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Claudina Bonetti

Claudina Bonetti is a writer and story-teller, entrepreneur, former finance executive, wellness advocate and mother to three girls. Her middle daughter has a rare genetic disorder, Hurler Syndrome, and Claudina has spent the larger part of the past seventeen years managing her daughter’s extensive medical needs. Claudina is a 300-hour certified yoga teacher, as well as a Certified Integrative Health Coach. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, has a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA (1996) and MFA (2018) in nonfiction writing, both from Columbia University. Her passions, in addition to her family, reading and writing, are yoga and wellness, photography and traveling.

Mother supports her daughter in a difficult time. Female gives empathy for her sad friend. Woman calms another woman who is in depression.
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