Hello, I'm
Natasha Lipman!

I’m a former BBC staff writer, and current podcaster and journalist, specialising in chronic illness, disability, and health. I’m also a voracious reader, avid knitter, and learner of languages.

I’m passionate about creating resources for people living with chronic illness who do not get the support they need (and deserve!)

In 2019, I was named one of the most influential disabled people in the UK by the Shaw Trust, and my podcast The Rest Room was a finalist at both the British Podcast Awards and International Women’s Podcast Awards. 

Over the years, I’ve collected what I like to call “vaguely obnoxious do-gooder titles”, having been named a Global Changemaker, Rhize Emerging Catalyst, and Virgin Media Pioneer (where I was one of the winners of their trip to India to meet Richard Branson).

Some old jobs I’ve done include: “entrepreneurship content guru” at Virgin Unite, co-founder of the internationally recognised Libyan Youth Movement (as part of the IPF, a youth journalism project I founded), as well as working on various international youth projects. I have offered accessibility consulting, worked with a number of health tech start ups, mentored young people with chronic illness.

These days, you’ll find me researching my debut non-fiction book, editing The Dead Language Society, and participating in PPI work, advising on the design of medical research.

There’ll probably be a ball of wool (or 5) nearby.