Irina González, MSW Student

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Pandemic Mama with Kaitlyn

11. The Grief of Having a Baby During a Pandemic with Kaitlyn

Posted on November 25, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

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….

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Pandemic Mama with Dr. Erin Watson

10. A Doctor’s Guide to Being a Pandemic Mama with Dr. Erin Watson

Posted on November 18, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

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…

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Pandemic Mama with Jacqui Hathaway Levin

9. Setting Boundaries as a New Mom with Jacqui Hathaway Levin

Posted on November 11, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

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…

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Pandemic Mama with Jenny

8. Dealing with the Fourth Trimester in the Pandemic with Jenny

Posted on November 4, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Jenny, a teacher in NYC and a mom to a brand new baby girl, about dealing with the fourth trimester during the pandemic. They discuss what it was like to be pregnant during the lockdown, how she ended up in the hospital with post-partum preeclampsia, and the…

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Pandemic Mama with Conz Preti

7. Preparing for Postpartum Anxiety with Twins with Conz Preti

Posted on October 28, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Conz Preti, author of Too Pregnant To Move: A Pregnancy Journal, editor at Motherly, and a mom of 3 under 3. They discuss how Conz prepared for possible postpartum anxiety, what it was like to leave New York City in the middle of the pandemic, and the…

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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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