Visible Difference Matters Mini-Series - Episode 1. Supporting Adults with Visible Differences
Appearance Matters: The Podcast!Show Notes
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.
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Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode produced by Ella Guest
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