Episode 233: Beyond the Hustle: Imagine if Happiness Were Truly Free
Eunice Atuejide · August 20, 2025
Interview with Eunice Atuejide
Podcast: The Dr. Ginny Show
August 20, 2025 · 37 min
Our podcast, The Dr. Ginny Show, has been recognized by FeedSpot (@feedspot) as one of the 25 Best Visionary Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025. This honor reflects the voices, stories, and leadership insights we’ve shared with thousands of leaders across financial services and…
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About Eunice Atuejide
Author of Happiness is Free, Former Presidential Candidate & Qualified Solicitor
2019 Nigerian presidential candidate6 languages Nigerian & international languagesBlack belt TaekwondoEngland & Nigeria Qualified solicitor
Eunice Atuejide doesn’t switch personas to suit the room. Whether she’s speaking in court, on stage, or over coffee, she shows up as herself—bold, honest, and grounded. It’s this rare consistency that defines both her message and her presence: that happiness, peace, and clarity come not from striving, but from being aligned with who you truly are.
Her story spans continents and contradictions. Born and raised in a chaotic neighbourhood in Nigeria, Eunice learned to find joy where others saw only struggle. She went on to study law in both Germany and the UK, build a career in cross-border business and corporate law, and advise clients on everything from financial crime prevention to infrastructure development. She’s a qualified solicitor in England and Nigeria, speaks six languages, and once stood as a presidential candidate in Nigeria. She’s also a mother of five, and a grandmother.
But despite these achievements, Eunice reached a point where outward success no longer felt like enough. Burnt out from the constant push to perform, she stepped back to ask a different set of questions: Who am I without the mask? What does success feel like—not just look like? And what does it mean to live fully, not just function?
About this episode
Our podcast, The Dr. Ginny Show, has been recognized by FeedSpot (@feedspot) as one of the 25 Best Visionary Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025. This honor reflects the voices, stories, and leadership insights we’ve shared with thousands of leaders across financial services and STEM.
Burnout is surging. Leaders are stretched thin, calendars are packed, and joy feels like something postponed until the next milestone. In today’s reality, stress and exhaustion have become the norm in both life and leadership.
In this episode of The Dr. Ginny Show, Dr. Ginny sits down withEunice Atuejide—lawyer, author, and clarity coach—to explore a simple yet radical idea and her new book: Happiness is Free.
Together, they imagine what life and leadership would look like if happiness were truly free, not something to chase after promotions, milestones, or success, but the very fuel that makes them possible.
Through honest, soul-stirring conversation, Dr. Ginny and Eunice share insights on breaking free from the culture of hustle, reclaiming joy in the present moment, and leading from a place of wholeness. And they offer practical tools you can begin applying today to embrace joy without waiting for permission or something “out there” in the future.
You will walk away with:
Why joy is not the outcome of success, but the energy that drives it
How embracing happiness now transforms both leadership and life
Practical ways to create space where well-being and achievement thrive together
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