Friday Coffee Chats by The Happy 9 to 5
Welcome to Friday Coffee Chats by The Happy 9 to 5, your all-in-one resource for navigating the modern working world without losing yourself in the process. If you're struggling to reach your career goals without burning out, stay productive with a never-ending to-do list, set healthy boundaries at work, or gain back control over your life, this podcast is for you.
At The Happy 9 to 5, we share no-fluff, practical advice backed by science that will transform your work and life into a more fulfilling experience. Our mission is to provide you with the best toolbox for a healthier, happier work-life balance, and to empower you to build the life you deserve, one podcast episode at a time.
Join us every Friday for our coffee chat sessions, where we delve into topics such as finding your confidence, working productively without long hours, and maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal success. Our advice is grounded in our own experiences as work and organizational psychologists, as young professionals, and as women who just like you are seeking to achieve their potential, and thrive both at work and in life.
Love,
Eleni & Tina
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 56
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
15. The dopamine menu that we are taking into fall
The Happy 9 to 5 Podcast is back for Season 2 and we are starting with a bang!
If you've listened to Season 1, you know that Eleni and Tina were on a mission to romanticise their corpora…
14. I am successful, so why am I unhappy? Ditching the imposter syndrome
As ambitious people, chasing goals and achieving them is part of who we are. But what if despite all the success you have, all the praises you get, it never feels like you are doing eno…
13. Our signature work-life balance habits that we swear by
Work-life balance is the key to mental health and a fulfilled life. But life can get busy, so how can you make sure to prioritize your work-life balance sustainably? And how can you do …
12. Six ingredients to design the perfect weekend
It's Friday, you're exhausted and looking forward to a weekend that will finally make you recharged. Fast forward to Sunday evening, and the weekend passed by so quickly but you seem to…
11. How to romanticize your corporate summer
It’s summer but you still have to work and your next vacation is still a long way to go? We feel you! Having to work during summer and skip a summery vacation can be incredibly demotiva…
10. Do you have to love your job to be happy?
Work is a big part of our lives. So big it sometimes takes over who we are and what we consider important. We often assume that to be happy we need to have the perfect job that we love…
9. 5 invisible signs of burnout you should know about
Work is getting more complex, the expectations are getting higher and higher and burnout… is getting worse year by year. Studies show that employees are EXHAUSTED. But what exactly is b…
8. Why are we constantly stressed?
Today's workforce is becoming more and more overwhelmed and chronically stressed. Whether it is because of increasing demands at work, lack of support, it becomes really difficult to ju…
7. Do true supportive female friendships exist?
Do true, supportive female friendships exist? If you ask people this question, you will get a strong opinion - either they are convinced that female friendships are the most powerful of…
6. Are You an Insecure Overachiever?
If you never feel good enough, be it at work or being able to combine all the different roles you have in your life - you are not alone! Imposter syndrome is increasing due to complex j…
5. How Do I Implement Healthy Boundaries at Work? (Part 2)
Setting boundaries at work can be challenging, even when we know what our boundaries are. Because at the end of the day, if we cannot implement our boundaries sustainably, how can we ma…
4. How do I set healthy boundaries at work? Part 1
We all want to set boundaries that reflect our priorities and help us maintain a healthy work-life balance. But for many of us, this is a major challenge. So, how can we finally define …
3. Should I be friends with my colleagues?
Today’s coffee chat is a controversial one: Should you have a work bestie? Or should you rather keep work and friendships separate?
In this chat, Tina and Eleni talk about what we know f…
2. We Scheduled Me-Time For a Month: Here’s What Happened
Join today’s Friday coffee chat on scheduling me-time as an SOS strategy to prioritize yourself even in the busiest of times.
In this chat, Tina and Eleni talk about how they experienc…
1. The Myths That Hurt Work-life Balance
Join today’s Friday coffee chat on work-life balance myths that are keeping you from living your life the way that you want and that makes you happy.
In this chat, Eleni and Tina debunk…
Trailer - Join our Friday Coffee Chats
Welcome to The Happy 9 to 5 podcast!
This short preview will give you a taste of the wholesome conversations, insightful topics, and good vibes that will be part of every single episode…