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If you want to know what being around death can teach you about living, you’ll want to listen to this. BJ shares these patterns and more as coauthor of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death, which you can learn more about at the book’s website.īJ is also a triple amputee, and his 2015 TED Talk, “Not Whether But How,” is a moving reflection on his vision to make empathic end-of-life care available to all, ranked among the top-15 most viewed TED talks that year.

When you consider that he has guided or been involved with ~1,000 deaths, it’s not surprising that he’s spotted patterns we can all learn from. He is an expert in death, but he’s also learned how we can dramatically improve our own lives, often with very small changes.

BJ MillerĪt the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? And how can knowing this help you to live a better life now?īJ is president of Mettle Health in Mill Valley, California, where he also counsels terminally ill patients and their caregivers on how to create a dignified, graceful end-of-life experience.

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