About Us

Emotional Fitness

Dare to unoverwhelm yourself by balancing your life learning mental, emotional and spiritual tools to become resilient without losing yourself in the process and enjoy your life.

OUR VALUES

C. H. E. E. R

These values serve as the foundation of our business, guiding our decisions, programs, and interactions with families. By embracing these values, we create a safe, supportive, and transformative environment for families to thrive.

1. Compassion: We embrace families with empathy, understanding, and nonjudgemntal support, acknowledging the unique challenges they face.

2. Hope: We inspire families to find meaning, purpose, and joy, even in the midst of challenges, and empower them to create a brighter future.

3. Empowerment: We equip families with tools, resources, and guidance to take control of their emotional wellbeing and spiritual growth.

4. Enthusiasm: As a corporate value, enthusiasm is poart of our work ethic as we are are driven not just by external rewards but by an internal drive to succeed, inspire others, and contribute positively to our mission.

6. Respect: We honor the unique experiences, perspectives, and strengths of each family member, acknowledging the beauty of neurodiversity.

Mission

At Unoverwhelmed: Emotional Fitness, our mission is to empower individuals to cultivate emotional resilience, self-awareness, and inner peace. We are dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where families facing autism can explore, learn, and grow. Through our services and programs, we aim to inspire emotional and spiritual wellness, foster meaningful connections, and promote a culture of compassion and understanding.

Vision

Unoverwhelmed: Emotional Fitness envisions a world where families affected by autism are empowered to thrive emotionally, socially, and spiritually. We see a future where:

Families have access to innovative, evidence-based emotional wellbeing programs tailored to their unique needs.
Parents and caregivers are confident, supported, and equipped to navigate their journey with autism.
Individuals with autism are celebrated for their strengths, valued for their contributions, and empowered to reach their full potential.
Communities embrace autism acceptance, understanding, and inclusion. Our organization is a leading authority in emotional wellbeing for autism families, driving research, education, and advocacy.

Who is behind it?

My name is Elvia Diaz. I am a professional middle-aged woman who has become the head of her household since 2013. I have learned to deal with several emotional scars as a divorcee and a mother of two wonderful girls and my very special boy with ASD. It was not easy for me to admit that I needed help. How could I if I was meant to be the strongest one? Learning to navigate the diagnosis has been a real struggle on my own physical, emotional and spiritual health. I have had to learn all the lingo and jargon the doctors use, find the financial, medical and therapeutic resources, find the time to work and go to therapies because I was determined to fight for each of my children not realizing that I was losing myself fighting a never-ending battle.

One day, I learned what is now obvious to me: The commandment is simple, Love thy neighbor AS you love yourself, not more, not less. In hindsight, I see how, with God’s help, I have been able to overcome several obstacles and learn to enjoy this beautiful adventure called life. I have also realized that along the struggle there are many hidden blessings. I can now see the COLATERAL BEAUTY as I enjoy myself in my own self-development process with the conviction that no one is EVER alone, and that God walks besides me.

As the mother of a child with a disability, I have a deep, personal understanding of the challenges that families face in navigating the complex systems of care and support. My journey led me to found the Autism TEAZ Association (working Hope for Autism in Zacatecas), which started with just seven members and has grown to a vibrant community of over 300. Through this organization, together with a great team of engaged caring parents, I have gained extensive experience in understanding the needs of families and providing overall service coordination to the community,

While there is now more research, resources and awareness for autism, generally speaking, parents are assumed to me physical, financial, emotional and spiritually ready to face such a challenge. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and we feel overwhelmed as we need to find the resilience and emotional strength to embrace this new imposed mission.

Disclaimer

While I am not a mental health specialist, I have learned through experience how to deal with life struggles. This course is focused on learning that self-care is not selfish. It includes some self-development, meditation and spiritual growth strategies based under the premise that ASD children are catalysts of love and that they have a special purpose under God´s plan. We, paretns of ASD children, were chosen to carry out that plan. The spiritual guidance given is based on catholic religious practices. Nonetheless, you do not need to be catholic to take the course. It is highly recommended, however, that you seek a strong belief in a higher power for you to apply the strategies presented and outlined in this course.