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Natalie Morris
Journalist. Author. Host.
Recent work
A selection of my latest print and online features

01
Race/Beauty: The racial politics of chasing ‘flawless’ skin
For EE72
From 'glass skin' to brightening serums, the pursuit of a flawless complexion has never been more pervasive. I explore how, for women of colour, today’s skincare ideals can carry the weight of much older racial beauty standards.
From 'glass skin' to brightening serums, the pursuit of a flawless complexion has never been more pervasive. I explore how, for women of colour, today’s skincare ideals can carry the weight of much older racial beauty standards.

02
Race/Health: By day five of my labour I only wanted to survive
For The Guardian
Reporting on Yvette Cooper’s maternity reforms, I reflect on my own traumatic birth experience and a broken system that too often fails women when they’re at their most vulnerable.
Reporting on Yvette Cooper’s maternity reforms, I reflect on my own traumatic birth experience and a broken system that too often fails women when they’re at their most vulnerable.

03
Womanhood: Is it possible to change your argument style?
For Stylist
In long-term relationships it's easy to slip into patterns, and tricky to break them. When it comes to conflict, the terms of engagement can be set early – I interrogate why your argument style matters, and how it might be impacting your bond.
In long-term relationships it's easy to slip into patterns, and tricky to break them. When it comes to conflict, the terms of engagement can be set early – I interrogate why your argument style matters, and how it might be impacting your bond.

04
Race: The Nigel Farage-ing of Britain is causing a terrible ripple effect
For The Guardian
Suddenly mixed heritage Britons are being obliged to explain ourselves and our families. We will not be pushed to the margins.
Suddenly mixed heritage Britons are being obliged to explain ourselves and our families. We will not be pushed to the margins.

05
Race/health: The UK's mental health crisis is riddled with racism
For Cosmopolitan
In the midst of a national mental health crisis, I explore the hidden racism within mental healthcare in the UK is devastating lives.
In the midst of a national mental health crisis, I explore the hidden racism within mental healthcare in the UK is devastating lives.

06
Grief: How to grieve in the age of artificial memory
For EE72
As algorithms, archives and AI increasingly mediate our memories, I explore how technology is reshaping the way we grieve.
As algorithms, archives and AI increasingly mediate our memories, I explore how technology is reshaping the way we grieve.

07
Race/Wellbeing: Meet the collective diversifying London's wellness scene
For Stylist
UK sauna culture is booming – so why is it still so white? I meet the POC collective reclaiming the right to rest and wellness.
UK sauna culture is booming – so why is it still so white? I meet the POC collective reclaiming the right to rest and wellness.

08
Race: Black and brown children are at the sharp end of the crisis
For The Lead
Policies to tackle child poverty that don’t acknowledge the impact of race are simply not going to cut it.
Policies to tackle child poverty that don’t acknowledge the impact of race are simply not going to cut it.

09
Womanhood: Why women no longer feel safe to talk politics in public
For Stylist
Women’s openness to speak about political matters in public has dropped – rising misogyny could be to blame.
Women’s openness to speak about political matters in public has dropped – rising misogyny could be to blame.

10
Race/health: “Playing Russian roulette ” – What really happens to sickle cell patients in hospital
For The Lead
Lowlah was kicked out of a London hospital in the middle of the night after asking for pain relief. Her story reveals a stark pattern of racism and stigmatisation.
Lowlah was kicked out of a London hospital in the middle of the night after asking for pain relief. Her story reveals a stark pattern of racism and stigmatisation.

11
Race/culture: A very different Venice Biennale
For The Lead
Leslie Lokko's Venice Biennale feels like a radical subversion of everything you might expect – deposited right into the heart of the artistic establishment.
Leslie Lokko's Venice Biennale feels like a radical subversion of everything you might expect – deposited right into the heart of the artistic establishment.

12
Grief: Both my parents died in a hospice – the decline I saw in end-of-life care is terrifying
For The Guardian
This crisis is not the fault of medical professionals. If funding for hospices is cut further, more people will die in distress.
This crisis is not the fault of medical professionals. If funding for hospices is cut further, more people will die in distress.

13
Womanhood: Can a ‘frenemy’ ever be a healthy friendship?
For Stylist
Industry’s Yas and Harper have a complicated relationship – it makes for great TV, but are real-life complex friendships like these always toxic?
Industry’s Yas and Harper have a complicated relationship – it makes for great TV, but are real-life complex friendships like these always toxic?

14
Race: “Left for dead” on Snowdon – rural racism is not a myth
For The Lead
Half of ethnic minority Brits have reported “negative experiences” in nature because of their race, according to new research shared exclusively with me.
Half of ethnic minority Brits have reported “negative experiences” in nature because of their race, according to new research shared exclusively with me.

15
Race: Manchester’s history of slavery has been carefully concealed – that has to change
For The Guardian
I’ve always been proud of my home city. To keep that alive I need to know Manchester’s full history, not its redacted one.
I’ve always been proud of my home city. To keep that alive I need to know Manchester’s full history, not its redacted one.
- Race/Beauty: The racial politics of chasing ‘flawless’ skin
- Race/Health: By day five of my labour I only wanted to survive
- Womanhood: Is it possible to change your argument style?
- Race: The Nigel Farage-ing of Britain is causing a terrible ripple effect
- Race/health: The UK's mental health crisis is riddled with racism
- Grief: How to grieve in the age of artificial memory
- Race/Wellbeing: Meet the collective diversifying London's wellness scene
- Race: Black and brown children are at the sharp end of the crisis
- Womanhood: Why women no longer feel safe to talk politics in public
- Race/health: “Playing Russian roulette ” – What really happens to sickle cell patients in hospital
- Race/culture: A very different Venice Biennale
- Grief: Both my parents died in a hospice – the decline I saw in end-of-life care is terrifying
- Womanhood: Can a ‘frenemy’ ever be a healthy friendship?
- Race: “Left for dead” on Snowdon – rural racism is not a myth
- Race: Manchester’s history of slavery has been carefully concealed – that has to change
Contact me
For commissions, collaborations and selected projects, get in touch.
Agent
For literary/book inquiries or speaking engagements:
Zoe Ross, United Agents
socials
Instagram: @nmozz
Substack: The Sun'll Come Out
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