Irina González, MSW Student

Therapist-in-Training, Former Journalist, Founder of Unmasking Therapy

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Author: Irina Gonzalez

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Pandemic Mama podcast, season 1, episode 1, with Irina Gonzalez

Episode 2.01: The Pandemic Mama Podcast is Back! Here’s What Season 2 is All About

Posted on March 2, 2022March 1, 2022 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Season 2 of Pandemic Mama is here! Irina Gonzalez, journalist, toddler mom, and the host gives us an update on why the podcast disappeared for almost an entire year and what she’s been up to since. In this episode, Irina discusses moving cross-country during the pandemic, feeling hopeful about the…

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Pandemic Mama with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco 2

27. The Grief of Postpartum in the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Our first return guest! Irina talks with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, a writer and blogger behind The Sober Señorita, and a new mom who first appeared in Episode 4 of Pandemic Mama. They talked about her birth story, figuring out breastfeeding, and the many forms of grief she is dealing with today….

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Pandemic Mama with Adam

26. The Birth of a Pandemic Papa with Adam

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Adam, an engineer, amateur podcast editor, new dad, and her husband! They talked about the stress he felt in the last weeks of pregnancy, what happened during the birth from his perspective, and how this last year has been with their baby Rio. Plus, all of the decision…

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Pandemic Parenting One Year Later

25. How We Parent in the Pandemic One Year Later

Posted on March 12, 2021March 19, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! In this very special episode of the Pandemic Mama podcast, Irina asked some of the past guests to share what they have been up to since their episodes aired and reflect on the last year of parenting as we recognize and mourn a full year of living in the COVID-19…

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Pandemic Mama with Nancy Sanchez

24. Finding Normal in the Chaos of a Pandemic with a 5th Baby with Nancy Sanchez

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Nancy Sanchez. She is a stay-at-home mom of five girls. They talked about her induction on the day after the pandemic was announced last year, how up and down the fourth trimester was, and how it’s been difficult to enjoy this past year.  Plus, why homeschooling was…

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and sober bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. She is the author of the Parenting in Hard Mode newsletter—for those of us who are raising social justice-minded families and getting real about mental health for parents navigating life on the difficult setting. She is also working on an upcoming book on impactful Latinx Americans with The Quarto Publishing Group.

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