What We Do
The founder, Aileen Amador Mezza, created the Amador Foundation from her personal journey of quality mental health. Her vision and dedication have inspired a team of seasoned professionals and passionate people to join the Foundation.
Our Mission
The Amador Foundation's mission is to create and foster an inclusive and safe environment of support and assistance to children, individuals, and families. We achieve this by providing mental health and supportive services that enhance their quality of life and profoundly impact our community.
Our Vision
We envision a world free of the negative stigma surrounding mental health. The Amador Foundation aims to make mental health services available to everyone. We desire to remove any barriers that hinder an individual's or family's ability to seek and receive quality mental health services in a safe and nurturing environment. The powerful positive impact of accessible, quality mental health services on individuals and families enhances their quality of life and better supports the community.
Perspectives
An introduction video from the founder of the Amador Foundation and author of
LOOK! This is the Way it is: A Perspective of Life Through the Lenses of a Very Real Chick, Aileen Amador Mezza.
Just Like An Athlete
Dr. Lardon wrote the foreword for our founder, Aileen Amador Mezza's captivating book, "Look! This is the Way It Is: A Perspective of Life Through the Lenses of a Very Real Chick." Check out this video review of Aileen's inspiring work!
Dr. Michael Lardon is one of the premier mental performance coaches in the world, with clients in more than a dozen professional and Olympic sports. His athletes have won major golf championships, Olympic gold medals, Super Bowls, and World Series titles, among other achievements. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego and a Consulting Psychiatrist to the United States Olympic Teams at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.
LOOK! This is the Way it is: A Perspective of Life Through the Lenses of a Very Real Chick Book
In this debut autobiography, Aileen Amador Mezza speaks of her younger days' inflated invincibility and endeavors when she thought she knew it all. She went from a sheltered and catholic Colombian upbringing to taking on this wild world with too many options at her disposal. This book shares her raw confessions of her time at San Diego State University and beyond while explaining how she crawled out of what could have ended her life completely. She found herself in a drug-induced state after experimenting with Psilocybin mushrooms. She went through a physical and emotional uphill battle with her family and team of medical professionals to drag herself out of the drug-induced psychosis. As you read this journey, you will immerse yourself in her experiences throughout many years and how much your path can change with what initially felt like a tiny event in a big world.