Irina González, MSW Student

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

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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

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! 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…

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Pandemic Mama Season 2 Episode 2

Episode 2.02: Pandemic Parents Reflect on COVID-19, 2 Years Later

Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! March 11, 2022, officially marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic. In this special retrospective episode, host Irina Gonzalez, a journalist and toddler mom, catches up with some of our favorite podcast guests to see what they have been up to in 2021. Check…

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Pandemic Mama with Carmen Perez

12. How to Advocate for Yourself in Pregnancy with Carmen Perez

Posted on December 2, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Carmen Perez, a mom of two, social justice activist, and co-founder of the Women’s March. They get into the sadness of not having any baby bump photos with her 2nd pregnancy, the loneliness of spending this pregnancy in a pandemic, and how she learned to advocate for…

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Pandemic Mama with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

4. Pregnancy Anxiety During the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

Posted on October 7, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with writer and head of marketing at This Naked Mind, Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, about what it’s like to experience her first pregnancy during the pandemic. They talk all about her pregnancy anxiety after experiencing a miscarriage last year, the stress of figuring out how to celebrate milestones with…

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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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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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