The Chronic Edge Unleashed
The Chronic Edge Unleashed - Where neurodivergence + chronic illness meet high-performance careers. Hosted by Elliot Evans.
Real talk, myth-busting, data, research & lived experience to help you thrive at work, in business & in life - not just survive.
Perfect for:
* Employees navigating autism, arthritis, endometriosis, chronic fatigue & other invisible disabilities
* HR/employers seeking better retention, lower absenteeism & true productivity gains.
* Anyone done viewing illness as a limitation.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Illness is not a Burden - 3 focused episodes unpacking 1 condition, with employee strategies & employer ROI.
Living on the Edge - Monthly 1-hr interviews with boundary-pushers.
Behind the Edge - BTS, workshops, free tools, & news.
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Episodes
40 episodes
Transforming your Diabetes into a career advantage: Diabetic strategies at work.
Part 2 of Diabetes in the WorkplaceRun time 17 mins approxTransforming your diabetes into a career advantage.Living with diabetes shouldn’t mean sacrificing your career aspirations. Yet, many professionals face ...
Diabetic Employee Strategies Trailer - Transforming your Diabetes into a career advantage:
Trailer for our next episode Managing diabetes in the workplace isn't just possible; it can be your secret weapon. When you understand your rights under the Equality Act and know how to ask for what you need, diabetes ...
System Meltdown: Extreme heat VS chronic illness.
TITLE: System Meltdown - Extreme heat vs chronic illnessSERIES: Behind the EdgeRUN TIME: 17 mins Ever felt like the heat is taking over your life? Here's why it doesn't have to!" Living with c...
Diabetes in the Workplace - Your job doesn't care about what Type you are.
Title: Diabetes in the WorkplaceSeries: Illness is not a burdenRuntime: 18 mins approxDiabetes is not a burden, it’s data. Here’s how to use it to thrive in your career! Send this to someone who needs to hear t...
The Long & Short of it: The Compounding Cost of Sickness - Workshop Audit part 5
Workshop Audit part 5 - Compounding the cost of Long and Short Term Sickness in the WorkplaceRuntime: 15 minsTarget: HR, Employers. Researchers. CFO, CEO.Don't forget your figures from part 4, and have notes open or a pen ...
Your Employer Playbook to Arthritis in the Workplace: Stop bleeding talent & cash
Arthritis in the Workplace - Your Employer Playbook: Stop bleeding talent and cash.Illness is not a burden Series 1: Episode 12Run time 17 mins approx.Target: HR, CFO, CEOs who want real ROI, not virtue signalling.Th...
Trust the Process: Life after Diagnosis - Behind the Edge Arsenal Edition
Trigger Warning - Illness on show with sniffles, and talk about Arsenal FC.The plan for this week's Behind the Edge show was to talk about my arthritis but my team, Arsenal FC won the premier league the night before, and I woke up on my...
Arthritis in the Workplace - Strategies for the Arthritic Employee: Illness is NOT a burden
Runtime - 34 mins.Arthritis in the Workplace - Your no-BS survival guide as the employee living with arthritis.For: Anyone with arthritis trying to keep their career alive.If you're in pain at your desk but scared to say an...
Calculating the real cost of Absenteeism: Audit Workshop part 4
Episode 4: Calculating the real cost of Absenteeism - Audit workshop part 4.10% of your team absent for 4 hours a day?That single habit could be quietly costing your business tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds every year...
The Impact of Arthritis at Work - The Silent Career Killer no one wants to talk about
Target: Employees suffering in silence and employers watching productivity bleed.Arthritis isn't "old people stuff" - It is already wrecking 1 in 10 workers and costing the economy billions.This episode rips the lid off: ...
Your questions answered - What lies Behind the Edge?
Hello everyone and welcome to The Chronic Edge Unleashed - Behind the Edge.In this episode we are talking through your questions:What's new?What are the foundations to workplace wellbeing?How do I cope with work and ...
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Building a CKD Inclusive Workplace - Data, ROI & HR Playbook
CKD is quietly costing UK employers millions in lost productivity every year - £372 million from dialysis related absences alone, with projections heading towards £2 billion in 2033. Yet most HR wellbeing strategies still treat it as an afterth...
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The Language of Loss: Mastering the key metrics - Workplace Audit workshop part 3 of 10
In part one you calculated your rough people-cost baseline, in part 2 we put those numbers into context against UK benchmarks, now in today's episode we learn the language your business is speaking - the language of loss.- Why these metr...
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Strategies for the CKD employee - Your toolkit to stay employed (or Pivot Smarter)
CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) doesn't need to end your career, but silence, pride and ignorance will.Illness is manageable, but putting your head in the sand and refusing to ask for help or help yourself is the real disease.Over th...
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AI & Autism - A neurodivergent perspective of the benefits and the darkside of AI usage.
The use of AI has become a hot topic, is it a benefit or a danger?As a neurodivergent, I use AI daily but understand both the risks and rewards of the technology.In this episode of Behind the Edge, I talk about my experience with ...
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CKD in the Workplace - The silent Multi-billion pound Talent & Profit Killer!
Over 8.5 million people in the UK live with Chronic Kidney Disease - that's more than 1 in 8 of us, with the majority of working age, and many still un-diagnosed.Most workplaces treat it as a "personal health issue£ until fatigue, dialys...
Benchmark reality check - Where does your business stand? Workplace Audit workshop 2 of 10
Welcome back to our second workshop session breaking down our Workplace Wellbeing Audit report - CEDAR: Helping you find hidden costs, create real gains, and unlock ROI through targeted wellbeing solutions.Last time we spoke about people...
Endometriosis Inclusive Workplace: Slash £11bn UK losses, boost productivity, ensure equality compliance - HR guide to Culture, retention, and profit.
In this episode of The Chronic Edge Unleashed series Illness is not a burden we visit Endometriosis for the final time focusing on the Inclusive Endometriosis Workplace.Endometriosis impacts 1 in 10 women (around 1.5-1.6 million women in...
Internal podcast therapy: Finding me by bridging the gap for others, this isn't just another podcast
In this episode of Behind the Edge I talk about why I have stripped away everything from my business to focus on giving away content for free via The Chronic Edge Unleashed channel.Doing the podcast is like a lifeline in a purposeless w...
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Strategies for the Endo Employee: Unlock tools, legal rights, and benefits to beat lost hours and thrive despite the odds.
In this episode of The Chronic Edge Unleashed series - Illness is not a burden, we continue to look at Endometriosis and the strategies you can use as an employee with the condition.ONS data shows that employees with endometriosis can lo...
Hidden Costs, Real Gains: Wellbeing ROI uncovered - Behind the Edge Audit Workshop 1 of 10
Getting your wellbeing strategy wrong can cost you thousands too hundreds of thousands of pounds each year in lost productivity, absenteeism, presentieesm and retention.With the hundreds, maybe thousands of wellbeing solutions on offer t...
Endometriosis in the Workplace: Pain, pay cuts and the potential for change to 1 in 10 women sacrificing their health for work.
Welcome back to The Chronic Edge Unleashed and part of the Illness is NOT a burden series.In this episode we will be looking at Endometriosis in the Workplace.Rather than me throwing some statistics at you (but don't worry there a...
Supporting Autism in the Workplace - HR & Manager guide for the neuroinclusive workplace in 2026
In this final episode of Autism in the Workplace, we look at supporting the workplace with their legalities, potential strategies and other information to help them better understand and support their autistic employees from recruitment and thr...
Dissatisfaction: The Hidden Killer - Behind the Edge Ep2
In this episode of Behind the Edge, we take a short tour of Dissatisfaction and how, as business owners and HR professionals, misunderstanding this area can destroy a business from the inside out.Packed with statistics that will make you...
Strategies for the autistic employee: Less than 30% of autistic people are in full-time work, don't be another statistic!
In this episode of Illness is not a burden, we continue on with autism in the workplace - Looking at the strategies and tools a person with autism could use to navigate the workplace effectively.We also look at the legalities...
