RMV 23 BJ Miller: You Can Design an Adventurous Life Inspired by Death

Today we are excited to welcome physician, author, speaker, and
friend, Dr. BJ Miller. As a practicing hospice and palliative
care doctor, BJ is best known for his TED Talk, "What Really
Matters at the End of Life," and recently co-authored A
Beginner’s Guide to the End, with the Editorial Director of IDEO,
Shoshana Berger. BJ sees patients and caregivers through his
online palliative care service, Mettle Health. And is the subject
of Netflix's Academy Award-nominated short documentary, End
Game. 


Listen in as BJ shares his story of recovery from a life altering
accident at 19 through his perspective of creativity instead of
loss, and what opened up even further after he was introduced to
the profession of design. We also dig into what death can teach
us about living fully, and how design can help us overcome the
fear of embarrassment and shame that often holds us back from the
very life experiences we desire the most.


Show Notes:


Polio


The Washington Post’s article about renaming Palliative
Care 


Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990


BJ’s Ted Talk


Shoshana Berger


A Beginner’s Guide To The End


Mettle Health:


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