Irina Gonzalez

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Tag: weight loss

Thoughts on turning 31… and the
future of Map Your 30s blog

Posted on March 23, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. When I first started writing about turning 30 years old and decided to create the Map Your 30s Blog, my idea was simple: I wanted to write about all of the changes happening in my life and I wanted to make the point that life doesn’t…

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MamasLatinas: November 2016

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Irina Gonzalez

Healthy You 7 Steps you NEED to take to lose 20 pounds or more Home  5 Tips para que no te vuelvas loca planificando tu fiesta navideña Food & Fiestas How to make the most delicious turkey EVER, with my abuelita’s recipe Want more? Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and  Twitter!

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How I’m writing about the things that seriously SCARE me

Posted on September 26, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. A couple days, I wrote about the scariest thing that I could imagine: my recovery. It’s funny to think about how recovery, which many would consider a “success,” is something so scary to talk about. But I was terrified of admitting that I had a problem and…

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Here is the full story of my 100+ pound weight loss (plus some resources)

Posted on September 7, 2016April 6, 2018 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I was always a chubby kid. I remember wearing shorts in 5th grade and hating the way my thighs looked. I lost 20 pounds in the beginning of high school by experimenting with diet pills, not eating breakfast and only having a 20 ounce bottle of…

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and multi-passionate writer. She is a Generation Alpha expert and author of the Raising Gen Alpha newsletter, where she writes about the hope and hopelessness of bringing up kids born 2010-2024 in a world that feels like it’s on fire—figuratively and literally.

Irina's 20-year media career has been defined by her fearless use of storytelling to shine a light on those who feel outside the "norm." Her work serves to remind us that we are never truly alone in our struggles and empowers us to overcome the societal barriers that stand in the way of our mental and emotional well-being. By promoting a message of empathy and inclusivity, Irina is helping to create a better world for all of us, and for generations to come.

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