JCIP #41 - Natalie Morris

In the forty-first episode of the Just Checking In Podcast, we spoke to journalist Natalie Morris. Natalie is Senior Lifestyle Writer for the Metro UK. In this pod we discussed Natalie's journalism journey, breaking into the industry as a black woman, her series 'Mixed-Up' and the emotional and mental toll that reporting on COVID-19 and the recent George Floyd protests against police brutality and racism has had on her. We also discussed her mental health journey, her experiences of health anxiety, moving from her hometown Manchester to London to achieve her writing ambitions and her love of netball! As always, #itsokaytovent Follow Natalie and the work she does on social media below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nmozz All of Natalie's articles we referenced on the pod can be found below: 'What to do if your white friends keep saying the wrong things about racism': https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/04/how-talk-white-friends-keep-saying-wrong-things-about-racism-12805723/ 'Eight books by Black authors that aren’t about Black pain': https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/04/eight-books-black-authors-arent-about-black-pain-12803180/ 'How to cope if you feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of racism': https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/02/how-cope-feel-overwhelmed-helpless-face-racism-12792538/ Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk