Loose Women in Pharma (Miriam Kenrick & Sarah Sowerby)

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!

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. From the industry side, Miriam Kenrick talks about her unexpected journey to becoming a coach inside the pharma company she works for. 

If you are running about like superwoman; a hero at work and a hero at home, discover how the power of coaching could help you have your greatest impact in the world, in a more sustainable way, without burning out. After all work-life balance is a delusion. There is only life.

Whoop! Whoop! Miriam is a finalist in the One of many Lead The Change awards! Sarah and Miriam are powered-up by a weekend conference on women’s leadership and delighted to be so supported in our hashtag #beyondbikinimedicine campaign by the incredible healthcare professionals in the One of Many NHS community. Thanks for showing your support and wearing our tshirts ladies - you ROCK
and we are sooooo grateful
And YOU can be powered-up too at at INSPIRE! 3. Awesome speakers with inspiring stories to share. The energy of people like you, encouraging you to grow and make your difference in the wonderful world of pharma. All our events sell out, so don’t miss out. And if you feel a little nervous, just notice that feeling. It's a sign that you need to come... https://lnkd.in/eZw49brD
If you’ve ever felt imposter syndrome holding you back (literally all of us), register your interest for a one day masterclass, hosted by Miriam Kenrick and Beverley McCluskey
Register your interest: https://lnkd.in/enMsBv4D
And if you don’t know what our Beyond Bikini Medicine campaign is, check out the white paper and manifesto here https://lnkd.in/eY5t3Zdx. You can also get a t-shirt and get the conversation going in your circle of influence.
And three more asks:
- Please share this post in your network
- Please join our mailing list if you want to stay in touch with what we are up to
http://eepurl.com/itRalU
- Please contact Sarah if your business would like to sponsor INSPIRE! 3 - Entry level sponsorship is just £500 sarah@womeninpharma.network
#growthmindset
#womenshealthgap
#WIP
#weinspirepossibilities
#whatispossible
#workinprogress

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’s a different way?

The organisations/people mentioned in the podcast are 

International Men’s Day. 

This year their theme is Zero Male Suicide

https://lnkd.in/eZhn9eNn

Token man gives men a better understanding of the challenges women and non-binary people face in the workplace and inspires them to help create more inclusive and diverse work cultures 

https://www.tokenman.org

Jordan Stephens on toxic masculinity 

https://lnkd.in/e_952WEK

Check out Caitlin Moran: What about Men? 

Plus:

Dope Black Dads is a digital safe space for fathers who wish to discuss their experiences of being black, a parent and masculinity in the modern world.

https://lnkd.in/eeQdHN7a

#worldmentalhealthday 

#podcast 

#womeninpharma 

#mentalhealth#mensworldmentalhealthday

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!

The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the first of five 'shorts’ on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues resonate with you, hold that thought, because in January we will be announcing something to help. Watch this space! Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network

#podcast #cycleofstuckness 
#loosewomeninpharma 
#womeninpharma 
#burnout 
#pharma  #Inspire2 #stuck

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 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the third of five 'shorts’ on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues jingle your jangle, notice it, because in January we will be announcing something to help. Watch this space!Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network

#podcast⁠ ⁠#cycleofstuckness⁠  ⁠#loosewomeninpharma⁠  ⁠#womeninpharma⁠  ⁠#burnout⁠  ⁠#pharma⁠  ⁠#Inspire2⁠ #stuck

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 remarkable must always be run for free, so why not contact Paula and run it for your team?

If you want to find out more about The Infinite Game, check out this podcast:

https://simonsinek.com/podcast/episodes/the-infinite-game-with-dr-james-carse/

or buy the book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Game-Businesses-Achieve-Long-Lasting/dp/0241295599

If public speaking and Imposter Syndrome scare you, you are not alone. But you can learn to manage those scary monsters in your head.Curious to hear more? Register your interest for a one day Women in Pharma Imposter Syndrome Masterclass. https://lnkd.in/enMsBv4D

And if you haven’t got your ticket for INSPIRE! 3 yet, the bank holiday weekend it the ideal time to get organised and get on it! Connection and inspiration are just a click away https://lnkd.in/ebHBKy

#impostersyndrome

#womeninpharma

#beyondbikinimedicine

#womenshealthgap

#WIP

#weinspirepossibilities

#whatispossible

#workinprogress

The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the 4th of five 'shorts’ on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues pique your interest, stay tuned, because in January we will be announcing something to help. Watch this space!Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network

#podcast⁠ ⁠#cycleofstuckness⁠  ⁠#loosewomeninpharma⁠  ⁠#womeninpharma⁠  ⁠#burnout⁠  ⁠#pharma⁠  ⁠#Inspire2⁠ #stuck

If you are a women living in England, Bridget Goreman’s work should matter to you.  Bridget is a Health Economics Policy Advisor for The NHS Confederation. She is tasked with generating evidence for why investing in women’s health is good for individuals AND the prosperity of the nation. Her work aims to secure funding to support The 10 year Women’s Health Strategy for England, beyond 2 years. Prepare to be quite amazed at some of the things she tells us - and not always amazed in a good way. If you care about women’s health this is a must-listen.

In this first episode Sarah and Miriam introduce themselves; explain why they set up Women in Pharma; how Loose Women in Pharma fits in and what they plan for the podcast.

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 and probably been her. 

If you are interested in finding out more about Queen Energy check out https://oneofmany.co.uk

The day after the Women in Pharma INSPIRE! 3 event, Sarah was feeling buzzy and bonkers, while Miriam crashed! They reflect on a fun evening of connection and inspiration and realising that the Beyond Bikini Medicine campaign might not be so impossible as it first sounds.
If you missed out, be the first to hear about future events by signing up to our mailing list here https://lnkd.in/equqrv7R
And if you think you might suffer from Imposter Syndrome, check out our quiz and consider our one day masterclass on 20th September https://lnkd.in/enMsBv4D
#womeninpharma
#beyondbikinimedicine
#womenshealthgap
#WIP
#weinspirepossibilities
#whatispossible
#workinprogress

What on earth is that? Good question.

Having listened to lots of Women in Pharma over the last year, Miriam and Sarah discuss what they have learned and what they have created to capture their insights.But is it right?

Does it resonate with you? 

WE NEED YOUR VIEWS!

Post in the comments or message us directly.

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 of the Tiny Habits methodology (Miriam is a Tiny Habits coach) and how Sarah used the power of dopamine at work this week to zip through a big piece of work - and had a lot of fun at the same time!

If you are a science geek and have a couple of hours to spare while you are pottering about, get your headphones in and listen to the podcast yourself. The Huberman Lab podcasts are a favourite of ours - when we have the time They are quite long!

https://apple.co/3mDGmyb

If you want to discover move about Tiny Habits, check out the book by BJ Fogg

https://amzn.to/403VuTe

Atomic Habits by James Clear has similar themes

https://amzn.to/3KXvzHt

Woo-hoo! It’s the day after the very first Women in Pharma Role Model awards and Miriam and Sarah are still buzzing!

The pom-poms are out!!!They reflect on the last 24 hours, including their attendance at the @PMSociety Awards and the conversations with male allies who are asking 'what can we do to help women rise in our organisations?'

One thing male allies can do is read 'How Women Rise by @Sally Helgesen and @Marshall Goldsmith. This book is the next step from  ‘What Got You Here Won’t get you There’, which is a great book.  

"How Women Rise' looks at the 12 habits holding women back and how they behave differently to men in the workplace. 

If you like this post, check out the Loose Women in Pharma podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.

@womeninpharma

#beyondbikinimedicine

#whatispossible

#weinspirepotential

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!

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!

What the heck is energetic containment? No, we hadn’t heard of it either, but it makes perfect sense! Listen to find out more.

#podcast
#beyondbikinimedicine
#loosewomeninpharma
#womeninpharma
#RoleModelAwards
#pharma
#INSPIRE
#INSPIRE2
#WIP

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!

Please do share your thoughts in the group and join the conversations.

Today’s question is ‘How did you get into the industry and what encouragement would you give to young people considering a career in a pharma company or service agency?’

Liz Sergeant is a former Woman in Pharma and Founder of the Well Nourished Club. Now she works with individuals and corporates to help women optimise their health, energy, wellbeing and performance. And who doesn’t need that in their life?

In this episode of Loose Women in Pharma, Miriam and Sarah discover so much about:

• Functional medicine and functional nutrition
• Liz’s own journey from high achiever, to superwoman to HPA axis dysfunction
• The difference between tests for optimal health and what medicine typically looks at in diagnosing disease
• The relationship between stress and blood glucose 
• The role of oestrogen dominance and a host of menstrual symptoms
• The stress response and ‘leading yourself’
• Why most people don’t need to live with IBS symptoms
• AND why women often live with symptoms that they are told are ‘normal', but they actually have the power to change - if only they knew how

If you ever suffer from heavy periods, painful periods, low mood, anxiety, cycle-related loss of confidence, breakouts or headaches, or if you are experiencing peri-menopausal symptoms, this podcast is a must-listen. What woman HASN’T experienced these things?

Check out Liz’s company; The Well Nourished Club here https://wellnourishedclub.com/about/

Liz is offering listeners of this podcast 10% off her Women’s Health Assessments. She says:

"These are the perfect place to start driving into the root cause. These readings and the 1-to-1 session we’ll have together are designed for women looking for professional insight into what’s going on from a health & hormones perspective, followed by priority next steps and bespoke supplements. As part of an assessment we include the analysis of blood markers against functional health ranges - these blood test results can be from a GP practice or we can order them privately.It is my pleasure to offer the WIP podcast listeners 10% off the package - just use code ‘WIPpodcast' at checkout. For more information head here http://wellnourishedclub.com/wha/"

Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know about Women in Pharma events, webinars, podcasts and initiatives:

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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 Clarity’ Co Founder Jean Woolcock, believe that compliance confidence should belong to the many, and not just the few. Hurrah for that!https://www.codeclarity.co.uk

#podcast #loosewomeninpharma #womeninpharma #codeempowered #codeclarity #ABPI #EFPIA #PMsociety #IPA

Celebration time! We chat to @Rina Newton about being a finalist in the Asian Women of Achievement Awards; the power of a supportive network, resilience and kindness. We muse on why women love to share their achievements with others in their team and life and what we learned about imposter syndrome.Plus its the final call for the last few tickets to INSPIRE!3 Tickets almost sold out - again!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-pharma-inspire-3-tickets-897159727897?aff=oddtdtcreator

Make sure you don’t miss out on Women in Pharma news by joining or email list here https://www.womeninpharma.network/

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 really like to come to our EMPOWER! event, but the cost is prohibitive, we have some free tickets to giveaway! Please get in touch with Artie via email artie@womeninpharma.network 

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.

From discombobulation to discipline

Miriam and Sarah discuss the importance of firm foundations and some new things they have tried this week. Plus an interesting insight into what it's like to be the only man in the room.

#onlymanintheroom

#growthmindset

#beyondbikinimedicine

#womenshealthgap

#WIP

#weinspirepossibilities

#whatispossible

#workinprogress

This month’s LWIP hears us interview our first man on the podcast.

This month Sarah and Miriam talk with Dan Dalton, former professional cricketer,  former MEP and wait for it… grandson of an amazing trailblazer in women’s health, Dr Katharina Dalton.

Kittie as she was affectionately known was a woman on a mission.

She was one of the first tranche of female doctors who were admitted to medical school when they opened things up after the Second World War qualifying on the day the NHS came into existence in 1948.

Great friends with Miriam’s grandmother, Kittie was the first to identify and coin the phrases Post Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Post Natal Depression (PMD) publishing on these topics back in the 1950s with quite some pushback from the masculine medical establishment.

She successfully treated many women for conditions that the masculine model of health did not understand, from migraines to mood disorders, tuning into the importance of glucose management and even getting women off murder charges because of where they were in their hormonal cycle. AMAZING!

She was a force to be reckoned with whose work was somewhat sidelined by the establishment and which we now want to bring into the light by hearing her story and celebrating her as our first post-humous Ultimate Women’s Health Role Model Award winner.

A fascinating story and a great foundation setter for the work we need to do with our beyond bikini medicine campaign.

Enjoy listening and share your feedback in the comments.

Christmas is coming😱 It’s a time when life gets more and more hectic for Women in Pharma. The work, social and family demands on us can feel overwhelming. What should be enjoyable can be a tearful time.

Miriam and Sarah chat with Giovana Pezzi, a Woman in Pharma and pharmacist who has worked agency and client side. Giovana came very near to burnout, recovered, and now wants to provide wellness support to other women in the industry.

If you’d like some ideas on how to turn down invitations in a beautiful way, look after your wellbeing, or just feel less alone, or guilty, about not loving this time, prioritise yourself, pop in your headphones and listen to Giovana’s calm, soothing words. 

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 chat to their lovely guest @Hannah Marcus about the startling level of unmet needs in women’s health, both in conditions that affect women/people with cervixes/uteruses etc e.g. endometriosis and those that are experienced by both men and women e.g. heart disease.

The discussion is inspired by The Women’s Health Strategy for England and fuelled by Hannah’s personal passion and professional research on Unmet needs in women’s health at discover.ai for the Women's Health Tech HIve, and her work with discover ai on periods, for the charity Bloody Good Period; menopause, for the charity Over the Bloody moon; and the very taboo topic of vaginal pain.

From data gaps, to FemTech, to clinical trials: it’s surprising, sad and shocking; revealing a wealth of opportunities for you to make a difference.

Further reading on topics discussed:

Women’s Health Strategy for England https://bit.ly/WomensHealthStrategyforEngland

Unmet Needs in Women’s Health https://bit.ly/UnmetNeedsinWomensHealth

Bloody Good Period Report https://bit.ly/BloodyGoodPeriodReport

Downgirl. The Logic of Misogyny https://bit.ly/DowngirlTheLogicofMisogyny

Bodyform Painstories https://bit.ly/BodyformPainstories

Invisible women https://bit.ly/Invisiblewomen

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.

The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the second of five 'shorts’ on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues ignite curiosity in you, tap into it, because in January we will be announcing something to help.

Watch this space!

Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network #podcast⁠ ⁠#cycleofstuckness⁠  ⁠#loosewomeninpharma⁠  ⁠#womeninpharma⁠  ⁠#burnout⁠  ⁠#pharma⁠  ⁠#Inspire2⁠ #stuck

This week Sarah and Miriam talk about the benefits for doing hard things - the things that challenge us, stretch us and grow us. And how brilliant we feel when we have done those hard things.
Sarah’s book launch gets a mention too - check it out via the link in bio!
#womeninpharma
#beyondbikinimedicine
#womenshealthgap
#WIP
#weinspirepossibilities
#whatispossible

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.

Introducing Loose Women In Pharma 

This week Miriam and Sarah reflect on how much interest there is in the different ways diseases affect women and men, the differences in X and Y chromosomes (quite a lot), and the 8 elements of Beyond Bikini Medicine manifesto:
1. Mindset shift to gendered medicine
2. Courageous and curious leadership
3. Awareness education and training
4. Motivate and incentivise all the players in the system
5. Retrospective analysis of data on diseases and existing medicines
6. Prospective redesign of R&D
7. Gender-based clinical guidelines
8. Disease prevention by putting wellbeing first
Check out the White Paper for more details, evidence in CVD, asthma and cancer as well as expert resources (link in bio)
#beyondbikinimedicine
#womeninpharma
#beyondbikinimedicine
#womenshealthgap
#WIP
#weinspirepossibilities
#whatispossible
#workinprogress

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?'

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 can help both parties grow - and can have some surprising upsides!

Women in Pharma is running a bi-directional mentoring pilot project. If you are interested to hear more, please contact Artie via email on artie@womeninpharma.network

#loosewomeninpharma #womeninpharma #podcast #mentoring #bidirectionalmentoring #growthmindset #personalgrowth #PMsociety #IPA

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.

Fear. It’s so human. But did you know that flight, fight and freeze are not the only responses? Have you heard of the fawn response, the courage response or the tend and befriend response? Until this week, us neither, so this week’s chat is about our responses to fear.

Our Beyond Bikini Medicine webpage is also live so take a look at that here https://www.womeninpharma.network/campaign/beyond-bikini-medicine

Our Whitepaper is available as a download. We really want to know what you think. What you like? What get’s your antibodies up? How can we make it better? Comment via the questionnaire. https://forms.gle/VU2ANKnwzFeLiv3Y9 And buy the t-shirt, wear it at work, get the conversation going.

Plus if you have ant questions or topics you’d like us to discuss, please contact us via info@womeninpharma.network

#womeninpharma #whatispossible #weinspirepossibities #beyondbikinimedicine #fear @purushagordon @lizjackson

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://lnkd.in/efg2WU5q

In this conversation with Hazel Martin, Miriam and Sarah discuss ideas for reorganising habits for the new year and making sustainable changes, which are SO difficult because we are human!So get your headphones on and take a listen - especially if your new year intentions have already slipped😬

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, curiosity and empathy. 

Her podcast explores the fascinating stories of many incredible Women in Pharma WHO ARE JUST LIKE YOU!So pop your headphones on and find out why Liv started her podcast, her own pharma journey and how she juggles work and 4 kids. And by the way, watch out for Liv and Miriam discovering a shared love of guinea pigs!

You can check out Liv’s work here https://thisgirlkam.com

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

This week the Loose Women in Pharma discuss how negative inner chatter can hold us back. Miriam has read (another) book (of course she has!) and Sarah has been out of her comfort zone in a spin class😱. As they adventure into another growth mindset topic, they realise that they both have different ways of quietening negative inner chatter and tapping into a deeper 'sense of knowing', or ‘feeling', which is where we can live our most joyful life and tap into a world of endless possibilities☀️

@womeninpharma

#beyondbikinimedicine

#whatispossible

#weinspirepotential

The Women in Pharma group now has well over 300 members. We have had amazing support, so Miriam and I thought we’d start a little round up of our weeks so you can find out more about who we are, and why we have started this crazy journey!

Here’s 10 mins on this week; how we manage energy levels in challenging circumstances…and what’s coming up for the group.

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 started in pharma, who inspired her, how she has juggled motherhood with a big career and what her missions are for the future.

It's an inspiring story that shows what is possible with deep expertise, dedication, compassion and the courage to step up.

This week Miriam and Sarah are excited (what’s new there!) to look forward to hearing from the inspirational speakers at INSPIRE! 3, 13th June, Paddington, London.

Don’t miss out on getting your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/897159727897?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sarita Stefani, our Ultimate Women’s Health Role Model will share how, with her background in pharma and tech, she Co-Founded Amilis, a pioneering egg-freezing platform aimed at empowering women through fertility preservation options, whilst nurturing her own ‘bump’ in the making.

Mehrnaz Campbell, our Agency Role Model will share her amazing story from growing up in Iran to building a successful career in both the NHS and big pharma before falling off her bike in Paris, which led to her latest initiative as Founder of Cheemia.

Karen Jones, a Wellbeing Role Model will explain how, alongside her day job as Marketing Director in med tech giant, Thermo Fischer, she has been creating waves of empowered feminine energy through her amazing Friday afternoon group coaching programme.

Even bigger thanks to our sponsors and cheerleaders

Our venue provided by IQVIA https://www.iqvia.com

Content creation and logistics https://wordbird.london

Refreshments thanks to PM Society https://pmsociety.org.uk

Code Clarity UK https://lnkd.in/eGvRs2vG

If your company would like to sponsor this event, small company packages start from £250 and large company packages from £500. Contact Sarah for more details.

Miriam and Sarah chat about how they are embedding their new year habits and how disrupted plans disrupted their thinking in a brilliant way!
Plus, for those of you who had a few twinges at The Cycle of Stuckness, or just love to grow, they trailed the upcoming the 'Be a Role Model group coaching programme’ and they look forward to seeing many of you at INSPIRE!2 this Thursday evening, 18 January 2024.
•Enter the Role Model Awards Here https://lnkd.in/evNjjwz5
•Get the last couple of INSPIRE!2 tickets https://lnkd.in/ebEkFQbg
•Sign up to Sarah’s 'weekly thought starters' email to be the first to hear about content from her book - and more! http://eepurl.com/b-qzsz
#podcast #cycleofstuckness 
#loosewomeninpharma 
#womeninpharma 
#burnout #RoleModelAwards
#pharma  #INSPIRE2 #WIP

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

Today Miriam and Sarah are wondering how well we set up our relationships - heck what even is a relationship? And what about procurement in that relationship? Mmmmm. Trigger warning everyone!We really want to know:What you think makes a good agency-client relationship?Would a framework for setting up a good relationship be helpful?Where are the flashpoints?

Sarah Sowerby and Miriam Kenrick discuss their current growth mindset explorations and how important (but difficult) it is to figure out what’s stopping us doing the things that help us be our best, most vital selves.

The podcast Sarah raves about is Andrew Huberman and Adam Grant on unlocking potential, motivation and unique abilities.

#podcast 
#beyondbikinimedicine
#loosewomeninpharma 
#womeninpharma 
#RoleModelAwards
#pharma 
#INSPIRE
#INSPIRE2 
#WIP

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 beneficial than empathetic leadership. Our conversation is rooted in a new Cognomie report; Women, Wellbeing and the Workplace. Have a listen. Have a read. And let us know what you think?

Here’s the link to the direct download; https://cognomie.com/the-equity-opportunity-cognomie-white-paper/

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 the links below.

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2GVgfnRKHGf1EKKWpjNZYN

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/loose-women-in-pharma/id1656797527

Amazon Music

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b10fa018-ee02-423f-8057-2fe48bd5d8f0/loose-women-in-pharma

Join us at our second INSPIRE! event at the IQVIA offices in Paddington, January 18th starting at 5pm. It’s January, it will be dark and cold, so what could be better than putting on something sparkly and getting inspired and energised by your fellow Women in Pharma? 

Early bird tickets are available here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-pharma-inspire-20-tickets-768951202747?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Our first two speakers are announced:

Emeritus Professor Sian Harding from Imperial College London will be talking about her big data analysis of cardiovascular outcomes in women vs men and we will be asking whether outcome discrepancies could be replicated in other specialities?

Kavita Oberoi OBE will be talking about her remarkable story that started off with repping for Bayer. Kavita remains a Woman in Pharma to this day and is also a motivational speaker, influential entrepreneur, charity fundraiser and media personality. She champions girls & women and comes from a traditional Indian background. Kavita believes that success must be shared to be worthwhile.

Find out more about Kavita here:

https://www.kavitaoberoi.com/entrepreneur/

The final speaker to be announced soon!

#INSPIRE! #getyoursparkleon #januaryblues #WIP #WomeninPharma #INSPIRE2 #Sparkingsisterhood #podcast 

#loosewomeninpharma #IQVIA 

The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the 5th of five 'shorts’ on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues are uncomfortable to you, lean in, because in January we will be announcing something to help. Watch this space!Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network

#podcast⁠ ⁠#cycleofstuckness⁠  ⁠#loosewomeninpharma⁠  ⁠#womeninpharma⁠  ⁠#burnout⁠  ⁠#pharma⁠  ⁠#Inspire2⁠ #stuck

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.

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 course for Women in Pharma. There are still a few places left.

If you are looking to further build your career as a leader in healthcare, pharma, or biotech. Maybe considering a management/leadership or the next role over the next 12-18 months. This programme will help you gain: 

• Self-insight and understanding 

• Inspiration through discovering your personal vision

• Learning from each other through shared experience 

• Empowerment 

  
  

If you would like more information please email artie@womeninpharma.network 

2. Be Powerful

Be Powerful! is a Women in Pharma empowerment programme. 

• Are you a high achieving perfectionist constantly in service to others and exhausting yourself in the process?

• Despite your heroic efforts beat yourself up for what you should have done better?

• Deep down craving more balance and joy in your life but unable to get off the delivery treadmill for more than a few days?

  
  

Be Powerful is led by WiP Co-founder Miriam Kenrick, VP of marketing and single parent of two, she spent many years living exactly this way until she learned how to retire her Superwoman, redesign her habits and step into true leadership in her own life.

This programme will help you learn how to: ·   Have a bigger positive impact with more energy and enjoyment in your whole life·   Prioritise your own needs first so you can operate in a more sustainable way·   Feel more calm, confident and empowered in literally any situation. 

If you want to find out more, Miriam will be hosting a discovery call on Fri 21st July at 2pm register using this link - https://lnkd.in/espp2v2g

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

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.

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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!

The power of courage
The Loose Women in Pharma discuss why we all need courage and why its so hard to have it sometimes. You can see our brand new #beyondbikinimedicine t shirts and buy one of your own here: https://lnkd.in/eCRD4Y-E
The manifesto discussed will be up in a couple of weeks. If you’d like to be notified when it’s available so you can share your opinions, sign up to our email on our website.
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#pharma
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#INSPIRE2
#WIP
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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 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.