Irina González, MSW Student

Therapist-in-Training, Former Journalist, Founder of Unmasking Therapy

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Tag: mental health

My Husband and I Tried Growing Self’s Couples Therapy—and It Did Not Disappoint

Posted on February 21, 2024March 21, 2024 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This therapy services review was written for and published on VerywellMind.com in September 2023. However, due to website changes beyond my control, it is no longer available on the site… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here . Enjoy! Growing Self made couples therapy…

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Let me get real honest about my struggles with mental health lately

Posted on February 6, 2019February 24, 2019 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. I read somewhere once that, when you break, you don’t quite get put back together the same again. The Japanese art of kintsugi repairs those broken pieces with gold but, to be honest, I’ve never really felt like my scars were majestic parts of myself to show off. Instead,…

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The Robin Williams (Anthony Bourdain) Tragedy Affects Us All

Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is a story that was written for and published on Latina.com in August 2014. However, the site has since shut down and my story has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) I feel very strongly about this topic & b) this…

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How this night owl is going to attempt to become a morning lark

Posted on February 20, 2018February 22, 2019 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. I spent a good amount of time last night researching ways to become a morning lark instead of the night owl I naturally am. And today, despite going to bed later than I planned to, I am up again at 6 am, trying to form a habit that I…

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How moving out of NYC was great for my mental health

Posted on October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. When I was younger and growing up in Southwest Florida, I got it in my head that I wanted to live in a big city because I was SO very bored with my life back then. I set my sights on New York City (the biggest…

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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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