New Jersey Family: Tell us about Marriage and Martinis and what makes it unique?
Danielle Silverstein: Our podcast and community is committed to being truly authentic and tackling all the issues of parenting and marriage that are often not spoken about for fear of being shamed and judged. We have paved the way for other couples and families to be able to share their truth and know that they are not alone.
DS: The Marriage and Martinis podcast and community launched back in July 2018 after I had searched for an outlet to help get me through a really tough time in my life and marriage, and really couldn’t find anything real and raw. I knew that if I was searching for something like this, others must be desperately needing this type of honesty as well. I suggested to my husband that we broadcast our issues to the world, and he miraculously said yes.
DS: Our community is so incredible and I will never be able to truly display my gratitude for their ongoing support. They accept me for who I am and vice versa. I have never changed my style or pretended to be someone I am not in order to gain followers, which, ironically, I think has led to thousands of followers who fully want to keep it real. My feed isn’t pretty or staged like many other influencers, but it is funny and authentic.
NJF: If possible, how are you giving back through this period?
DS: A good deal of our listeners also suffer from anxiety, and they know I am fully transparent about my struggle and I keep everyone updated no matter how vulnerable it makes me. They know they are not alone. Laughter is the best way I know how to give back right now. If I can make people laugh on a day when they have already had one or two emotional crying sessions, then nothing can make me happier. I also like to be the first to say that I have no idea what I am doing with this whole homeschooling situation and am an absolutely horrible homemaker, so I like to post pictures of whatever current quarantine fiasco is occurring in the Silverstein household.
