Irina González, MSW Student

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

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My breastfeeding journey has been tough but wonderful

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Irina Gonzalez

It’s the last day of World Breastfeeding Week and I wanted to share a bit about my journey because, well, it’s been a tough road. When I first had Rio, he latched pretty immediately. In the hospital, a lactation consultant came by to give me a few pointers but, in general, we were off to…

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Is this just pregnancy insomnia or perinatal anxiety?

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Irina Gonzalez

It’s currently six in the morning and I have been awake since roughly 1:58am. This has been my ongoing struggle for the past couple of months. You see, I am approaching the 30th week of pregnancy and extremely excited (and nervous) to welcome my first child with the love of my life. A year ago,…

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50 Ways I tried to heal after a miscarriage

Posted on May 3, 2019January 22, 2020 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. It’s never easy to admit to something difficult and painful in a public way but, here I am, admitting that I recently had a miscarriage. In fact, I wrote about it on Instagram (and my other social media channels) earlier this week, just after my doctor confirmed what I…

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Let me get real honest about my struggles with mental health lately

Posted on February 6, 2019February 24, 2019 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. I read somewhere once that, when you break, you don’t quite get put back together the same again. The Japanese art of kintsugi repairs those broken pieces with gold but, to be honest, I’ve never really felt like my scars were majestic parts of myself to show off. Instead,…

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The Robin Williams (Anthony Bourdain) Tragedy Affects Us All

Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is a story that was written for and published on Latina.com in August 2014. However, the site has since shut down and my story has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) I feel very strongly about this topic & b) this…

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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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