Chani Nicholas

Chani Nicholas ( ; born 1975) is a Canadian astrologer and activist.

Early life and education Nicholas was born and raised in rural British Columbia, Canada. she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 to pursue acting. Her work focuses on progressive values and marginalized communities, such as queer and trans people. Nicholas appeared on the fourteenth episode of the Netflix series Explained, "Astrology" in 2018, and she was the "resident astrologer" on Oprah Magazine's website.

Her first book, You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance was released by HarperCollins on January 7, 2020. In an interview with KCRW, Nicholas stated that she hoped to "write a book that would help people access the wisdom of their chart so that they could more quickly align with living out their purpose. And so that we could all be, again, more quickly of service to the world." The book debuted at #8 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

In December 2020, Nicholas launched an app called CHANI where users can receive astrology information.

Awards and recognition In 2018, Nicholas was honored by the Astraea Foundation in Los Angeles for the impact her work has had on inspiring and nourishing queer and intersectional feminist spaces. She was also honored by the San Francisco Yerba Buena Center for the Arts YBCA 100 Summit in 2018.

Personal life Nicholas is married to Sonya Passi, the founder of Freefrom, a national organization working to financially empower survivors of domestic violence. They reside in Los Angeles.

Works You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance (2020), HarperCollins;