Ep. 5: Narcissistic mothers and being child-free, with Kari Bentley-Quinn

Please be aware that this episode includes discussion of suicide attempt, addiction and alcoholism.Kari Bentley-Quinn is an award winning playwright whose work has been produced in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other places in the US and Canada.Kari got her BA in Theater Arts at Pace University and her MFA in Playwriting at Hunter College, where she studied with Tina Howe. She was a co–founder of Mission to Ditmars, a theater company in Queens, NY. Alongside her fellow co-founders, Kari facilitated the development of more than 30 new plays. In addition to her work as a playwright, she is the writer and publisher of The Long Climb on Substack, which contains essays about her experiences with trauma recovery, parental estrangement and late diagnosed ADHD.Kari lives in Astoria, Queens with her husband Mike and her cats, Annie and Talula. You can learn more about her at her website: www.karibentleyquinn.com.Kari’s essay on her estrangement from her mother and choice to not have children is on her Substack, here.The essay that Kari references from Gabrielle Moss is here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monicacardenas.substack.com/subscribe