protected function linkProvider($user_id, $provider, $provider_id, $access_token)
{
$user_provider = new Provider();
$user_provider->user_id = $user_id;
$user_provider->provider = strtolower($provider);
$user_provider->provider_id = $provider_id;
$user_provider->access_token = $access_token;
$user_provider->save();
return $user_provider;
}