I’m the host of A Single Serving Podcast and the author of A Single Revolution. I’m changing the narrative around being single, because so far it’s had pretty bad PR. I’m not an advocate for singlehood. I’m an advocate for women feeling good while single—there’s a difference.
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Hello, I’m Shani Silver. I’m a writer based in New Orleans who used to live in Brooklyn for a long time. I currently write two Substacks, Cheaper Than Therapy, a healing newsletter for 80s babies, and Hey Shani, a toxic positivity-free advice column led entirely by reader submissions. Both publish weekly.
I host A Single Serving Podcast, and I’m the author of A Single Revolution: Don’t look for a match. Light one. It’s a book that’s changing the narrative around being single, and hopefully helping single women reframe singlehood to feel better about this incredibly valuable time in our lives.
I’m not an advocate for singlehood. I’m an advocate for single women FEELING GOOD WHILE SINGLE. There is a difference.
I believe single women get to care about more than dating, but dating content is all that ever seems to be made for us. I was tired of being treated like we’re unfinished, as if we’re somehow lower in status than people in couples. In modern dating culture, single women have society’s single shaming on one side, and a difficult, often punishing dating experience on the other. We’re stuck in the middle, and my work is designed as a way out that doesn’t require “finding someone” first. (Though, you can still find someone, that’s allowed too.) I look forward to being in a wonderful relationship, I just refuse to be miserable in the meantime.
My recent appearances are on my Appearances & Press page. You can find all the ways we can work together here.
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