Irina González, MSW Student

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

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January 2017 Writer’s Life: Published pieces, money talk, pitches & more [#yearofwriting]

Posted on January 31, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. At the start of the year, I wrote about the 7 fearless things I am doing for my career in 2017 and exactly why I am signing up for the #52essays2017 challenge. I also committed to making 2017 my #yearofwriting… my theme for the year, if…

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What I learned about Latinos (and myself) when I moved out of Florida

Posted on January 18, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is 3 of 3 essays that was written for and published on The Flama last year. However, the site has since shut down (mostly) and my essay has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) it was fun to write & b) I…

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The reality of dating as a bisexual Latina

Posted on January 11, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is 2 of 3 essays that was written for and published on The Flama last year. However, the site has since shut down (mostly) and my essay has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) it was fun to write & b) I…

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How my Latina shame kept me from going to therapy for years

Posted on January 3, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is 1 of 3 essays that was written for and published on The Flama last year. However, the site has since shut down (mostly) and my essay has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) it was fun to write &…

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How to set (realistic) food resolutions for 2017

Posted on January 2, 2017April 6, 2018 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Last year, I wrote a piece for Brit+Co on easy-to-make food resolutions. As I look back at 2016 and the personal happiness it brought me and look ahead at some of my big goals for 2017, I am also remembering some of the ways I improved my…

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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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