Are We Supposed to Be Frosty At Work?

It’s freezing.

Feb 8 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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5 Habits That Stop Hard Times from Hollowing You Out

On Not Disappearing (A Love Note for Catherine O'Hara)

Feb 1 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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January 2026

I’m Thinking This in Bed

I’m writing this from my bed.

Jan 25 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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Can I Say This Out Loud?

I chose not to sell my life. This is the part no one talks about: what that did to my friendships.

Jan 18 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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I Will Not Sell My Life

An essay about ambition, power, and refusing to sell your life to be taken seriously.

Jan 11 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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December 2025

Tired? Broke? Over It? Great, Here’s Your Gift Guide

Win a Two-Night Reset Stay — A Real One. You Pack a Bag, You Sleep Alone, You Don’t Cook. If you read nothing else in this guide, read this.

Dec 14, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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The Strange Curse of The Capable Woman

How The Capability Blindspot is Fed by the Myth of the Self-Sustaining Woman

Dec 7, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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November 2025

Swearing Made Me a Better Mother — Fight Me

I’m terribly sorry you had to hear this. I’m British.

Nov 23, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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The Legal Trap No One Warned Unmarried Mothers About

Separation exposes the UK’s dirtiest little secret in family law.

Nov 16, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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Look What I Was Nominated For!

Let’s call this what it is: a tiny, sparkly moment of internet absurdity.

Nov 9, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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Confidence Was the Bait. The Six-Figure Dream Was the Trap.

How women were sold empowerment as a business model, and why the loop keeps feeding itself.

Nov 2, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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October 2025

What If Good Mothers Have Filthy Minds?

A field report from the fantasies mothers keep under lock and tongue

Oct 26, 2025 • Danusia Malina-Derben

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