Linda Blair

My next guest’s work reshaped my understanding ofpersonality, why we are the way we are, and what birth order has to do with it. Dr. Linda Blair is a Chartered clinical psychologist, writer, speaker, and broadcaster who has authored five self-help books. She’s also appeared ontelevision programs such as The One Show, The Vanessa Show, and Child of Our Time. We dive into family dynamics, birth order psychology, and sibling relationships - exploring how your place in the familycan influence personality, career choices, and leadership style. Linda shares insightful findings from her research on mother–infant bonding, her surprising collaboration with Professor Stephen Hawking, and practical strategies for lasting happiness. What You Will Learn: 💡 Discover why your birth order position (firstborn, middle child, or youngest) influences your career success, stress levels, and relationship patterns - and how understanding thiscan transform your self-awareness 💡 Learn the surprising research finding about what truly makes a "good mother" (hint: it's not what you think) and how this applies to leadership and knowing when to step in versus let go 💡 Uncover the exact age when you were most authentically yourself and how revisiting that period can help you rediscover your passion, purpose, and what brings you into "flow" Here’s to your leadership development and personal growth! Estelle Read Bestselling Author, Coach & Speaker Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction - Birth order insights preview (02:02) Introducing Dr. Linda Blair & her morning routine (07:49) The four-hour creative focus principle (08:05) Grounding practices and mindfulness (08:11) Linda's origin story - from Kansas to Cambridge (12:03) Working with Professor Stephen Hawking (13:12) Studying mother-infant relationships in monkeys (15:44) How broadcasting and writing opportunities emerged (15:36) The privilege of being a psychologist (17:28) Lessons from Stephen Hawking (18:31) What makes a good mother - research findings (21:32) Family dynamics fascination and finding your passion (22:56) The age when you're most truly yourself (25:00) How adolescence disrupts authentic self (28:57) The concept of "flow" and being fullyengaged (29:51) Birth order book origins and Linda's three firstbornchildren (32:02) Firstborn characteristics and burnout (35:01) Middle child characteristics (38:08) Youngest child characteristics (40:48) Child of Our Time television experience (42:49) Steps to lead your best life - saying yes to opportunities (44:00) Treating everyone as equals (47:12) Linda's workshops and how to connect (49:09) The "real Linda Blair" story (49:29) Closing thoughts ⭐Help Us Keep Growing & Going: Please subscribe wherever you listen or watch, leavea review or share it with someone who might benefit.Thank you ❤️. ⭐Listen or Watch on YouTube: 🎧Listen on your favourite podcast platform here: https://estelleread.com/podcast/ 📺Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EstelleRead/podcasts ⭐Follow or Contact Linda Blair: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-blair-15187a31/ https://lindablair.co.uk/ ⭐Follow Estelle Read: <a href="https://

We’ve got Linda Blair! Pioneer Scream Queen, 70s and 80s Hollywood Trailblazer, Golden Globe Winner, cult classic icon, animal rights activist and humanitarian, Linda joins us for an exclusive conversation about her path to self discovery in a terrifying lane she navigated solo, carving her way towards light and purpose. Linda and Fritz share a history in philanthropy. They catch up on The Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, dedicated to rehabilitating and rehoming abused, neglected and abandoned animals. We then trace Linda’s groundbreaking history from her work as a child model to landing the controversial role of a child possessed by the devil in the film adaption of THE book of the decade, The Exorcist. Linda then faced the bumpy task of discovering self while convincing friends, fans and reporters that she was not actually demonic. She went on to define the message-driven TV movie genre in Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic and Born Innocent. But how could she say no to Exorcist II, co-starring Richard Burton? Raised in the Protestant faith, charity, benevolence and helping the voiceless were ingrained in Linda from childhood. For the past several decades she has been dedicated to animal welfare and she shares the most pressing concerns on that front: 1) Corporate owned veterinary clinics pricing pet owners out of spaying and neutering, 2) Mass euthanasia in dog shelters and 3) The outlawing and extermination of breeds deemed to be “dangerous.” We delve into Linda's experience on the set of The Exorcist where much of what was asked of her by director, William Friedkin was not healthy or appropriate for a child actor. She did share a close bond with writer, William Peter Blatty and she describes how Max Von Sydow would often hear the lines given to Linda, stop the scene, pull Billy Friedkin aside and say, “What are you doing!?” But Friedkin got what he wanted, a terrifyingly controversial film that stunned and horrified the world. A household name since the age of 14, Linda matured into a young actress with head turning, Rick themed romantic relationships, such as Rick Springfield and Rick James! Linda shares how her Pumpkin headed turn on The Masked Singer helped her solve a medical mystery. She describes her heroic rescue of 51 dogs after Hurricane Katrina and she takes on a challenging round of IMDB Roulette. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Bad Sisters on Apple TV + and the Telepathy Tapes podcast. Path Points of Interest: Linda Blair Linda Blair on Wikipedia Linda Blair on Instagram Linda Blair on Facebook Going Vegan by Linda Blair Linda Blair World Heart Foundation Linda Blair World Heart Foundation on Facebook Linda Blair World Heart Foundation on IG Linda Blair World Heart Foundation on YouTube The Telepathy Tapes Bad Sisters Trailer

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KJ brings their criminal justice background and takes a strong stance on dating in the workplace. This week KJ, Meredith, Rivera, and Moira are trying to contextualize the 600 pop culture references in this weeks’ episode as the law catches up to the Winchesters and Dean is once again caught red-handed at the scene of a murder. You can also try beating KJ’s daily Superdle scores @SPNOpinionsPod on Twitter. CW Episode Description: Sam and Dean investigate the murders of a lawyer and his wife who claimed to have seen a ghost right before they died. However, after local detectives Ballard (guest star Linda Blair) and Sheridan (guest star Jason Gedrick) uncover the Winchesters' records, they arrest the brothers for a double homicide before they are able to find the ghost. When the ghost begins to visit Ballard, she begins to wonder if the tale Sam and Dean are telling her could be true, and if she might be the next to die. Linktree including sign up sheet to be on the podcast: https://linktr.ee/SupernaturalOpinionsPodcast Guest social medias: Meredith (tiktok, instagram and Tumblr): shaedsofdeianeira Moira: moira_friske on all things! Rivera: canonicallygayblackbeard on tiktok

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