Meet Dr. Linda Salvin

 Having earned a B.A. in Health Education at San Francisco State University in 1975 and Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan, in 1977, I returned to Los Angeles to begin a career in Occupational Health.  Four years after grad school, while on company business, I was in a commercial airline plane crash at John Wayne Airport.  That was on February 17, 1981. As I slid down the ramp to safety, I had a near-death, out-of-body experience. This was the first of three for me. In 1982, I was hit by a firetruck and in 1984, I totaled a car and had the white light experience.

All of these traumas led me to becoming a psychic. Needless to say, I had no one to discuss the psychic phenomena with in those days.  The people I did talk thought I was nuts. I did not know what to think.  I was out of my body 50 feet for four months after the plane crash, the firetruck accident elevated the gift and when I totaled my car and had the white light experience, I was given the choice to live or die by a voice from the other side.  When the paramedics helped me out of my crashed car, I started screaming, “they want me off the planet!”   I had no clue what was happening to me. While my friends were becoming Yuppies, I was becoming spiritual…

I did, and to a point still do, suffer from PTSD as a result of these accidents.  Doors started to open;  I dabbled in comedy to relieve the trauma and pain; but, as Jerry Seinfeld would say, I got out of line…I quit, and never ‘made it’.  I decided to return to my music; I was offered two record deals but rejected them due to the confusion I was experiencing between the physical and spiritual worlds.  Eventually, another psychic suggested I work for Psychic Friends Network, one of the first 900 lines. While working with them in 1992, I was invited to star in their TV informercial with Dionne Warwick for Psychic Friends Network.

I left PFN in 1993 and in 1994, I was chosen out of 300 applicants to be the night time psychic on K-BIG 104 FM here in Los Angeles. Their creative producer, Fred Missman, currently at Country 105 AM, loved my work and encouraged me to continue.  He taught me broadcasting.  I syndicated my show with Cable Radio Network for nearly a decade, moving over to KLSX 97.1 FM in 2005 and KABC 790AM in 2008. I stayed on the air until the close of KLSX in 2009.

As I broadcast 10 hours a week in 1999, I was trained in candle magic.  This enabled me to further help people.  I developed a line, Wicks of Wisdom, to help people with their finances, love, luck and health issues. In 2005, I decided to return to school to earn my PhD in Metaphysics. I felt a need to combine my science background with the esoteric and legitimize my professional status.  I received my degree in 2008 from the American Institute of Holistic Theology. I am a standing member of The American Association of Drugless Practitioners as well as The American Federation of Certified Psychics and Mediums, of which I am the head of the Metaphysics.

I syndicated my Radio Psychic show for 18 years. As the digital age evolved, traditional radio platforms changed and talk radio as we knew it was no longer anything except political. I did not feel drawn to podcasts or other outlets to broadcast at that time.   I branched out as a guest on various shows, while keeping a private practice.

In 2018, I discovered the Strawberry Laser Lipo technique to assist people in contouring their bodies. After years of assistance to others, I studied, trained, became licensed and purchased the laser to start a practice.   I continue my metaphysical work as well as offer body contouring with the laser. I work with an MD in Santa Monica and a doctor in the valley, besides providing treatments in my home studio. It’s a trilogy of services to help people.  It’s my brand that evolved as Dr. Linda Salvin since 1994.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road to achieve what I have has been anything but a smooth road. I broke ground in the psychic world on radio where few, if any, ever walked. I had someone at K-BIG who believed in me and till this day, 25 years later, is still one of my biggest cheerleaders.  I mentioned Fred in the section above. Knocking on doors, producing the show, establishing trust, proving I was legit and not a charlatan was and still is, one of my greatest challenges.  I am a true psychic with an intense and accurate gift. I have thousands of testimonies in emails, letters, online and in boxes.  I reread them at times and question how I did all that.  I surprise myself as this was not a chosen path; it chose me.