Irina Gonzalez, a writer, podcaster, and Managing Editor of The Temper, speaks to Lacey about getting sober and dealing with mental health issues through the lens of being Latinx and first generation. They also talk about Irina's experience of being pregnant with her first kid during the pandemic and how her recovery helped her through it.
Theme music by Jon Tessier, courtesy of Said So Sound.
"Florida Shuffle" from the New Yorker
Stories written by Irina:
https://www.thetemper.com/why-its-difficult-to-talk-about-recovery-as-a-latina/
https://www.thetemper.com/he-gave-up-alcohol-for-me-i-gave-up-meat-for-him/
https://www.thetemper.com/recovery-prepared-me-for-baby-pandemic/
https://www.glamour.com/contributor/irina-gonzalez