I Was a Doctor — Then I Went to Prison | Dr. Linda Varisco

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.9 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Dr. Linda Varisco had it all — a wealthy upbringing in Long Island, a thriving chiropractic business, and a picture-perfect life. But when her marriage to a crack-addicted, cheating husband imploded, her world spiraled out of control. In a shocking twist, she got entangled with a criminal enterprise running through her business, leading to federal charges for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. In this entertaining and unfiltered interview, Dr. Varisco reveals how she went from living in luxury to serving a year and a day in federal prison — and how she rebuilt her life from the ground up. #PrisonStories #TrueCrimeInterviews #WhiteCollarCrime #RedemptionStory #WomenInPrison #TrueCrimePodcast #PrisonLife #lockedinwithianbick Buy her books: Book 1: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Million-Dollar-Smile/dp/B0DQHB6RF6 Book 2: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Right-Million-Dollar-Smile/dp/B0FB3QNQYW/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1/145-3040682-0764748?pd_rd_w=D8Nbx&content-id=amzn1.sym.dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_p=dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_r=3YCY59SGYR34T4NQT3WQ&pd_rd_wg=BLygp&pd_rd_r=f534e269-9786-4ee8-bb4b-aec22fae8cac&pd_rd_i=B0FB3QNQYW&psc=1 Follow her: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelifeofmrpeaches?lang=en Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Get 50% off the Magic Mind offer here: https://www.magicmind.com/IANB50. #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 Prison Stories & Bunkmate Drama 00:22 Introduction: Dr. Linda's Dramatic Life 01:46 Growing Up in Long Island 02:44 Family, Upbringing, and Parental Influence 05:33 Education, College and Career Choices 07:37 Switching to Chiropractic: Inspiration & Path 10:12 Starting Out as a Chiropractor 13:10 Early Business Partnerships and Trouble 16:02 Moving On: Cancun, Romance, & New Beginnings 18:08 Meeting Her Husband & Building the Business 21:02 Business Growth and Early Warnings 23:32 Betrayal, Lawsuits, and Business Collapse 25:43 Family Changes & Financial Struggles 28:08 Discovering Addiction & Heartbreak 32:32 Separation, Divorce, and Parental Challenges 36:46 The Aftermath: Rebuilding Business and Life 41:46 The Wrong Business Partners 44:35 The Big Mistake: Letting Others In 46:32 Warning Signs, Rapid Growth, and Anxiety 49:35 The FBI Raid: Clinic Seized 53:14 The Criminal Case & Legal Nightmare 57:04 Facing Federal Charges 01:00:01 The Trial, Plea, & Sentencing 01:04:09 Processing Prison & Self-Surrender 01:10:07 Prison Life: Friendships, Adjustment & Survival 01:16:16 Daily Reality & Finding Community in Prison 01:23:00 Loss, Tragedy, and Emotional Stories in Prison 01:26:30 Release, Halfway House, and Life After Prison 01:29:37 Rebuilding: New Career and Identity 01:33:31 Public Perception, Judgment, and Sharing the Story 01:36:01 Resilience and Lessons Learned 01:36:44 Final Thoughts, Humor, and Farewell Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.1	I'm laying in bed one night.
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1:05.1	So I'm sleeping one night and I'm here.
1:07.7	Ah!
1:09.6	I'm like, oh, damn it. So I'm putting a pillow over my head and I'm hearing, ah, ah, ah, I'm like, oh, damn it.
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