Therapist-in-Training, Former Journalist, Founder of Unmasking Therapy
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Hannah Howard, a new mom, food writer, and author of Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen. In this episode, they discuss how Hannah and her husband left New York City when the partner ban was enacted, her emergency C-section, and dealing with breastfeeding issues…
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…
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Kaitlyn, a new mom and reading specialist in Northern Illinois. They talk about how a third trimester scare forced her to slow down at work, how difficult it is when things don’t work out as you planned, and the grief of having a baby during a pandemic….
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Dr. Erin Watson — aka Dr. Pandemic Mom! She is a family medicine and emergency medicine physician currently working in the ER. She is also a fellow new mom and the author of Pregnancy During A Pandemic, We Can Survive This Together: A Pregnant Doctor’s COVID-19 Survival…
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Jacqui Hathaway Levin, a stay-at-home mom and writer based in Orlando, about setting boundaries as a new mom. They discuss how she found comfort with fellow sober moms, all of that new mom and pandemic guilt, and how this time has brought her and her husband closer…