Diagnosis Human by Elly Chapple
Our book of the month for June is “Diagnosis: Human: It’s Time to Flip The Narrative and Rewrite the Human Story”, by Elly Chapple – a Human First Catalyst, TEDx speaker, author and founder of the #FlipTheNarrative movement.
ABOUT THE BOOK
What if the way we see human difference……has been wrong all along?
Diagnosis: Human is part memoir, part manifesto, and entirely necessary. It challenges the systems, stories and labels that reduce us – and invites us back to something truer, something we have always known but somehow forgotten.
This is not a book about disability. It is not a book about diversity and inclusion. It is a book about being human – a label every single one of us shares. It asks us to stop performing, stop categorising, and start meeting each other in the messy, magnificent middle where real connection lives.
Written by TEDx speaker and trainer Elly Chapple, and rooted in nearly two decades alongside her daughter Ella – a Deafblind young woman who taught her more about presence, courage and humanity than any classroom ever could – this book will change how you see yourself, the people around you, and the world you move through.
“When I grow up, I want to be Elly Chapple. She’s the most courageous person I know.” Sally Phillips, Actor and mum
“Diagnosis: Human will enhance every single person who is lucky enough to read it.” Dr Mona Delahooke, bestselling author of Beyond Behaviours
ABOUT ELLY CHAPPLE
Elly Chapple is a Human First Catalyst, TEDx speaker, author and founder of the #FlipTheNarrative movement. Her work sits at the heart of one of the most urgent conversations happening in organisations right now: what does it actually take to create teams and spaces where people feel safe enough to show up, trust, and give their best?
The answer, Elly argues, begins not with strategy or structure, but with the nervous system.
Before any team can truly collaborate, before trust can be built or culture can shift, each person in the room needs to feel regulated. Not managed. Not motivated. Regulated. And the most powerful thing a leader can offer, often without saying a word, is the felt experience of being in the presence of someone who is steady. Someone whose nervous system says: you are safe here. That is co-regulation. And it changes everything.
Her Speaking topics include –
- The Pulse of Intention: Human Co-Regulation and Why It Changes Everything
- The Power of a Pause
- Psychological Safety: The Human Truth Behind the Headline
- Flip the Narrative: Rewriting the Human Story in Your Organisation
For more information on the book please visit the amazon website and more info on Ellys speaking work can be found on her webpage.