Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari

BONUS MONDAYS: Woman HIT By a TRUCK & DIES; Shown That LIFE Goes On FOREVER! (Incredible NDE)

Guest: Felice DiMartino
Date: December 15, 2025

Episode Overview

In this deeply moving episode, host Alex Ferrari welcomes Felice DiMartino, a spiritual seeker and near-death experiencer, to share her remarkable account of being hit by a truck, dying, and experiencing life beyond the physical. Felice not only recounts her near-death experience (NDE) but also discusses the profound transformation it sparked—illuminating themes of resilience, healing, and our soul’s purpose. The conversation transcends traditional ideas about adversity, spiritual awakening, and the afterlife, bringing wisdom, empathy, and practical guidance for anyone seeking meaning amidst hardship.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Felice’s Life Before the Accident

• Background:
  • Felice was a single mother of two, an educator, and deeply involved in various spiritual practices ("I spent time with Thich Nhat Hanh...living in Amma's ashram, Mata Amrita Nandamayi in Northern California..." [06:44]).
  • Her life had just endured a sequence of traumatic events: her partner’s affair, a house fire, theft, a flood, and health issues ("I call it resiliency boot camp...Any one of those things would be enough." [04:07]).
• Spiritual Search:
  • Persistent feeling that “there was something more”; she was highly empathic and drawn to spiritual traditions and wisdom keepers (05:51–07:40).

The Purpose Behind Suffering and Adversity

• Loss of Identity & Lessons:
  • Felice reflects that intense suffering stripped her identities ("total identity reboot" [09:04]) and forced her to focus inward.
• The Universe’s Messages:
  • She notes how patterns of not listening to inner knowing can invoke harsher lessons ("I stopped saying it could be worse because...the universe is like, ‘oh, really? Bam, here you go.’" [09:23]).
• Coping Mechanisms:
  • Gratitude and service became lifelines. Even in darkness, she sought small sparks of gratitude and oriented her pain toward helping others ("Returning to gratitude, knowing that I could use my experience to help others...took the edge off." [11:20]).

The Accident & Near-Death Experience

The Day It Happened

• Circumstances:
  • "It was December 2, 2015. Dusk, misty, a little warm...I waited for the light. I looked both ways, the car gave me the right of way...Dodge Ram pickup truck came up from behind me." [16:48]
  • Felice was hit, thrown 30 feet, and suffered severe bodily injuries.
• Initial Bodily Sensations:
  • "It felt like a thud...more like a dull smack...I whipped my head around, but it felt like time stopped. It felt very slow motion." [18:55]

The Transition: Leaving the Body

• Out-of-Body Experience:
  • "The next thing I was above my body looking down at it...I could see in 360 degrees...I could feel the emotions of the people on the ground..." [20:10]
  • She watches scene unfold and assesses, “Am I going to be able to go back there, back to that body?” [21:06]
• The Blackness:
  • "I was in a complete blackness...an illuminated blackness...pure presence. There was no time, no space, no ego, no me—just merged with this expanse." [22:27–24:13]
• Floating Cocoons and Light Being:
  • "There was a sense of floating...like being in a cocoon, there were others in cocoons...yet we were the same." [27:08]
  • Encountered an effulgent light and a loving, all-knowing presence: "It was like you put your forehead together and knew everything." [27:57]
• Revelation and Return:
  • "When you go back, it's time to live big." [30:13]
  • She asks, "Who are you?" and hears: "I am you." [31:14]
  • Experiences being simultaneously in and out of her body upon return—an intense, disorienting process ("like being a genie squeezed into a bottle" [32:28]).

Insights Gained on the Other Side

• Pillars of Truth:
  • Shown that “All is truly well” and given keys: "forgiveness, gratitude, compassion, service, surrender, trust, love" [33:51].
• Life Review:
  • Not traditional; more an understanding of the ripple effects of our actions and experiencing the perspective of those involved in the accident (including the woman who hit her) [37:46].
• Living Big & Soul Purpose:
  • The core message: align inner knowing with outward life—stop holding oneself back, listen to intuition, and serve ("The Live Big was aligning that inner voice and inner life with the outer life to be in total alignment..." [39:14]).

Aftereffects & Integration

• Spiritual Abilities Enhanced:
  • Increased clairaudience (e.g., hearing flowers), claircognizance, and extrasensory awareness [49:49].
  • Guidance from nonphysical or higher-dimensional beings/channels (identified as “Akasha”) [47:10].
• Integration Challenges:
  • "I didn’t know the boundaries between my body and outside world...could hear things that are inaudible to the human ear." [44:33, 49:49]
  • She learned to accept boundaries as essential (“Boundaries are OK. Boundaries don’t make us less spiritual.” [41:40]).
• Service and Sharing:
  • After initial hesitation, she felt a call to share her story publicly during COVID to help others confront mortality and remember their true nature [44:49].

The Collective Awakening

• Why Now?
  • Felice sees humanity moving out of “spiritual amnesia,” supported by rising frequencies, collective curiosity, and openness to spiritual truths (“This was written...this major rebirth was coming.” [52:59]).

Notable Quotes & Moments

• "It was total identity reboot...I was catapulted into this loss of identity on the outside." – Felice DiMartino [09:04]
• "When you go back, it's time to live big." – Presence to Felice during NDE [30:13]
• "Who are you?" "I am you." – Felice’s inquiry and NDE reply [31:14]
• "I was watching my mouth move, but from above. It was such a trippy experience...there was this physical form, but I wasn’t really in it." – Felice [32:28]
• "Forgiveness is huge. Forgiveness of self, forgiveness of others. Forgiveness is huge because forgiveness also has to do with regret." – Felice [42:03]
• "If we can be aligned with who we are on the inside as who we are on the outside...then we’re in integrity with ourselves." – Felice [45:42]
• "You don’t need to have a near-death experience to have access to all of this." – Felice [51:49]
• "That we are all here to be embodied expressions of love, Source, the Divine, whatever name you call the God or Infinite Intelligence of your understanding." – Felice [59:09]

Timestamps for Major Segments

• Felice’s Spiritual Background & “Resiliency Boot Camp”: 03:49–07:54
• On Suffering & Coping with Hardship: 09:03–12:38
• The Accident, Leaving the Body, and the NDE: 16:48–24:13
• Describing the “Blackness” and Encounter with the Light: 22:27–27:08
• The Message: “Live Big” & Return to Life: 27:57–33:51
• Pillars of Wisdom, Life Review, and Life Lessons: 33:51–39:14
• Boundaries, Forgiveness, and Aftereffects: 41:40–46:26
• Opening to Spiritual Gifts and Channeling “Akasha”: 47:10–52:39
• Reflections on Collective Awakening: 52:59–56:58
• Definitions (God, Life Purpose, Advice to Self, etc.): 62:08–63:09
• Felice’s Final Message: "All is truly well. You are right on time." [63:29]

Final Message

Felice concludes by affirming that in the ultimate reality, “All is truly well...and you are right on time, right here, right now.” [63:29] Her story is not just about survival or mystical experience, but about how each of us can anchor deeper meaning, compassion, and courage in our everyday lives—embodying the essence of love, service, and true alignment.

For more on Felice’s work:

• GroundedIllumination.com
• Instagram: @felice_demartino
• Facebook: Felice DiMartino

This summary preserves the original tone—warm, open, thoughtful—and is intended as an engaging roadmap for anyone interested in near-death experiences, spiritual transformation, and the enduring power of hope and love.