Digital Social Hour
Surviving Trauma: How Near-Death Shapes Us I David Ferrugio DSH #1341
Sat, 19 Apr 2025
How do near-death experiences shape who we are? 🌀 In this powerful episode of the Digital Social Hour, host Sean Kelly dives deep into life's most profound moments with David from the Dead Talks Podcast. From surviving trauma to uncovering the meaning of life, this conversation is packed with valuable insights about grief, healing, and navigating the complexities of life after loss. ❤️🩹 David shares his personal journey, including the loss of his father on 9/11, and how it inspired him to explore life, death, and everything in between. Plus, hear incredible stories about near-death experiences, psychic connections, and the fascinating ways our subconscious speaks to us through dreams. 🌌 This episode is a must-watch for anyone curious about life’s deeper questions! Don’t miss out! Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀✨ Join the conversation and explore what it truly means to live. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - David from Dead Talks Podcast 05:00 - Airestime 06:20 - Near Death Experiences 07:20 - Psychic Sisters 07:58 - Your Mom’s Near-Death Experience 12:24 - Astral Travel Techniques 14:09 - First Mushroom Experience Insights 15:02 - Heavy Dose of Mushrooms Effects 16:39 - Lucid Dreaming Techniques 19:25 - Understanding Dream Meanings 22:45 - Nostalgic Old Cartoons 24:30 - Accepting Death as Inevitable 27:37 - Importance of Living Fully 28:15 - Feeling Verified in Experiences 30:24 - Weekly Podcast Frequency 31:57 - Benefits of Dopamine Detox 32:19 - Insights on Darkness Retreat 32:35 - Embracing Uncomfortable Moments 34:50 - Understanding Avoidant Personality 36:30 - Dream Podcast Guest Ideas 37:21 - Where to Find Dead Dad APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: David Ferrugio https://www.instagram.com/ferrugio/ SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: https://airestech.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #spiritualawakening #ptsd #enlightenment #mentalhealth #afterlifecommunication The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professional advice.
Chapter 1: Who is David Ferrugio and what is his podcast about?
I mean, dead people show up. I mean, I talk about death. That's the whole, the whole premise is to normalize the conversation around death in many capacities.
Yeah. Which is needed by the way. Cause when I was a kid, I used to fear death and I had no one to talk to about it.
What, what scared you?
I don't know. Cause I didn't lose someone close to me until I was my grandmother. So I was, yeah, I guess 10 years old.
Okay.
And I get that might've sparked it.
Yeah.
And then I just started fearing it from there on.
I mean, it's pretty common as part of the process of why I want to talk about it.
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Chapter 2: How did near-death experiences affect David's life?
Yeah, I try to think of that. I'm not scared of it. It freaks me out, but I think being freaked out is different than being scared. Yeah. That's just me.
Definitely freaks me out, especially as we get older, we know more and more people that are experiencing it.
Yeah. Yeah. It happened to me at a young age where I think opened my eyes to it. So I think that was the first step to what I'm doing now.
How old were you?
Chapter 3: What are some memorable interviews and stories from the Dead Talks Podcast?
I mean, I've had people die before my dad, which was the big one, if you will. Yeah. But when he passed, it was, uh, I was 12.
Holy crap. Yeah. That's young. Yeah. Pretty young. That mess you up for a long time.
I mean, still does probably, I guess. I always think about the weird things that I do or my flaws, if you will. I'm like, does that come from that? It would make sense it would, but maybe that's just me. Yeah, it definitely affected me for sure.
Yeah. It's hard not to. And that one was super unexpected. Like he just went to work that day.
No signs. Yeah. I mean, I don't know where you want to get into with the story, but for those of you that don't know who I am, my dad died on September 11th, if you've heard of it. And he was just, yeah, went to work that day. So he wasn't a firefighter on the plane. He was on Canada Fitzgerald, which lost the most people, I believe. So 105th floor.
So he honestly had no chance because the plane hit below his floor.
Damn. So 105th lost the most people.
I don't know about the floor, but his company, Cantor Fitzgerald. So they lost the most people because I think all their offices were around the 105th floor, maybe 104, 106, whatever. But yeah, they lost the most people because I guess they had the most people that were on the higher floors. Jeez. Yeah, it's wild. That's the crazy part because obviously I lost my dad that day, but-
It was a public grief, if you will, because there were so many other people. So you can't, I can't forget the people that died with them. So it was like this communal grief that happened, but still isolating because it was my father. Wow. So it was a little contradicting in that aspect.
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Chapter 4: What evidence supports the reality of near-death experiences?
Uh, a recent one with a comedian Ari Shafir was probably my most fun one because it was just banter and I have a very sick sense of humor. So I love when humor is attached to conversations like this. So Ari was a special one, especially cause that was the first episode I ate an edible before the episode started.
So as the episode goes, I'm like progressively getting higher and higher and Ari makes that a lot easier. So Ari was definitely one of my favorites just cause he's hilarious and it was more laid back.
I don't think I could do a pot on an edible man.
I didn't think I could either. I warned him. I was like, I don't know how this is going to go, but let's give it a shot. And I think it worked out. I mean, I'm going to look like an idiot, but I don't really care.
I'm going to watch that one for sure. Yeah, good luck. How many MGs was it?
It wasn't much. That's the confusing part. I don't know if I bought one that was stronger than the usual, but it was like five. I'm good on five.
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Chapter 5: How do psychic mediums and psychic sisters contribute to understanding the afterlife?
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Maybe it's because it was before noon that hit me differently. If you were fasting, it hits you harder. I don't remember if I ate. I had a lot of coffee.
Oh, edible plus coffee. That's dangerous. Is it? Maybe. I survived. I guess coffee is already pretty energizing.
Yeah, I don't know. It hit me a lot more than I thought. But that was a good episode. I mean, amongst that, I've talked to so many different people. I've had scientists... I've had ex-war veterans, a lot of near-death experiences. So a lot of the near-death experience episodes definitely pick my radar up just because they're interesting.
That's the one I wanted to ask you about. You had a doctor who had studied thousands of near-death experiences.
Yeah, I believe that was Dr. Jeffrey Long. He's been on some big podcasts. I think Theo Vaughn had him on. that's what he does. He doesn't seem like he's had a near death experience, but I believe he's a neurosurgeon and he's studies thousands of them because there are thousands of them.
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Chapter 6: What is astral travel and how can people experience it?
And I just, I always wonder, you know, if you pick through the weeds, how many of these are legitimate and how many people are just, maybe it was just a dream, but there's just so many stories. And I guess you could, I guess everyone, everyone just lying about it, but there's so many, including one that I've had, not me personally, but within my family.
So like a reliable source, if you will, there's just too many to me to at least deny it where you should at least be asking questions.
And it's thousands and it's people that don't even know each other and they report similar incidences.
Yeah. And I guess the, you know, my logical brain and what my belief system is, you could always go back to, okay, maybe they're listening to each other and cherry picking if you really want to, you know, take the devil's advocate of it.
But there are, there are, they are all so different, but there are a lot of similar patterns that are going on that make it at least more reputable, if you will, I would think.
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Chapter 7: How have psychedelics influenced David's perspective on life and death?
Yeah, I agree. You also interviewed psychic sisters.
three psychic sisters along with plenty of other mediums and whatnot. I guess I like to cover all the grounds regardless of my beliefs and let the audience decide what's real or whatnot. I believe in that stuff, but you got to kind of keep your whiskers up as to who's talking bullshit. Of course.
I believe in it too, man. Was there a specific instant for you that made you believe in it?
Not a specific instant. I mean, it's mostly been stories from other people. I haven't had a holy shit moment when it comes to mediums. I mean, some close encounters, I guess. Actually, that's a lie. There's one story that wasn't even a paid session, which made it even more significant for me because it happened by accident, if you want me to share that.
Yeah, please.
So in 2023, my mom went into cardiac arrest. I was, without telling you all the boring details, I was landing in London, turned on my phone, found out, flew straight back. And we didn't know if my mom was going to make it. And spoiler alert, she's fine, which is great. She made it out there with no significant damage, which is wild in itself.
But I remember my mom came out of the, not coma a few, but she started coming out of it in the ICU. And she started thinking that she just saw her father. It's like, I said, where's, where's, where's John? Like, what do you mean? John to grandpa, John, like me, my sisters looked at each other. We're like, grandpa, John died before I was born. I never met him. So we had to break it down.
So I believed in the time that she did see her father. I wasn't going to ruin her life by saying immediately he's dead, but I had to take her there. And she started crying as if it was the first time she just found out her father died, regrieving this experience, just forgetting that her father died. And at that time I was kind of calculating. I was like, I think she just had an experience.
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Chapter 8: What techniques can help with lucid dreaming and why is it important?
And as time went on, One of the mornings I went back from the hospital, my sisters took my place. I got a text from my sister saying, hey, mom, remember seeing dad? And at that exact time around 12 p.m. when I got that text from my sister, I got a message on Instagram from a medium, Amber, that I had on the podcast that just randomly messaged me at the exact same time frame.
And she just sent a nice message, sending me love and light and kind of giving me permission to ask more questions. She needs to say, Hey, your dad just contacted me. But I said, that's weird. You messaged me because my mom just said that she felt my dad, or she felt remembering that she just saw him while she was dead while she was quote unquote dead. And she said, wow, that's wild.
You just told me because your dad was just bothering me and said that your mom, I'm paraphrasing, but she said, your mom's not supposed to be here. She's supposed to go back. And as much as I love her, I don't want to see her anytime soon. And I hope that she learns that she needs to start loving herself more than she starts loving other people.
Because my mom is always caring about other people, a little always worried about those people and other people as opposed to herself. So it was just a wild experience to me because she messaged me the exact same time that my dad, my mom remembered my father. And with the message that was similar to what she said she experienced. My dad sent her back. She had a message of that.
So I think the timing of it is, again, I go back and forth of the, The devil's advocate is as real as it's not. But when you put all those pieces together, I don't know what else to make of it.
I don't believe in coincidences, actually.
I don't either. Honestly, I don't either. And I feel like coincidences are just the meaning you give the moment.
Yeah, I used to. But now as I've gotten older and seen stuff happen like that, I'm like, all right, something's going on here.
You know, there's something in the air.
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