In this episode of Connectiverse Perspectives, Andrea is joined by wellbeing strategist and The Chronic Edge Unleashed host Elliot Evans for an honest and thoughtful conversation about chronic illness, neurodivergence, masking, and the realities of modern workplace culture.
Drawing on both professional insight and lived experience, Elliot explores how people with long-term conditions are often reduced to assumptions, labels, or statistics — rather than being seen for their strengths, abilities, and potential.
Together, they discuss workplace wellbeing, flexibility, psychological safety, identity, fatigue, and the pressure many people feel to appear “fine” even when they’re struggling behind the scenes.
The episode also looks at why meaningful support goes far deeper than token gestures, and how understanding, openness, and communication can transform both workplaces and lives.
Warm, reflective, and often funny, More Than a Diagnosis is a powerful reminder that people are always more than the conditions they live with.
You can also hear more from Elliot on The Chronic Edge Unleashed:
Connectiverse Perspectives
Connectiverse Perspectives is a monthly podcast that brings the Connectiverse magazine to life.
Each month, the podcast reflects on the latest digital and print edition of Connectiverse, exploring the stories, themes, and conversations shaping life across the Fylde Coast and beyond.
Alongside this, a second episode each month features an in-depth conversation with one of the magazine’s contributors — giving space to the person behind the words, their lived experience, and the work they do in the community.
From health and wellbeing to education, care, finance, neurodiversity, and community support, Connectiverse Perspectives is about connection — helping people understand what support exists, why it matters, and how services and communities can work better together.
Honest, reflective, and rooted in real voices, this is a podcast about people