Tag: baby

Episode 2.03: Navigating Postpartum Body Acceptance with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

Episode 2.03: Navigating Postpartum Body Acceptance with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

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, 

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

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

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 

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

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

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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 herself during these difficult times. Plus, how getting to spend more time with her baby in the postpartum period has been a silver lining.

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4. Pregnancy Anxiety During the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

4. Pregnancy Anxiety During the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

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, 

My breastfeeding journey has been tough but wonderful

My breastfeeding journey has been tough but wonderful

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