Dr. BJ Miller: How to Die
Dr. BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative care specialist who treats patients with life-altering and terminal illnesses at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Miller shares his revelations about a subject that is often taboo in our culture: the experience of death. He describes the moment after a person's death, and explains why it is both sacred and unknowable. While a sophomore in college, Dr. Miller suffered a devastating electrical shock throughout his body. He lost half his arm and both his legs below the knee. He talks about how this earth-shattering experience proved to be a spiritual wake-up call and how it left him with an extraordinary sense of what it means to confront death. Dr. Miller discusses why he thinks it\u2019s time for us to rethink the idea that \u201cdeath is inherently horrible.\u201d He also reveals what he's learned about regret by experiencing \u201cvicarious deathbed moments\u201d in his practice.\xa0Dr. Miller\u2019s new book, \u201cA Beginner\u2019s Guide to the End,\u201d will be published in Summer 2019.