Natasha Tracy

Natasha Tracy B.Sc. lives with bipolar disorder and is also a mental health thought leader and subject matter expert in bipolar disorder. Her thoughts have been sought by the media and academics. Natasha is an award-winning writer, speaker, and consultant. She works to bring high-quality, insightful, and trusted information on bipolar disorder and related illnesses to the public while engaging with the mental health community.

Natasha Tracy is the author of the acclaimed book, "Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar." This book was called “the book medical students should read, not the DSM. This is the real thing,” by Jim Phelps, MD, and a Best Bipolar Book of All Time by Book Authority. Additionally. Natasha coauthored the paper, “Results From an Online Survey of Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder,” published in the "Primary Care Companion CNS Disorders" journal.

Natasha has been the proud recipient of many awards for her work as a writer, speaker, and mental illness advocate. These awards include a WEGO Health Award for health activism, being named an Invisible Illness Champion by Healthline, and an Erasing the Stigma Leadership award by Didi Hirsch.

She is also a well-regarded speaker having spoken at conferences and events for organizations like The National Council, Mental Health America, The Mood Disorder Association of Canada, the Vancouver Greater Health Authority and UBC Hospital Foundation, and the OC87 Recovery Diaries, among others.

Natasha also offers masterclasses on topics such as fighting anxiety in bipolar disorder, what you need to know about preventing suicide, and how people with bipolar disorder think. These are available through natashatracy.com.

Natasha has written 1000s of articles on mental health and is the author of two award-winning blogs: "Bipolar Burble" at natashatracy.com and "Breaking Bipolar" at HealthyPlace.com. They consistently show up on top 10 health blog lists compiled by sites like Healthline, Medical News Today, Health.com, and many others. Her work has also been featured on sites like Huffington Post, Daily Mail, BPHope, Healthline, and Sharecare among others.

Natasha Tracy is a great lover of cats, coffee, and cooking. On the weekends, her favorite thing is a leisurely brunch. And during the week, she is mostly holed-up planning, working on, and editing writing. That is, of course, when she's not napping. While some just see her prone on her couch with purring cats atop as lazy, she insists this is how some of her best writing gets done.