ScriptHER is Australia’s first national podcast for women in pharmacy, hosted by Carlene McMaugh and Sara Murdock. Each week, we share honest stories, practical insights, and leadership advice to support growth and representation in the profession. Built on five pillars—leadership, ownership, mentoring, networking, and personal growth—ScriptHER helps women shape the future of pharmacy.
Mentoring as a Two-Way Street: Continuing the Conversation with Shaylee Mills
The conversation with Shaylee Mills continues — and this episode gets to the heart of what mentoring really means when it is done well. Carlene, Sara, and Shaylee explore the reciprocal nature of mentoring relationships: how the best ones grow and evolve over time, what it feels like to step from being mentored into being a mentor yourself, and why the distinction between the two is often less clear than we think. Shaylee reflects on the responsibilities she feels toward the next generation of pharmacists and how she thinks about showing up for them.
This episode also takes an honest look at what can go wrong in mentoring and networking — the relationships that feel one-sided, the connections that fizzle, and the moments when the support you needed simply was not there. Shaylee addresses these realities with candour, offering a way of thinking about professional relationships that is both realistic and genuinely optimistic. If you have ever felt let down by the profession's support structures, or wondered how to be a better mentor yourself, this episode will give you a great deal to think about.
1 Oct 2026
The Relationships That Shape Us: A Conversation with Shaylee Mills
In this first of two conversations with Shaylee Mills, Carlene and Sara welcome a pharmacist whose approach to mentoring and networking is refreshingly human. Shaylee shares the relationships that have shaped her career — the mentors who saw something in her before she saw it in herself, the connections that opened doors she didn't even know existed, and the moments when showing up for someone else turned out to change her own trajectory too. Her story is warm, honest, and immediately relatable.
The conversation digs into what it actually takes to build a professional network that feels genuine rather than performative — how to start conversations, how to maintain relationships over time, and how to ask for support without feeling like a burden. Shaylee speaks with a generosity of spirit that makes the whole concept of networking feel less intimidating and far more human. Whether you are just starting out or looking to reinvest in your professional community, her perspective will give you both practical ideas and a renewed sense of why it is worth the effort.
25 Sept 2026
Why Mentoring and Networking Still Matter
Mentoring and networking are concepts that have been part of the professional conversation for decades — yet for so many pharmacists, they still feel awkward, transactional, or out of reach. In this opening episode of a brand new Mentoring and Networking series, Carlene and Sara revisit one of SCRIPTHER's most resonant themes with fresh eyes. They reflect on how their own thinking about connection and guidance has evolved, what they have learned from the pharmacists they have spoken with, and why this conversation is never really finished.
This episode sets the stage for a four-part series featuring a guest who brings a perspective on mentoring and networking that is both deeply personal and professionally compelling. Carlene and Sara explore what gets in the way of pharmacists building meaningful professional relationships — the busyness, the self-doubt, the fear of being seen as opportunistic — and why pushing through those barriers is one of the most important things any pharmacist can do for their career. If you have ever talked yourself out of reaching out, this episode is for you
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