#146 Sophie Engelhardt, MD: From Medicine to Acting & Finding Aliveness again

<p>From Science to Screen: Sophie on Leaving Pathology for Acting and Advocating Women’s HealthI talk with Sophie, a medical doctor and former pathologist who moved to Denmark for specialty training, then left pathology in November 2025 to pursue acting full-time after repeatedly diagnosing breast cancer in women her own age and realizing she didn’t want to spend decades confirming what went wrong. We connect over how medicine and acting both study human beings, and she explains how modern healthcare stripped away time, empathy, and meaning, while acting let her feel alive and still help people through story. We discuss her film project “Vitamin U,” her roles (including a forensic pathologist on “Sommerdahl”), and her script consultancy using medical expertise. Sophie also shares her plan for “Ward B,” a female-led medical drama addressing women’s health injustices (pain bias, endometriosis delays), fundraising for research, and seeking producers, funding, and distribution.00:00 Introduction01:41 From Medicine to Acting05:05 Leaving Pathology09:11 Family &amp; Social Support15:12 Roles, Casting &amp; the Ward B Series33:36 The Moment of Realization</p><p><br /></p><p>Meet Sophie on Instagram: @doc.sophiengelhardt</p>