About the Podcast
The Mission
Under the Diagnosis is a storytelling podcast that explores what life actually looks like behind a mental health diagnosis.
Diagnoses can be helpful. They can provide language, access to care, and a sense of understanding. But they are never the full story.
This podcast exists to move beyond labels and into lived experience: the quiet moments, the daily realities, the contradictions, and the humanity that doesn’t fit neatly into clinical criteria.
Because a diagnosis is a chapter; not the whole story.
What You’ll Hear Here
Each episode features a thoughtful, conversational interview with someone living with a mental health diagnosis. These conversations focus on:
What daily life looks like beyond the label
How symptoms show up in real, human ways
What people often misunderstand about their diagnosis
Coping, growth, and meaning-making over time
This is not sensationalized mental health content. It’s calm, respectful, and grounded in honesty.
What This Podcast Is — and Is Not
Under the Diagnosis is:
A storytelling and educational platform
Centered on lived experience
Rooted in respect, nuance, and care
It is not:
Therapy
A diagnostic service
A place for clinical advice or crisis support
Conversations are meant to inform, humanize, and reduce stigma, not replace professional care.
About the Host
Asia is a licensed master’s level social worker with experience working across a range of mental health diagnoses and life experiences. Her work is grounded in listening, ethics, and the belief that people are more than the symptoms used to describe them.
She created Under the Diagnosis to bridge the gap between clinical language and real life, and to offer a space where people can speak about their experiences without being reduced to a label.
As the host, Asia’s role is not to treat or evaluate, but to listen, guide conversation, and hold space for honest storytelling.
A Note on Safety & Boundaries
This podcast is not monitored for emergencies and does not provide therapy or crisis intervention. If you are experiencing distress or need immediate support, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional or contact local emergency services. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for support.
An Invitation
Whether you live with a diagnosis, support someone who does, or simply want a deeper understanding of mental health beyond stereotypes, you’re welcome here.