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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...

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BBC Sounds

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Health

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Do you hate the way you look? 14.01.2026

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. 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...

How can you channel your female rage? 07.01.2026

In this episode of the psychology podcast, Kimberley Wilson explores how many women suppress, overlook or underestimate their anger. She and her guest, psychotherapist Jennifer Cox, look at how women can locate their anger and find healthy ways to channel 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 wi...

How can you accept yourself? 31.12.2025

Kimberley invites Dr Xand van Tulleken to open up about why he finds it so hard to accept himself. Together they talk through what self-acceptance means, and how you can take the empowering first steps to integrating the bits of yourself you don’t like with the bits that you do. Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist, is on a mission to sift through all the information and misinformation that’s...

Are you feeling grateful? 24.12.2025

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 e...

Are you burnt out? 17.12.2025

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...

OCD: When should you worry about intrusive thoughts? 10.12.2025

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...

Are you a people pleaser? 03.12.2025

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 he...

Are you depressed or just sad? 26.11.2025

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 psyc...

Are you a liar? 19.11.2025

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 Ch...

Are you too empathetic? Or not enough? 12.11.2025

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 e...

Meet Kimberley 07.11.2025

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 sandwic...

Are you a perfectionist? 05.11.2025

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 ps...

Trailer 03.11.2025

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...

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