You’re Not Dead: Yet How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live - David Ferrugio

Written by David Ferrugio
Read by David Ferrugio
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
Release date: 09-08-26

In You’re Not Dead Yet, David Ferrugio, host of the acclaimed DEAD Talks Podcast with over one million followers, transforms his personal tragedy into a powerful exploration of life’s most difficult moments. After losing his father on 9/11 when he was twelve years old, Ferrugio has spent decades channeling his grief into meaningful conversations with celebrities, experts, and everyday people about death, spirituality, and the afterlife.

This deeply personal yet universally resonant book doesn’t offer easy answers or step-by-step healing guides—instead, it provides something far more valuable: honest companionship on the messy, unpredictable journey of grief and the profound insights. Through raw storytelling, spiritual exploration, and unfiltered human connection, Ferrugio weaves together his own experiences with wisdom gathered from hundreds of podcast conversations about loss, near-death experiences, and what it means to truly live while carrying grief. Rather than presenting grief as a linear process, he reveals it as a chaotic carousel of emotions. The book concludes with practical insights and perspectives that will help you discover your own path through loss.

This book speaks to anyone navigating grief or supporting someone through loss. Healthcare workers, therapists, religious leaders, and caregivers will find it an invaluable resource. More broadly, You’re Not Dead Yet serves anyone seeking deeper meaning in life’s inevitable challenges and those curious about mortality, spirituality, and what it means to be human. Whether you’re in the depths of fresh grief or years into your journey, Ferrugio’s honest, sometimes irreverent, always compassionate voice offers the rare gift of feeling truly understood in your pain while being gently guided toward hope.