Irina Gonzalez

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Tag: career

7 Fearless things I’m doing for my writing career in 2017 [#yearofwriting]

Posted on January 1, 2017January 16, 2018 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. It’s the start of a new year and, as always, that has me (and everyone else in the world I suppose) thinking about what this year will bring. It’s no stretch to say that 2016 wasn’t everyone’s favorite year. Despite some personal successes, I know that…

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The 5 best stories & essays I wrote in 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016October 8, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, it’s the end of the year… A time that most people take to reflect on what has happened in the past and what you’re looking forward to in the future. I’ll be doing a few posts along those themes, starting with a classic: A roundup…

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How do you find motivation when your mind is freaking out?

Posted on October 12, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I am having an extremely hard time doing anything this past week. It’s not like I am lying in bed sick or depressed or feeling lazy or something like that. Nope. My problem today is my mind, and its utter inability to quiet the F down…

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The scary part of turning 30… That I’ve sort of held back on

Posted on August 30, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Turning 30 hasn’t really gone exactly the way I thought it would. The big Three-Oh, as they call it, has been both much better and much worse than I ever could have imagined. I remember, years ago, when I realized that this age was on the…

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I’m about to turn 30…

Posted on February 22, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. In the past few months, and I couldn’t tell you if this is coincidence or some weird algorithm or simply because I am more aware of it, my Facebook feed has been full of “hey you’re turning 30!” articles. And it’s true. I am turning 30….

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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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