
Are you burnt out?
17/12/2025 | 30min
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 [email protected] 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 the podcast, please remember to let us know. Kimberley is not able to answer emails personally. If you are concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, then please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues.The Complex team: Host: Kimberley Wilson Guest: Dr Peter Olusoga 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: Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian RobertsComplex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.

OCD: When should you worry about intrusive thoughts?
10/12/2025 | 25min
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 lives, so how can we tell when they are a symptom of OCD, and what can we do to manage them? She asks psychology researcher Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10 years old.Please email [email protected] 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 the podcast, then please remember to let us know. Kimberley is not able to answer emails personally so if you are concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, then please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues.The Complex team: Host: Kimberley Wilson Guest: Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney 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: Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian RobertsComplex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.

Are you a people pleaser?
03/12/2025 | 26min
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 her guest, consultant psychiatrist Dr Sarah Vohra. What does people pleasing do for us, and what it does it do to us?Please email [email protected] 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 the podcast, then please remember to let us know. She's not able to answer emails personally, so if you are concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, then please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues.The Complex team: Host: Kimberley Wilson Guest: Dr Sarah Vohra 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 cover photography: Darren Skene And for BBC Sounds: Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian RobertsComplex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.

Are you depressed or just sad?
26/11/2025 | 27min
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 psychologist Dr Kevin Vento. It can be difficult to work out if you’re depressed or just low, blue, down, or plain sad. What are the symptoms of depression and what can you do to help yourself alongside diagnosis and treatment (or while you’re waiting to see someone)?Please email [email protected] 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 the podcast, then please remember to let us know.Kimberley is not able to answer emails personally. If you are concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, then please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues.The Complex team: Host: Kimberley Wilson Guest: Dr Kevin Vento Producer: Kirsten Lass Assistant Producers: Katie Chandler Clarke and Riham Moussa 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: Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian RobertsComplex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.

Are you a liar?
19/11/2025 | 26min
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 Charlotte Cooper. Do you lie? We don’t like to think we do but research suggests we lie 1-2 times a day. And that we learn to lie at a very young age; it’s a natural stage in our cognitive development. So if we can all lie, then why is lying bad? The answer? Because it causes us harm.Please email [email protected] if you want to share a story about your mental health with Kimberley. 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 the podcast, then please remember to let us know.Kimberley is not able to answer emails personally. If you're concerned you have a medical or mental health issue, please contact your GP or seek expert help. Please also take a look on the BBC Actionline page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ where you can find details of organisations offering information and support for common issues.The Complex team: Host: Kimberley Wilson Guest: Dr Charlotte Cooper 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 Photography podcast artwork: Darren SkeneAnd for BBC Sounds: Commissioning Producer: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor: Rhian RobertsComplex is a Loftus Media production for BBC Sounds.



Complex with Kimberley Wilson