ABOUT
The Unfolding Room™ is a virtual identity architecture studio for neurodivergent and culturally layered women who are tired of shaping their lives around unrealistic expectations, cultural pressure, and survival-mode demands.
We support women who are navigating leadership, caregiving, career pivots, education, entrepreneurship, late diagnosis, and identity shifts — especially those whose cultural, familial, and societal roles have required them to carry more than is sustainable.
Our work blends I/O psychology, neurodivergent research, feminist systems thinking, and lived experience — including Afro-Latina, Indigenous, immigrant, and multicultural realities — to help women redesign how they make decisions, structure their lives, and define success on their own terms.
This isn’t motivational coaching or surface-level mindset work.
It’s systems-level identity design for women who want lives and careers that don’t require self-erasure, burnout, or chronic overextension.
This is identity work for a complex world — where capacity, culture, autonomy, and nervous-system sustainability matter more than performance.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Meet The Expert
Itzel Yagual, PhD(c)
Behavioral Systems Architect™ & Identity Intelligence™ Strategist
Founder, The Unfolding Room™
Itzel Yagual is an Afro-Latina of Panamanian, Spanish, and Indigenous ancestry, a late-identified autistic and ADHD woman, and a Behavioral Systems Architect™ whose work sits at the intersection of neurodiversity, cultural identity, and I/O psychology.
She supports neurodivergent and culturally layered women navigating multi-role strain, leadership pressure, caregiving demands, late diagnosis, career pivots, and identity shifts — especially those unlearning cultural, gendered, and societal expectations that no longer fit.
Her work helps women redesign work, leadership patterns, boundaries, and life systems so they reflect who they actually are — not who they were conditioned to be.
THE ARCHITECTURE
BEHIND MY WORK
My work draws from:
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Industrial & Organizational Psychology
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Identity, role, and cultural systems research
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Neurodivergent research, training, and lived experience
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Feminist and decolonial theory
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Self-Efficacy Theory
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Trauma-aware and identity-conscious leadership design
I research, teach, and consult across identity, neurodiversity, Afro-Latina cultural systems, and the emotional architecture of leadership.
My clients include late-identified women, executives, business owners, STEM professionals, caregivers, ND solopreneurs, and culturally layered leaders navigating complexity, transition, and role strain.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Identity Architecture · I/O Psychology · Neurodiversity · Afro-Latina Cultural Systems
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Identity Architecture & Behavioral Systems Design
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Neurodivergent leadership & work design
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Afro-Latina & culturally layered identity systems
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Role strain, identity conflict, and capacity fatigue
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Late-diagnosed neurodivergence navigation
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Cultural scripts, generational expectations, and identity inheritance
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ND-inclusive leadership, communication, and workplace design
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Trauma-aware, capacity-conscious organizational systems
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Work-life boundary architecture for multi-role women
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Research, facilitation, and community-grounded qualitative inquiry
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If it doesn’t involve identity, culture, systems, or neurodivergence — it’s not my lane.
TEAMS & ORGS TAKEAWAY
Itzel’s consulting helps organizations become more identity-aware, capacity-sustainable, and culturally intelligent, leading to:
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Higher retention of ND and culturally layered employees
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Reduced burnout, miscommunication, and role strain
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Stronger leadership clarity and conflict navigation
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More psychologically safe, high-trust team environments
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Systems rooted in I/O psychology — not generic DEI templates
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More sustainable workflows, morale, and employee well-being
Clients often describe her work as stabilizing, clarifying, grounding, and deeply validating — especially for ND and culturally complex employees.
WOMEN, ND & MULTI-ROLE
TAKEAWAY
Women who work with Itzel experience:
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A stronger sense of self beyond cultural scripts or survival roles
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Language and tools to navigate identity, work, family, and leadership
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ND-friendly systems for boundaries, energy, and decision-making
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Career and business clarity grounded in identity — not pressure
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Confidence navigating late diagnosis and cultural complexity
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Relief from constant overextension and emotional labor
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A sense of being seen without being asked to compress themselves
COMMUNITY ORGS & RESEARCH PARTNERS
TAKEAWAY
Organizations and research teams benefit from:
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Culturally grounded neurodiversity insights
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Afro-Latina and Latino intergenerational communication frameworks
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Community-aligned research design
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Ethical, identity-conscious qualitative methodology
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Lived-experience-rooted storytelling and interpretation
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Research that informs policy, leadership design, and community well-being
She brings rigor, cultural fluency, and neurodivergent insight to research that shapes identity, work, and well-being across communities.
WHAT WORKING
TOGETHER FEELS LIKE
Marketing Strategist —Culturally Complex Professional
(Jan, 2026)
"Working with Izzy helped me untangle cultural expectations that were never truly mine. She understood my needs, prepared me for workplace accommodation conversations, and helped me advocate with confidence — without guilt or overexplaining."
Late-Identified ND Client
(Dec, 2025)
“Everything Izzy shared was practical, accessible, and shaped around how my brain actually works. The experience felt intentional, personalized, and genuinely useful.”
New Mom, Program Developer, Late-Diagnosed
(Jan, 2026)
“As a new mom and newly diagnosed woman, I left with tools I could actually use in real life — not generic advice. The experience felt thoughtful, personal, and deeply supportive.”
Senior Gov’t Lab Leader
(Jan, 2026)
“I manage teams in a high-pressure government lab and was stretched thin by workload strain, boundaries, and being the default advocate for other neurodivergent staff. Izzy helped me clarify my limits, reset expectations, and make decisions based on how I actually function. The shifts were practical and immediately usable.”