Natasha Lipman

But Make It Accessible: Wax Poetic Clothing

Hello and welcome to my new blog series “But Make It Accessible”, where I speak to brands that are working to create beautiful and stylish clothes that are also accessible. Rediscovering my love for fashion since becoming a wheelchair user has brought a ...

Access Review: Everyman King’s Cross

Everyman is probably one of my favourite cinema chains in London, and I went to their Baker Street venue for over a decade. However, in order to even get into the cinema itself, you have to go down a number of stairs, which quelle surprise did not make my ...

How Using Mobility Aids Impacted My Mental Health

I spent my entire life terrified that I’d ‘end up in a wheelchair’. After all, from 9 years old, I only knew worsening pain. I had my first ‘proper’ knee dislocation at 11, and as I got older, my ability to force myself to walk declined year on year. I ...

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Bought My First Powerchair For Chronic Illness

It took me a long time to come to terms with deciding to become a wheelchair user, but when I knew that I was ready it was like a switch flicked in my brain. For the first time in years, I had a ‘real job’, and even the few hours a week I went in the ...

Foldalite Travel Powerchair Review

I can’t believe that it has almost been a year since I finally bought my first ever powerchair, the Rascal P321 (also called my ‘Mario Kart’ or ‘The Dizzy Rascal’ by my friends – cos I have PoTS and am always dizzy, gettit?) It truly was a long time ...

Natasha Lipman sits with her head on her hand looking out at the sky

My Online Therapy Experience With BetterHelp

I’ve said for years that one of the biggest failures of our current medical system for patients with chronic illness is that there seems to be a genuine lack of recognition that long-term conditions (chronic, duh) require long-term care. Of course, there ...

Natasha Lipman holding a virgin cocktail at Proud Cabaret Embankment

Wheelchair Access Review: Proud Cabaret Embankment

I feel as though every time I sit down to write a blog, I always start with some variation of ‘it has been a pretty difficult couple of weeks’ and an apology for my lack of posting. But it has been, and so my blog has been neglected yet again as I didn’t ...