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Tag: sobriety

November 2018 Writer’s Life: A new computer for me! [#yearofwriting]

Posted on November 30, 2018February 24, 2019 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, I’m going to start out with the good news first: This month, after several months of planning for it, I finally got my new computer. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and new that a new computer was due… but was holding off until Apple…

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October 2018 Writer’s Life: Lots of changes [#yearofwriting]

Posted on October 31, 2018February 24, 2019 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, what can I say about October 2018? To be honest, it was a super interesting month! Actually, kind of an exciting month because I let go of one low-paying gig (News Editor at 21Ninety) and instead embraced a new high-paying gig (regular contributor at Simplemost/The Delite). It’s an…

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Dose & OMGFacts: December 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016October 8, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

What I Learned Struggling To Get Sober Guys, Don’t Talk To Women Working In Coffee Shops Want more? Subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates on my memoir (Moscow Chica). Then follow my official Facebook writer page and find me on Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest!

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Confession: I’m in recovery… And here are 5 things I learned so far

Posted on September 23, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Next week is the last day of National Recovery Month and I am taking a DEEP BREATH in order to tell you something that has taken me one year, two months and five days to admit publicly: I am in recovery. I don’t get want to go…

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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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