Today on The Shelf we are joined by Natasha Henry.  Natasha is a freelance journalist, host and broadcaster.  You may have seen her on Sky News, Channel 4 and read her articles in The Voice Newspaper, The Mirror to name a few.

Natasha was the first one in her family to go to university, and then she left to pursue her passion.  If you are from a Caribbean background you will know how this went down....or not!

Natasha talks to us about her journey, her passion for all things football and more recently Formula E. Natasha shares her struggles of being one of only three black women in the industry at the time and we dip into that thing about following your passion over what the family wants you to do.  

We share below Natasha's contact details along with some organisations to help those of you who may be thinking a similar career journey 

You can connect with Natasha here - [email protected] / @natashashenry

Organisations to help you on your way

The Black Collective of Media in Sport - BCOMS - https://www.bcoms.co/

Journalism Diversity Fund (for help with training fees) https://www.journalismdiversityfund.com/

Kick It Out - https://www.kickitout.org/

Women in Football https://www.womeninfootball.co.uk/

National Council for Training of Journalist https://www.nctj.com/

The Voice - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/

Stay Curious, Patsy & Lydia

Episode edited by Che Cardoso