Welcome back to Appearance Matters the podcast! This month we are kicking off our Appearance Matters 11 conference series.
This month Maia speaks with Phyllida Swift CEO of Face Equality international about her inspirational work with the organisation, her path into working into the visible difference field, some highlights of her career so far, as well as goals for the future. Phyllida also speaks about her previous AM conference highlights and key messages she hopes to share in her keynote in June.
Join us for a really reflective and insightful discussion about combining the personal and professional in the non-profit sector and to hear some teasers for Appearance Matters 11.
To find out more about the work of Face Equality International click here: https://faceequalityinternational.org/
Registration for Appearance Matters 11 is now open! Early bird registration fees will be available until the 31st of January 2026!
For more information about Appearance Matters 11 click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
or follow this link to go directly to the registration page: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference/registration
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Welcome back to Appearance Matters the podcast! This month we are kicking off our Appearance Matters 11 conference series.
This month Maia speaks with Phyllida Swift CEO of Face Equality international about her inspirational work with the organisation, her path into working into the visible difference field, some highlights of her career so far, as well as goals for the future. Phyllida also speaks about her previous AM conference highlights and key messages she hopes to share in her keynote in June.
Join us for a really reflective and insightful discussion about combining the personal and professional in the non-profit sector and to hear some teasers for Appearance Matters 11.
To find out more about the work of Face Equality International click here: https://faceequalityinternational.org/
Registration for Appearance Matters 11 is now open! Early bird registration fees will be available until the 31st of January 2026!
For more information about Appearance Matters 11 click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
or follow this link to go directly to the registration page: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference/registration
Summer Short Series: Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit
Appearance Matters: The Podcast!
16 minutes 18 seconds
4 months ago
Summer Short Series: Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit
Welcome to our 2025 Summer Short Series! We're back with bitesize episodes showcasing recent work from our team at the Centre for Appearance Research!
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Maia Thornton, Senior Research Fellow at CAR, who tells us about her recent paper entitled: The Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit: development of an ACT-based intervention to improve the well-being of parents and caregivers of children with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries.
Maia discusses a support intervention for parents of children with visible differences, which she developed during her PhD.
In this episode, we also introduce two new podcast hosts. Dr Kat Schneider and Dr Ella Guest are both Senior Research Fellows at CAR who will be joining the podcast team.
Read Maia's open access paper: https://academic.oup.com/jpepsy/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf054/8205549
Find out more about the Visible Difference Support Hub https://visibledifferencesupporthub.com/
Cover image by Trevor James
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton & Ella Guest
Appearance Matters: The Podcast!
Welcome back to Appearance Matters the podcast! This month we are kicking off our Appearance Matters 11 conference series.
This month Maia speaks with Phyllida Swift CEO of Face Equality international about her inspirational work with the organisation, her path into working into the visible difference field, some highlights of her career so far, as well as goals for the future. Phyllida also speaks about her previous AM conference highlights and key messages she hopes to share in her keynote in June.
Join us for a really reflective and insightful discussion about combining the personal and professional in the non-profit sector and to hear some teasers for Appearance Matters 11.
To find out more about the work of Face Equality International click here: https://faceequalityinternational.org/
Registration for Appearance Matters 11 is now open! Early bird registration fees will be available until the 31st of January 2026!
For more information about Appearance Matters 11 click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
or follow this link to go directly to the registration page: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference/registration
