Irina González, MSW Student

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

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2016 was an exceptionally happy year for me (and I’m not afraid to admit it)

Posted on December 31, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. We’ve all been saying it all damn year, haven’t we? 2016 IS THE WORST. I know that I’ve definitely been guilty of this sentiment, and it wasn’t really just because of the election (although that contributed to my year-end complaints). But in the past few days,…

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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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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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My life turned into a rom-com cliché and I’m okay with it

Posted on July 3, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I have a confession to make. Just over two months ago, I was single AF. Like seriously… I haven’t been in a serious relationship since 2011. Not for a lack of trying, necessarily, but it just hasn’t been in the cards for me lately. I’ve dated –…

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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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