Loose Women in Pharma

This week the Women in Pharma are celebrating the Men in Pharma 🥳 19 November 2023 is International Men’s Day so Miriam and Sarah reveal some of the things they have learned about men; the challenges men (especially young men) face; what toxic masculinity is and why its bad for men AND women. They ask whether, to succeed the Women in Pharma need to show up in a more masculine energy? Or if there’...

It’s so wonderful to find a kindred spirit who shares your purpose. Thought leader, Liv Nixon is a woman on a mission. Like us, she has realised the significance of a support network for women in the industry, and her focus is especially those in field based roles. In her podcast, This Girl KAM, Liv’s a cheerleader for the power of hearing others’ stories, to provide inspiration, confidence, curio...

Miriam and Sarah have both had difficult weeks. It’s made them feel uncomfortable. So this week they discuss feeling uncomfortable and how sometimes it can be a really good thing.  #podcast   #womeninpharma   #beinguncomfortable   #difficultweek

The day after the CONNECT Women in Pharma September networking event, Miriam and Sarah reflect on what INSPIRED them about those who showed up. They trail our upcoming wellbeing events, and there is singing🙄💃 If you are a Madonna fan, best to stop listening just before the end!

OMG, they’re back! After an August break from Women in Pharma, Miriam and Sarah discuss the energy shifts associated with powering down for a holiday and then powering up again when you get back to work. As we all transition to a 'September way of thinking’ they wonder, ‘How was it for you?'

We all carry so much with us. Holidays are meant to be the time when we stop working and rest our brains. But often we peek at those emails or check in with the office. In this week’s round up the Loose Women in Pharma talk about 'letting go’. And in that spirit they are taking August off from Women in Pharma, to return refreshed, recharged and raring to go in September!

If you have ever felt like the ABPI/EFPIA Codes of Practice are all about scary ‘NOs’, this will come as a breath of fresh air!  Rina Newton, Code expert and Co-Founder of 'Code Clarity' explains what posts you CAN like and share on social media. Rina is absolutely passionate about compliance and makes it accessible and enjoyable. Yes, you really did read that! Enjoyable!  Rina and Code Cl...

When is the right time to think about how you are going to grow your capabilities or mindset?  As we approach the summer break and some well needed distance from the day job, Miriam and Sarah discuss growth mindset and the two programmes that Women in Pharma is offering in September. 1. Aspiring leaders with expert coaches Kate Hesk and Louisa Pau Louisa and Kate have created this bespoke coaching...

In a rapidly changing world we have plenty to learn from those who are less experienced than us, or working in a different discipline. In this episode of Loose Women in Pharma, we chat with Kaya Patel and Kat Gridley about how mentoring doesn’t need to be a one way street, with experience passing from a more experienced person to a less experienced one. In fact, a two way mentoring relationship ca...

Those of us who work in agencies, are good at making plans - and reconfiguring them to adapt to circumstances. But we all have those up and down weeks. In this round up Miriam and Sarah talk about how important it is to have techniques to manage ourselves and our emotions, especially in those up and down weeks.  They also let you in on who’s speaking at the EMPOWER! event on 22 June. If you would...

Things don’t always go to plan. But when we are thwarted at every turn, how can we open our mind to see new possibilities? Miriam and Sarah, discuss how power of mindset can help overcome challenges and help improve over all wellbeing.  Miriam offers up a personal anecdote that shows when you are determined to reframe, reframe and never give up on the reframe you will be rewarded!

This month the Loose Women in Pharma get under the bonnet of coaching. What it is. How it can help. How coaching is different to mentoring. What bi-directional mentoring is. And how coaching can help women working in the pharma industry and the agencies that serve it. Agency coach, Louisa Pau, explains how her own burnout experience was a wake-up call that now fuels her passion for coaching others...

Miriam and Sarah report live from the very first Women’s Health Innovation Summit in the UK. From Professor Dame Lesley Regan to Carolyn Harris MP to a whole range of femtech entrepreners and investors, they have been inspired by women shaking up the system to improve health for women and the whole of society.

On the Bank Holiday after the Coronation we are inspired to explore the power of 'Queen Energy’ in our lives. This is one of five power types that all women can tap into as an alternative to Superwoman - you know her, stressed, juggling like crazy, putting everyone’s needs before her own on the brink of burnout and not showing up as the woman she really is. We have all met her, worked with her...

Miriam and Sarah discuss how wealth has nothing to do with money, conference joy, best places to work, leaning into feedback with a growth mindset, The Infinite Game at work AND last week’s #I am Remarkable webinar.  Check out Google’s #I am remarkable programme  https://iamremarkable.withgoogle.com Paula Sheridan  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-sheridan/   is a trained facilitator.  #I am rema...

In our latest Loose Women in Pharma podcast Miriam Kenrick and Sarah Sowerby chat to their inspiring guest Michelle Riddalls about her impressive career. In her current role as CEO of PAGB, Michelle has played an important role in The Northern Ireland protocol, advising the Government and ensuring that medicines are available to the people of Northern Ireland. We wanted to know how Michelle starte...

After the replenishing Easter weekend Sarah and Miriam discuss dopamine.    Dopamine is typically associated with pleasure and reward. But, inspired by Andrew Huberman’s recent podcast on how dopamine can be used to optimise effort and overcome procrastination, they explore how they both use the power of dopamine for motivation and drive in their work lives. Listen to discover how dopamine is part...

Intense weeks are all part of being a Woman in Pharma. In the middle of a busy week, Miriam and Sarah reflect on how easy it is for self care to go out the window when you need it most and Miriam recounts what she learned at an event about AI in medicine.

The day after the Women in Pharma launch INSPIRE! event Miriam and Sarah discuss still feeling a bit ‘wired’, overly excited and what they learned from the amazing speakers (Rina Newton, Anna Maxwell and Liz Jackson) and the brilliant audience. If you’re feeling curious about Women in Pharma check us out on our freshly launched website womeninpharma.network. 

The morning after the PM Awards, the day before Miriam and Sarah discuss the 2023  PM Society Awards in London. We discuss the fabulous 'Give your Fanny Five' campaign by  Havas , for The Lady Garden Foundation, raising awareness of gynaecological health. Once again we reveal more than you might expect! Check out this gynaecological educational campaign here  https://lnkd.in/eCAHGgJJ https...

This week Sarah and Miriam discuss what they learned on Tuesday’s webinar on Reimagining Networking. They also reveal plans for Young Women in Pharma and explain how you (yes YOU!) can get involved by being part of our virtual advisory board on evening of 19 April. You can find our podcasts wherever you usually get your podcasts, by searching for Loose Women in Pharma. Or you can click on one of t...

As we approach International Women’s Day Sarah and Miriam discuss their amazing grandmothers. They both led extraordinary lives in a time when women just didn’t have the opportunities we have now and we reflect on the inspiration and power in our genes. Sarah reveals TMI about a recent trip through airport security😬 and we look forward to our forthcoming events.

In this 'Loose Women in Pharma' podcast, we chat with @Kate Hesk, from coaching company, Cognomie. As a former Woman in Pharma herself, her Cognomie mission is to bring mental fitness to all. In this episode you can discover what mental fitness is; the benefits of bringing your whole self to work and importance of psychological safety. Plus, Kate explains how compassionate leadership could be more...

In this week’s round up we discuss what we discovered during our time at the PM Society careers event last Wednesday; our networking webinar on 7th March and upcoming in-person launch event on 23rd March 2023. When we recorded yesterday, we were excited that our Women in Pharma Linkedin group had almost 400 members…and today we are thrilled to announce that over 400 of you have joined🎉 Huzzah! Pl...

We discuss 'spontaneity weekend', good vibes and some inspirational books we have been reading this week; how they have affected us and what we have learned. Check out: The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander Positive Leaders, Positive Change by Graham Keen