I’m Danusia Malina-Derben
Obnoxious mother of ten, frequently side-eyed yet unavoidably loved powerhouse. Known for my big career, big brood and BS-free honesty, no topic is off-limits.
No joke, on a scale of 1-10, just how obnoxious can one woman get? You decide.
Here’s the info, you be the judge ... I’m humbled to be mum to ten brilliant souls. Some have grown and flown, while the rest of us live in a drop-dead gorgeous, listed country house on the edge of Exmoor. Think walled garden, fields of sheep, and two dusky-pink farmhouses down the valley. We said goodbye to Brighton in the summer of ’21 and leapt headfirst into this wild adventure.
If you hate butchering names and prefer to get them right, mine included, I’ve got you covered.
For those who geek out over phonetics = Da-noo-shuh
For audio enthusiasts ⬇️
By day, I scrub up and discreetly slip into Fortune 500 companies, consulting on organizational behaviour, peak performance, and decision-making in Boardrooms. Thanks to a healthy dose of WFH, I also home-educate my youngest children, triplets.
As a single mum navigating neurodiverse kids and embracing a bone-deep slow life in the countryside, our family mantra is simplicity and low-demand living.
But our everyday family mantra is 'Try to avoid being a dick.' (That’s a whole other story)
I'm a fully-dimensional badass. You can read what I mean in this post:
Come nightfall, I switch gears into an award-winning podcaster (host of one show, producer of another) and a writer who pulls no punches.
24/7, I’m juggling the glorious challenges of a complex needs family with the fierce hunger of my own sensitive soul. I constantly remind myself that I belong to ME - a whole, vibrant, human being with my own needs.
This is my lifeline and my salve.
I’ve dodged the social media circus, by choice — my day job demands I’m a corporate secret keeper. But my night job? That’s a whole different beast. If I had a pound for every “you’re not active enough on socials” comment, I’d be sipping mocktails on a cruise ship.
Instead, you’ll find me doing my own thing and giving the content creation hamster wheel and toxic exploitation a hard pass.
And here I am, with two books that never got fancy schmancy launches but are still flying off the shelves, and top podcasts reaching ears in 107 countries — including Alaska to Iran to Korea.
MY REAL STORY IN STATS:
So, how about it? Up for hanging out? I hope we can light PWT fires together,
Danusia
