Loose Women in Pharma

In this week's episode of Loose Women in Pharma, Sarah and Miriam explore the pervasive sense of discomfort in today's unpredictable world.What will happen next in our industry? What is happening in the world at large? What will this mean for our own lives and for those we love? It’s not easy feeling uncomfortable. We do lots to avoid it. Some of it healthy, some less so. The pace and unpredictability of the changes we are all facing personally and professionally - from the impact of AI on our roles and lives to getting comfortable with getting out of our own comfort zones we all need strategies for future-proofing oneself in today’s rapidly changing environment. Today’s conversation emphasises the need for emotional awareness, healthy habits, and resilience in the face of uncertainty. Happy listening!

While Trump is wreaking chaos around the world, it’s easy to overlook what the impact of his reign on science and women’s health. And when you do open that box, it’s easy to feel scared and want to hide.In this podcast Sarah and Miriam ask Dr Hannah Roberts - what can we do? And we get some pretty good answers. Follow up here:Read Hannah's LinkedIn articleRecord any impacts of the anti-DEI orderWrite to your MP and Financial AdvisorAs founder of Intentional Careers™, author of Amazon #1 bestseller Intentional Careers for STEM Women and host of a top 5% global podcast. Dr Hannah Roberts is an award-winning coach on a mission to eradicate inequity in the workplace by guiding professionals to design careers for fulfilment with a mindset for leadership to build progressive workplace cultures where every individual feels valued.Hannah is uniquely positioned as a scientist, mum of three with a background in corporate and academia. She has been a certified coach since 2019, impacting 10,000+ individuals and member of the Forbes Coaches Council since 2022. Find out more https://hannahnikeroberts.com/Connect with Hannahwww.linkedin.com/in/hannahrobertscoachingwww.facebook.com/drhannahrobertsX (Twitter) @HannahNikeRInstagram @drhannahrobertsTake the Career Accelerator Scorecard

This International Women’s Day, Miriam and Sarah are back with a brand new, full-length podcast—the first one in ages! This time, they sat down with Consultant Gynaecologist and all-around women’s health champion, Dr Karen Morton, to chat about the classic "bikini medicine" topics (you know, the stuff no one ever teaches us properly). They got the chance to ask all the so-called stupid questions—like what even is a normal period?!—plus deep dives into endometriosis, adenomyosis, hormones, HRT, transdermal absorption, testosterone for women, prolapse prevention, and more!Oh, and prepare for a collective "aww" moment—Dr. Morton casually mentioned she had delivered two babies that day.  Beyond the biology, she also shared how her women’s health practice is breaking down barriers to ensure better care for all. Seriously inspiring!This year’s International Women’s Day theme is "Accelerate Action", because—get this—the World Economic Forum predicts it will take 133 years to achieve gender parity. We really cannot wait that long in health! That’s why it’s so exciting to learn from trailblazers like Dr. Morton, who’ve been shaking things up for years.And if you listen to the end you will hear some utterly brilliant advice about women’s health.So, if talking about women’s bits makes you blush, just pop in your earphones and pretend you’re listening to some totally serious business news. 

Have you been thinking about nominating yourself or someone you know for the Women in Pharma Role Model Awards? The deadline for entries is FAST-approaching - Friday 31 Jan – so the time to act is NOW! 💥 It’s cold and windy. 🌬️ ❄️ The bank account is empty. So what better way to spend 30 minutes this weekend than to:Nominate yourself (it’s not icky – it’s inspiring!) Or give the ultimate gift by nominating a brilliant colleague, client or agency partner. Why enter? Feel the buzz: Get recognised for your leadership, resilience, and inspiration.Boost your career: Being a role model opens doors and builds your legacy.

It's the day after their INSPIRE! 4U event. Miriam and Sarah reflect on what had an impact and thank their supporters.

In the final roundup of 2024, Sarah surprises Miriam, and they reflect on highlights from the year, personally, professionally and for Women in Pharma. It can be easy to get caught up in a frantic rush to the Christmas finishing line but traditionally this darkest period of the year involved closing things down and going inwards. One such German-speaking tradition is Sperrnächte or Dunkelnächte, a period of 13 nights in the run up to 21 December, the Winter solstice (and Miriam’s birthday!). Each night invites a ritual of introspection and self-reflection, one night for each month of the year with a different theme for each month – from structure and discipline to freedom and innovation, from spirituality to courage and rebirths and so on. Through this process you organise the year just gone and then from 21st December to 1st January you let go of anything you need to whilst pondering what you want to manifest for the year ahead. If you like the sound of this ritual, this is a nice framework to follow - https://lnkd.in/g9QKXd24Thanks Anne-Frédérique Van Kemmel for the recommendation.

On the day after Thanksgiving, the Women in Pharma discuss the extraordinary power of gratitude and launch the 2025 Role Model Awards. Find out more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eRvbJAY9 Snap up the last few industry tickets for INSPIRE!4U here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ezKwQZbe

Dancing Queens!From a fun team building evening at ABBA Voyage to an epic Young Women in Pharma first event, it’s all been happening this week. There’s high energy in the Women in Pharma camp! More than half the tickets for INSPIRE!4U on 16 January 2025 have now GONE in the first week of availability, so be sure to get in quick, especially if you are from the industry side of life. We’re shaking up our format and we would love to have you there if you want more impact at work.

In this Halloweeny conversation, Sarah and Miriam reflect on spooky happenings with their personal growth and transformation.   They share exciting developments on ⁠#beyondbikinimedicine⁠ including a collaboration brewing with Paul Simms’ team of rebels and misfits at Impatient Health alongside Kate Womersley of the The George Institute for Global Health who leads the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity) project. This is going to be BIG with opportunities to get involved so watch this space…In the meantime learn best practices for how your organisation should be considering sex and gender in R&D by joining the MESSAGE project’s forthcoming webinar on Tues 12 November 2-330pm. Register here: ⁠https://lnkd.in/gY_RN7FV⁠ Inspired by how Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her first budget to a Parliament of growling MPs, they announce the launch of INSPIRE! 4. Taking place on Thurs 16 January kindly hosted by VCCP Health in London, it will be all about speaking with IMPACT! The Get-Me-In list is up today with a limited batch of SUPER early bird tickets going on sale next Fri 8 Nov with a whopping 45% discount.Start your 2025 with a buzz - sign up today and get your ticket in the bag by clicking here ⁠https://lnkd.in/e3jH-GRU⁠ Happy November everyone!

As human’s we are hard wired for connection. This week Miriam & Sarah talk about their weeks of connectivity, conscious network design and some juicy opportunities for YOU to come and connect with your Women in Pharma network.

Feeling stressed out by lastminititus? Experiencing energy black holes in your daily work? At risk of sinking into the Bermuda triangle between commercial, agency and procurement as you just try to get your key projects done with people you trust? In today’s round-up of the week, Sarah and Miriam delve into the concept of 'energy black holes' within the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. They discuss how these black holes manifest as frustrating cycles of restructuring, decision-making challenges, and the complexities of agency-client relationships. The dialogue emphasises the importance of human connection and collaboration in overcoming these obstacles, advocating for a balance between processes and personal relationships to foster creativity and effective problem-solving to ultimately help all our patients. Have a great weekend recharging the batteries everyone!

On this cold, sunny October Friday, the Loose Women in Pharma discuss the challenges faced in the life sciences sector. They emphasise the importance of maintaining connections, having fun, and prioritising self-care amidst the stress of uncertainty and job hunting. The discussion also touches on the power of asking for help and keeping a sense of optimism in overcoming adversity. Let’s hold each other close people! Have a great weekend.

In their latest update Sarah and Miriam reflect on the power of waves as they squeeze themselves into neoprene suits down in Cornwall ready for a bit of body-boarding. There has been a swell of activity over the last few weeks from both the Women in Pharma and others championing the need to close the women’s health gap and improve the health of everyone by adopting a gendered lens in health and medicine. Miriam Kenrick and Sarah Sowerby have shared #beyondbikinimedicine with numerous groups including the PM Society’s DE&I group, the Deep End NHS group, and Paul Simms’ Impatient Health Pharmageddon event. It never fails to surprise us how all of this seems so new to people and yet so obvious when we point it out – hidden in plain sight. Sarah Sowerby and Elena Mills from The Salve hosted our latest webinar highlighting the need to tune into our hormonal waves to understand why asthma is worse for women with Dr Sam Walker from Asthma and Lung UK – you can watch the recording here - https://youtu.be/RK04XA1bdMU  Also making waves recently was NHS health economist Bridget Gorman with her report on women’s health services in England. She and her team concluded that for every £1 invested in obs and gynae there would be a ROI of £11 for every female. When you consider that the UK has the largest women’s health gap of all the G20 countries and the 12th largest globally the value that this would unlock is immense. Loving too the fantastic leadership of AT Kearney’s Paula Bellostas Muguerza with their [w] Health community who all met last week in London. Men and women from across the healthcare spectrum shared perspectives and listened to the inspiring Dame Lesley Regan who is certainly not afraid to make waves as she champions the Women’s Health Strategy for England and the fantastic womens’ health hub model.  Great to feel the momentum building and for so much interest and support from so many. Let’s make waves together!

Miriam and Sarah sit down with Nicky Stunt from RBW consulting to discuss what those working in healthcare agencies say they want from their leaders. If you’re an agency leader or future leader (of any gender) wondering what’s expected from you in terms of accountability, transparency, trust and communication in a hybrid world, take a listen. This podcast will challenge you to think about your self awareness, how you set standards and lead by example. Stay in touch with Women in Pharma events by subscribing to our mailing list https://www.womeninpharma.network/contact

Find out what Miriam and Sarah did over the summer, the challenges of settling back into the habits that set us up for success and what Women in Pharma has on the Autumn agenda.Places are going fast for our Women in Pharma 'Asthma is 'Worse for Women' webinar on 27 September. Don’t miss out; register here: https://lnkd.in/eRPNkXtq Women in Pharma is asking for some help. Could you, or someone in your network provide: - A venue for our next INSPIRE! event one Wednesday or Thursday in November. We are looking for a space for ~100 people with good transport links - Sponsorship for our next INSIRE! event- A co-ordinator for the next event - a one off - you are not signing your life away! - A co-ordinator for the 2025 Role Model Awards - another one-and-done volunteer role - An intro to an expert speaker on the gender health differences in cancer - the ESMO leads on this would be extra amazingFind out more by getting in touch via info@womeninpharma.network And don’t forget to register for Health Coms Con 2024 https://lnkd.in/eQ2FuJiY. Miriam will be leading the session on habits, where you will learn some transformational ideas. Sarah will be ending the conference by bringing the threads of the day together in her keynote talk and Q&A. Sarah has the 5-6pm slot , ending with a Q&A, so that Friday feeling should be kicking in! Maybe you might even bring your cocktail of choice! They look forward to seeing you there. In fact they are relying on you to bring your best Women in Pharma energy and questions. #womeninpharma #beyondbikinimedicine #womenshealthgap #WIPhashtag #weinspirepossibilities #whatispossible