Loose Women in Pharma
Episodes
Women's health changemaker - Tina Backhouse
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam and Sarah have a great conversation with Tina Backhouse, a true champion of change in global women's health. She's part of a true movem...
TABOO - The Unspoken Truth about Women's Health with Helen Lambert
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sarah and Miriam talk to film maker, Helen Lambert about her BAFTA nominated film, Taboo: The Unspoken Truth About Women's Health...
Women's health back in the spotlight
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back from the summer break the Loose Women in Pharma duo update on women’s health news on Bikini Medicine (endometriosis, PCO and uterine fibroids) ...
The state of women with Dr Joanna Martin
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women today really can have it all. But can they have it all at the same time? And what happens when they try? In this lively episode, Miriam and Sara...
Men’s life expectancy is less than women’s. Why is that?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are learning lots about the women’s health gap and the impact of the decline in oestrogen on health. But there is SO MUCH MORE being discovered a...
INSPIRE! Hi5 is here - future-proof your careers
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Loose Women in Pharma, Sarah and Miriam, discuss their upcoming INSPIRE! Hi5 event focused on future-proofing our careers amidst rapi...
Embracing the Chaos – Control, Randomness & Women's Evolution 👐
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode, Sarah and Miriam unpack the illusion of control and how it shapes our daily lives. From the unpredict...
How comfortable do you feel right now?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Loose Women in Pharma, Sarah and Miriam explore the pervasive sense of discomfort in today's unpredictable world.W...
Take back your power with Dr Hannah Roberts
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Women’s health, weird questions & baby deliveries – Oh my!
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Nominate for the Women in Pharma Role Model Awards 💥
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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-appro...
The day after Inspire! 4 U
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the day after their INSPIRE! 4U event. Miriam and Sarah reflect on what had an impact and thank their supporters.
Merry Christmas & Goodbye to 2024!
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final roundup of 2024, Sarah surprises Miriam, and they reflect on highlights from the year, personally, professionally and for Women in Pharma...
The power of gratitude
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
Dancing Queens!
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. Ther...
Spooky halloween happenings with personal growth & transformation
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Halloweeny conversation, Sarah and Miriam reflect on spooky happenings with their personal growth and transformation. They share exciting d...
Conscious network design
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As human’s we are hard wired for connection. This week Miriam & Sarah talk about their weeks of connectivity, conscious network design and some ...
Energy black holes
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling stressed out by lastminititus? Experiencing energy black holes in your daily work? At risk of sinking into the Bermuda triangle between commer...
Discussing Challenges in the life sciences sector on a sunny October Friday
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this cold, sunny October Friday, the Loose Women in Pharma discuss the challenges faced in the life sciences sector. They emphasise the importance ...
Let’s make waves together!
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Leadership with Nicky Stunt
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
They’re back!
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pharm...
Sarah & Miriam discuss the benefits of doing hard things
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Mission impossible or mission critical?
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 conn...
Celebration time! We chat to Rina Newton
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebration time! We chat to @Rina Newton about being a finalist in the Asian Women of Achievement Awards; the power of a supportive network, resilien...
New relationships. Exciting? Tricky? But what about agency-client relationships?
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 relat...
If public speaking and Imposter Syndrome scare you, you are not alone.
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
The power of connection - networking and support
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, Padd...
Celebrate! Miriam is a finalist in the One of many Lead The Change awards!
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 lea...
Do diseases show up differently in men and women?
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 chrom...
Dr Kittie Dalton - Ultimate Women's Health Trailblazer who first identified Pre Menstrual Syndrome and Post Natal Depression. We salute you!
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s LWIP hears us interview our first man on the podcast. This month Sarah and Miriam talk with Dan Dalton, former professional cricket...
From discombobulation to discipline
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From discombobulation to discipline Miriam and Sarah discuss the importance of firm foundations and some new things they have tried this week. Plus a...
Negative inner chatter vs connecting to a deeper 'inner knowing'
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health compared with men. But does it have to be this way?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Women in Pharma Role Model Awards
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
Bridget Gorham
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Conf...
Fear
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 res...
The Power of Courage
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The power of courageThe 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 #be...
Energetic Containment
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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#beyondbikin...
Growth Mindset
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Sowerby and Miriam Kenrick discuss their current growth mindset explorations and how important (but difficult) it is to figure out what’s s...
Reorganising habits and being the person we want to be with Hazel Martin
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Hazel Martin, Miriam and Sarah discuss ideas for reorganising habits for the new year and making sustainable changes, which ...
Hello new habits!
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Are you stuck? Clue number five with Daphne and Velma - barriers to growth
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This i...
Are you stuck? Clue number four with Miss Moneypenny🙄 - I’ve got what I wanted
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This i...
Are you stuck? Clue number three with Hercule Poirot - more inside, inner conflict and comfort
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This i...
Are you stuck? Clue number two with Inspector Morse - physical, relationships, enthusiasm
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This i...
Are you stuck? Clue number one with Miss Marple - working longer and longer hours
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Cycle of Stuckness’ has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button’. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This i...
INSPIRE! 2 - the first two speakers are revealed!
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wh...
The cycle of stuckness
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Self care in the Silly Season
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 over...
Women in Pharma are celebrating the Men in Pharma 🥳
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 9: This Girl KAM - Liv Nixon on inspiring Women in Pharma and guinea pigs
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam and Sarah have both had difficult weeks. It’s made them feel uncomfortable. So this week they discuss feeling uncomfortable and how sometimes...
Rocking our inner Madonna
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Getting into holiday mode, getting out of holiday mode. How was it for you?
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 holida...
Holidays and the art of 'letting go’
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Episode 7: Compliance joy with Rina Newton
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, Co...
When do you think about your personal development?
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 6: What the heck is bidirectional mentoring?
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Be more Ted Lasso
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Re-framing challenges as opportunities
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 5: Why all Women in Pharma need a coach
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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-di...
Live from the Women’s Health Innovation Summit
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Queen energy
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
An abundance of wellbeing
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, Th...
Episode 4: Michelle Riddalls. Secret Heroine. Maxing the Adjacent Possible & the Wonders of Calpol
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest Loose Women in Pharma podcast Miriam Kenrick and Sarah Sowerby chat to their inspiring guest Michelle Riddalls about her impressive care...
What’s your favourite neurotransmitter?
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the replenishing Easter weekend Sarah and Miriam discuss dopamine. Dopamine is typically associated with pleasure and reward. But, inspired...
When self-care goes out the window and AI adventures
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ou...
Cheerleaders and angels
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The morning after the night before
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The morning after the PM Awards, the day beforeMiriam and Sarah discuss the 2023 PM Society Awards in London. We discuss the fabulous 'Give your ...
Reimagining networking
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sarah and Miriam discuss what they learned on Tuesday’s webinar on Reimagining Networking. They also reveal plans for Young Women in Pharm...
Inspiration in our genes
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach International Women’s Day Sarah and Miriam discuss their amazing grandmothers. They both led extraordinary lives in a time when women...
Episode 3: Interviewing Kate Hesk, Founder/CEO and Chief People Officer of Cognomie
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Careers in Pharma
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Planning to be spontaneous!
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Managing energy in challenging circumstances
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 we...
Episode 2: Unmet needs in women’s health – hidden in plain sight
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 affec...
Episode 1: Loose Women in Pharma – Start with why
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Introducing Loose Women in Pharma
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Loose Women In Pharma