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It's My Birthday, and I'm Parenting in Hard Mode
The Raising Gen Alpha newsletter is now Parenting in Hard Mode; a virtual village for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent parents who are raising Gen…
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Irina González, MSW Student
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How to Feel Joy a Week Before This Election
On the simple thing that made me feel *overjoyed.*
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Irina González, MSW Student
My Response to the Jerk Who Gave Me 'Advice' About My ADHD Kid
NEUROTYPICAL ADVICE DOES NOT WORK FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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Why This 38-Year-Old Mom Is Leaving the House at 11PM
The continued adventures of this unicorn in suburbia, part 2.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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Sometimes Mom Just Needs to Cry
On being a mom with ADHD just trying to feed her distractible kid.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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I've Been Sober for 9 Years Today!
And a sober mom for almost half that time.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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What If It's the Best Choice For Me But Not For My Child?
On prioritizing my career goals or my child's education.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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What Is Even the Point of Human Existence If It's OK to Kill Children?
"Almost 10,000 percent (%) more Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza versus the West Bank since Israel began and stubbornly continues this…
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Irina González, MSW Student
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How to Be a Unicorn in Suburbia
On embracing queerness, neurodiversity, and my cultura in the 'burbs.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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How to Be a Unicorn in Suburbia
Listen now (9 mins) | Welcome!
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Irina González, MSW Student
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Celebrate Diversity: 30 Arab-American Books for Kids Aged 4-8(ish)
Celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month with these children's books written by Arab and Arab-American authors.
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Irina González, MSW Student
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I Hate That I've Become the Friend Who's a Bad Texter
Is texting back harder because I'm a parent or because of my ADHD?
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Irina González, MSW Student
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Unmasking Therapy (formerly Parenting in Hard Mode)
Unmasking Therapy (formerly Parenting in Hard Mode)
Formerly "Parenting in Hard Mode," Unmasking Therapy is COMING SOON from journalist-turned-therapist-in-training Irina González. Come meet the version of you that deserved to be valued all along.
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