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  • MA Religion/Religious Studies, University of South Florida
  • BA Liberal Arts, Sarah Lawrence College

Cat Lafuente is a writer and editor who lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. She has been published in a variety of outlets, including Health, The List, Mashed, Health Digest, and the Sarah Lawrence Quarterly.

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