Miss Diagnosed: Sophie Sargent

Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary

Sophie Sargent walked into the studio already owning the mic. A pandemic-era media rebel raised in New Hampshire, trained in Homeland Security (yep), and shaped by rejection, she’s built a career out of DM’ing her way into rooms and then owning them. At 25, she’s juggling chronic illness, chronic overachievement, and a generation that gets dismissed before it even speaks.

We talk Lyme disease, Lyme denial, and the healthcare gaslighting that comes when you “look fine” but your body says otherwise. We dive into rejection as a career accelerant, mental health as content porn, and what it means to chase purpose without sacrificing identity. Sophie’s a former morning radio host, country music interviewer, and Boston-based creator with a real voice—and she uses it.

No fake podcast voice. No daddy-daughter moment. Just two loudmouths from different planets figuring out what it means to be seen, believed, and taken seriously in a system designed to do the opposite.

Spoiler: She’s smarter than I was at 25. And she’ll probably be your boss someday.

RELATED LINKS

• Sophie on Instagram
• Sophie on YouTube
• Sophie on LinkedIn
• Medium article: “Redefining Rejection”

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