Complex sentence: Trabalzini, 13 While she did not have any particular mentor she was very close to her mother who readily encouraged her and had a very loving relationship with her father although he disagreed with her choice to continue her education.
Split into simpler sentences: Trabalzini, 13 While she did not have any particular mentor, she was very close to her mother who readily encouraged her. She also had a loving relationship with her father, although he disagreed with her choice to continue her education.