Claudia is a first-generation graduate and faith-driven servant leader who firmly believes that there is so much strength in vulnerability. She holds a masters degrees in higher ed counseling and has dedicated her career to paying it forward by empowering other first-gens. Through life's greatest challenges, Claudia has turned to prayer and community as a form of healing. After experiencing adversity at different stages in her life, she discovered a deep desire to inspire others by sharing her testimony.

By age 18 Claudia suffered the loss of both parents due to different forms of cancer, and by age 30 she came very close to losing her own life after undergoing an unexpected decline in health. However, it was in the midst of each of these physical and spiritual battles that she felt God's presence the most. Today, she wears her scars proudly, and is eternally grateful to God for giving her the willpower to transform her pain into purpose. 

1:03 - Claudia’s background, tragedy to strength and purpose

3:15 - the daily struggle and relinquishing control to God

4:23 - two separate critical times in her life, the loss of both of her parents and the resilience it developed

6:50 - expectation for parents to be superhuman and learning forgiveness

9:03 - surrounding support from community and approaching pain in two different ways

10:33 - a devastating medical condition, induced coma and

12:00 - reluctancy to go to a hospital, medical system woes

13:25 - emergency surgery due to life threatening blood

15:49 - the need for TPN - IV nutrition and finding strength through vulnerability

17:10 - bit fitting the definition of “short gut syndrome”

18:10 - the miracle through vascular surgery to reroute blood

20:00 - life’s pain and suffering sparking a seize-the-day lifestyle especially after losing autonomy for a period of time

23:19 - humbling experience of hitting rock-bottom

25:39 - God wasn’t going to forsake, journaling about the

29:01  - mental well-being and benefits of therapy, trying to reduce the burden on our loved ones

30:34 - battling with accepting the limitations

33:04 - the six months where eating food was not possible

37:20 - giving permission to feel the feelings even if you’re not feeling ok

40:10 - contact information @andimfeelingood the handle was chosen because it is a journey to feeling good again Personal IG handle @oh_claudia

42:50 - feeling the fear but being brave anyways to live

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