DEAD Talks

If your parents own a house, have this conversation while they're still here. Most families wait until it's too late, and it can cost them the home, a fortune and each other. Parents, this one's for you too. If the house is yours, the best thing you can leave your kids isn't just the home. It's a plan, and a conversation they don't have to start. David Ferrugio sits down with Kelly McGinnis, a former President at a Fortune 100 company who now helps families navigate mortgages and inherited homes after a death. We get into a reverse mortgage nightmare that ended with a 100-year family home auctioned, why siblings fight over Mom and Dad's house, whether you can assume your parents' mortgage, probate, and what to do if you're already in it. Kids: send this to your parents. Parents: send this to your kids. Whoever goes first wins. About Kelly: 25+ years leading finance and strategy, including as President at a Fortune 100 company. Today she's building Homera, an independent mortgage review that helps homeowners catch costly problems before they sign and for the life of the loan. Homera: https://www.joinhomera.com Kelly: https://kellymcginnis.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithkelly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyamcginnis/ If DEAD Talks has ever helped you, please leave a 5-star rating and a one-line review. It takes ten seconds and helps the next person who's grieving find us. 📖 You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: Learn more and order David’s book at ⁠DeadTalks.net/Book⁠ or on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0hMdRlrb Sign Up For E-Mail Updates Here: https://www.deadtalks.net/signup Support the Show Join the DEAD Talks Patreon for just $2 to support the mission—and get episodes early & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/cw/deadtalks Hats, Shirts, Hoodies + More: https://cottonbureau.com/people/dead-talks Exclusive Discounts 10% off Neurogum – powered by natural caffeine, L-theanine, and vitamins B6 & B12 to boost focus and energy: https://neurogum.com/deadtalks About DEAD Talks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio approaches death differently. Each guest shares raw stories of grief, loss, or unique perspectives that challenge the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn’t end—it evolves. After losing his father on September 11th at just 12 years old, David discovered the power of conversation. Through laughter, tears, and honest dialogue, DEAD Talks helps make it a little easier to talk about death, mourning, trauma, and the life that continues beyond it. Connect with DEAD Talks (@deadtalkspodcast)YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | www.deadtalks.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabe Poirot cracked his skull in an electric skateboard crash at 20 and spent 18 days in a coma. He says he spent that time in heaven, face to face with Jesus. Now a viral evangelist and author of 18 Days in Heaven, Gabe joins David to talk about leaving his body, why 18 days felt like 10 seconds, waking up to a family that had already started grieving him, and the strangers he says he’s been able to read ever since. David asks the hard questions too: why near-death experiences contradict each other, how Gabe’s gifts differ from psychics and mediums, and what his story offers anyone grieving someone they love. 🔗 Gabe Poirot: https://www.gabepoirot.com/ 📖 You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: Learn more and order David’s book at ⁠DeadTalks.net/Book⁠ or on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0hMdRlrb Sign Up For E-Mail Updates Here: https://www.deadtalks.net/signup Support the Show Join the DEAD Talks Patreon for just $2 to support the mission—and get episodes early & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/cw/deadtalks Hats, Shirts, Hoodies + More: https://cottonbureau.com/people/dead-talks Exclusive Discounts 10% off Neurogum – powered by natural caffeine, L-theanine, and vitamins B6 & B12 to boost focus and energy: https://neurogum.com/deadtalks About DEAD Talks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio approaches death differently. Each guest shares raw stories of grief, loss, or unique perspectives that challenge the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn’t end—it evolves. After losing his father on September 11th at just 12 years old, David discovered the power of conversation. Through laughter, tears, and honest dialogue, DEAD Talks helps make it a little easier to talk about death, mourning, trauma, and the life that continues beyond it. Connect with DEAD Talks (@deadtalkspodcast)YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | www.deadtalks.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your loved ones are still trying to reach you, and most of us talk ourselves out of the signs. Psychic medium and animal communicator Susan Allen explains the most common signs from the other side (cardinals, feathers, butterflies, songs, license plates and dreams), how to know if a sign is real, and how to ask for one and actually let go. Ten minutes after I asked my dad, who died on 9/11, for a sign, a stranger on a New York street started screaming "I love you, David." Susan thinks it was him. We also get into: • Whether our loved ones are watching us (and when they're not) • What the afterlife looks like day to day • The life review and what happens to evil people when they die • Did we choose this life? Past lives, karma and Ho'oponopono • Animal communication and what pets say from the other side • Whether pets forgive us for euthanasia • Coping with grief, and what people get wrong about mediums For more on Susan Allen: https://susanallenmedium.com/ 📚 My book, You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: 📖 You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: Learn more and order David’s book at ⁠DeadTalks.net/Book⁠ Sign Up For E-Mail Updates Here: https://www.deadtalks.net/signup Support the Show Join the DEAD Talks Patreon for just $2 to support the mission—and get episodes early & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/cw/deadtalks Hats, Shirts, Hoodies + More: https://cottonbureau.com/people/dead-talks Exclusive Discounts 10% off Neurogum – powered by natural caffeine, L-theanine, and vitamins B6 & B12 to boost focus and energy: https://neurogum.com/deadtalks About DEAD Talks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio approaches death differently. Each guest shares raw stories of grief, loss, or unique perspectives that challenge the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn’t end—it evolves. After losing his father on September 11th at just 12 years old, David discovered the power of conversation. Through laughter, tears, and honest dialogue, DEAD Talks helps make it a little easier to talk about death, mourning, trauma, and the life that continues beyond it. Connect with DEAD Talks 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@deadtalkspodcast 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deadtalkspodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel’s ten-year-old daughter Kenadie got a headache on Christmas Eve. A month later, she was gone. Rachel thought that was the end, until two things happened she still can’t explain: a hummingbird in her garage, and a playing card that shouldn’t exist. Today she shares both, and how she and her husband Shane turned their loss into For11, a community helping people stay connected to the ones they’ve lost. Join the For 11 Community: https://community.for11together.com/community-join Social Media: Instagram, TikTok & YouTube: @for11_together Facebook: For 11 📖 You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: Learn more and order David’s book at ⁠DeadTalks.net/Book⁠ Sign Up For E-Mail Updates Here: https://www.deadtalks.net/signup Support the Show Join the DEAD Talks Patreon for just $2 to support the mission—and get episodes early & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/cw/deadtalks Hats, Shirts, Hoodies + More: https://cottonbureau.com/people/dead-talks Exclusive Discounts 10% off Neurogum – powered by natural caffeine, L-theanine, and vitamins B6 & B12 to boost focus and energy: https://neurogum.com/deadtalks About DEAD Talks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio approaches death differently. Each guest shares raw stories of grief, loss, or unique perspectives that challenge the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn’t end—it evolves. After losing his father on September 11th at just 12 years old, David discovered the power of conversation. Through laughter, tears, and honest dialogue, DEAD Talks helps make it a little easier to talk about death, mourning, trauma, and the life that continues beyond it. Connect with DEAD Talks (@deadtalkspodcast)YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | www.deadtalks.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Sturgis doesn’t believe in acceptance or closure. “How do you accept the fact that you lost someone you love?” In 2013, Gary’s husband Rob was diagnosed with stage four metastatic melanoma. Gary had spent his career in a bank and suddenly became a full-time caregiver. After Rob died, he couldn’t find the support he needed, so he started a Facebook page to share his story. It grew into one of the largest grief communities online. Gary went on to write Surviving: Finding Your Way from Grief to Healing and now leads grief workshops and support groups. In this conversation, we talk about: Why Gary rejects the words “acceptance,” “closure,” and “moving on” Why the second year of grief can be harder than the first Loving again after losing a spouse, and why it’s hard to compete with a ghost Telling grief apart from depression His “Grief 101” workshops and what he wishes someone had told him Mediums, faith, and what brings comfort Why Gary says grief never “gets better,” but does get softer Find Gary: Website: https://sgrief.com/ Facebook: Surviving Grief Book: SURVIVING GRIEF - 365 Days A Year: https://sgrief.com/sg365/ 📖 You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live: Learn more and order David’s book at ⁠DeadTalks.net/Book⁠ Sign Up For E-Mail Updates Here: https://www.deadtalks.net/signup Support the Show Join the DEAD Talks Patreon for just $2 to support the mission—and get episodes early & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/cw/deadtalks Hats, Shirts, Hoodies + More: https://cottonbureau.com/people/dead-talks Exclusive Discounts 10% off Neurogum – powered by natural caffeine, L-theanine, and vitamins B6 & B12 to boost focus and energy: https://neurogum.com/deadtalks About DEAD Talks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio approaches death differently. Each guest shares raw stories of grief, loss, or unique perspectives that challenge the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn’t end—it evolves. After losing his father on September 11th at just 12 years old, David discovered the power of conversation. Through laughter, tears, and honest dialogue, DEAD Talks helps make it a little easier to talk about death, mourning, trauma, and the life that continues beyond it. Connect with DEAD Talks (@deadtalkspodcast)YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | www.deadtalks.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices