Irina González, MSW Student

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

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Author: Irina Gonzalez

Editor & Freelance Writer

Why is it so hard for us to accept true generosity when we date?

Posted on August 9, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I wrote this piece in a bout of excitement, elation, love, wonder, guilt and generally feeling both really happy and a little down on myself. It’s been a month and a half since that moment, but this still rings true. Enjoy! Tonight, as I lay in…

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Why I’m happy that I failed at my July “writing every day” project

Posted on August 4, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I have always been one of those people that is much better at ideas than the actual follow through. You can probably ask any one of my friends about this. I can spend a morning coming up with 36 ideas to write about (as I recently…

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Brit+Co: July 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016August 9, 2016 by Irina Gonzalez

12 Noodle-Free Lasagnas Perfect for a Healthy Weeknight Dinner 14 Crazy + Loaded French Fries for Bastille Day and Beyond 60 Sweet + Savory Halloween Treats to *WOW* Your Inner Kidult 13 Delectable Tequila Cocktails to Celebrate National Tequila Day 12 Brazilian Cocktails & Desserts to Eat, Drink & Be Merry During the Olympics Want…

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MamasLatinas: July 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016August 1, 2016 by Irina Gonzalez

Food & Fiestas 15 Brazilian snacks, appetizers & cocktails to celebrate the Olympics in Rio 12 Mexican lasagna recipes that are almost too pretty to eat 18 Delicious tequila recipes that don’t involve drinks 8 Latin-flavored ice creams you need to taste NOW! 15 Mojito recipes to impress everyone at your next party 12 Wine slushies…

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How early is it TOO EARLY to travel in a (fairly new) relationship?

Posted on July 13, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. After dating for just over two months, Adam and I made a pretty monumental decision: we sent in our applications to get our passports renewed. You see, mine was due to expire and his had already been expired. I can’t quire remember exactly when in our…

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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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