Author: Irina Gonzalez

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 

Episode 2.01: The Pandemic Mama Podcast is Back! Here’s What Season 2 is All About

Episode 2.01: The Pandemic Mama Podcast is Back! Here’s What Season 2 is All About

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Season 2 of Pandemic Mama is here! Irina Gonzalez, journalist, toddler mom, and the host gives us an update on why the podcast disappeared for almost an entire year and what she’s been up to since. In this episode, Irina discusses moving cross-country during the pandemic, feeling hopeful about the vaccine and then hopeless as COVID variants struck, and the mental health struggles of a parent with a child under five years old. Plus, a look at what Season 2 is all about.

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27. The Grief of Postpartum in the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

27. The Grief of Postpartum in the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Our first return guest! Irina talks with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, a writer and blogger behind The Sober Señorita, and a new mom who first appeared in Episode 4 of Pandemic Mama. They talked about her birth story, figuring out breastfeeding, and 

26. The Birth of a Pandemic Papa with Adam

26. The Birth of a Pandemic Papa with Adam

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Adam, an engineer, amateur podcast editor, new dad, and her husband! They talked about the stress he felt in the last weeks of pregnancy, what happened during the birth from his perspective, and how this last year has