Irina González, MSW Student

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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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Dose & OMGFacts: September 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016October 8, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Dose: Getting Back Together With My Ex Was The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made Why It’s Anti-Feminist To Rejoice Over Brangelina’s Breakup An Exhaustive List Of The Worst Relationship Advice You Should Ignore OMGFacts:  In Defense Of Being Cheap AF Stop Going To The Gym To Lose Weight Want more? Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and  Twitter!

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MamasLatinas: September 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016September 29, 2016 by Irina Gonzalez

Food & Fiestas 10 Chicken recipes that you can make in 30 minutes or less 5 Guacamole recipes to celebrate Mexican Independence Day 14 Amazing desserts all made with coffee (RECIPES) Life & Inspiration 10 Lies that are totally okay to tell your hubby Healthy You 6 Surprising ways to lose weight while sleeping 7…

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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 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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