LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Kaitlyn, a new mom and reading specialist in Northern Illinois. They talk about how a third trimester scare forced her to slow down at work, how difficult it is when things don’t work out as you planned, and the grief of having a baby during a pandemic….
Tag: therapy
How my Latina shame kept me from going to therapy for years
Note: This is 1 of 3 essays that was written for and published on The Flama last year. However, the site has since shut down (mostly) and my essay has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) it was fun to write &…
So I started going to therapy… and it’s difficult because I’m Latina
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. This is a little difficult to admit… but I’ve started going to therapy. To be honest, I’ve been thinking a bout it for years but somehow never got up the courage to do it until I had a particularly challenging summer this past year. After spending…