procrastination? Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psycholog...

In the psychology podcast, Kimberley asks her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Kirren Schnack (also known as @drkirren on social media), what health anxiety really means, why people struggle with it, and what ways there are to manage it. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She inv...

Everyone seems to recommend a bit of self-compassion when dealing with any problem. But what does that even mean? Kimberley meets CBT therapist Joshua Munn, who has lived experience of both ADHD and OCD, and he tells her how important it is to show compassion to oneself and how he learned to do it. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and mi...

Kimberley asks her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Fatoumata Jatta, to clarify what boundaries are. Together they explore how we can create and set our boundaries more clearly (and how we can hold them when other people push back). Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites...

Kimberley asks her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Trudi Edginton, what we can do when our minds are overstimulated. Understanding the point at which we feel too busy and too stressed is the key to learning how to manage ourselves better. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She i...

Kimberley asks her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Anton Barnwell, how we can believe we’re good enough. He grew up believing he wasn’t but has learned how to manage his own response to himself. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists...

Kimberley asks her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn, how we can manage and regulate our emotions. And together they bust the myth that negative emotions are bad. They’re not – they’re just as important as positive emotions. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invi...

Kimberley and her guest, researcher and developmental psychologist Dr Lucy Blake, explore why people break away from family members. High profile cases like the Beckhams have brought the topic into the headlines but what are its effects? 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....

Kimberley and her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Marianne Trent, get to grips with the complexity of decision making and explore how to make decisions more effectively. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psych...

Kimberley and her guest, chartered counselling psychologist Dr Oliver Twizell, explore the complexity of confidence and how to feel better about yourself. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - t...

Kimberley and her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Fatoumata Jatta, explore how anxious attachment shows up in our relationships – with friends, partners, even at work, and how we can manage it. You can also catch up with their episode on avoidant attachment – look for it in the Complex feed on BBC Sounds. Please email complex@bbc.co.uk if there’s anything you would like Kimberley to explore. We mi...

Kimberley and her guest, psychotherapist and author Jennifer Cox, explore ‘gaslighting’ and how to recognise it. It's a term that's often bandied about but it has serious consequences. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiat...

Kimberley asks CBT therapist Joshua Munn about the symptoms of ADHD and how to recognise it. He has lived experience of the condition and explains some of the ways he manages it. 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. She invites...

Kimberley and her guest, consultant clinical psychologist Dr Kevin Vento, talk about when one drink becomes one drink too many. Kimberley Wilson, chartered counselling psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to help her shar...

Kimberley and her guest, psychotherapist Zoe Ross, discuss where the line is between selfish behaviours and narcissism. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s out there around our mental health. She invites expert guests - including trained psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists - to help her share insight...

Friendship is meant to be joyful and meaningful but the idea of it can be stressful. Questions like ‘Do I have enough friends?’ or ‘Do other people have more friends than me?’ frequently show up in the therapy room. In this episode, Kimberley and her guest, clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado, explore the good and bad sides of friendship. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on...

Bipolar disorder (also known as bipolar affective disorder) is a term we hear but often don’t fully understand. Kimberley talks with Dr Nick Prior, a psychiatrist who has lived experience of the mental health condition. What's the difference between bipolar type 1 and type 2, when should you seek help, and what you can do to help manage your condition alongside a diagnosis? Kimberley Wilson, chart...

To mark Valentine’s Day, Kimberley talks with psychotherapist, podcaster and author Anna Mathur about heartbreak and together they talk about how to put a broken heart back together again. 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. Sh...

Kimberley thinks the term ‘letting go’ has too many meanings. She talks about it with her guest psychotherapist Dr Charlotte Cooper and together they ask how we can let go of the things that stop us from changing and growing. 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...

Kimberley talks resilience with health psychologist and CBT therapist Dr Sula Windgassen and together they discuss how it’s possible to develop and build it. 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. She invites expert guests - train...

In this episode of the psychology podcast, Kimberley explores how avoidant attachment shows up in relationships, and how to manage it, with her guest clinical psychologist Dr Fatoumata Jatta. 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...