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Pandemic Mama Season 2 Episode 3: Kelly Fitzgerald Junco with baby Alonso smiling and feeling happy

Episode 2.03: Navigating Postpartum Body Acceptance with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Irina Gonzalez

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Irina Gonzalez, journalist, toddler mom, and the host talks with three-time return guest Kelly Fitzgerald Junco. She is a writer and sobriety advocate. In her previous two episodes, she talked with us about pregnancy anxiety and postpartum grief. This time, she comes on to give us an update about what the past year of the pandemic has been like while living in Florida, the difficulty of finding a daycare that fits her family’s safety requirements, and what it’s like to work on accepting your postpartum body during a pandemic.

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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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