162: BJ MILLER – Surrendering To The Flow Of Life, The Power Of Being Love and Receiving Love

Dr. BJ Miller is a longtime hospice and palliative medicine physician and educator. If you haven't seen his powerful TED Talk titled "Not Whether But How" (aka "What Matters Most at the End of Life"), please watch it prior to listening to this episode.  We go into territory BJ hasn't typically talked about on podcasts. "If we love such moments ferociously, then maybe we can learn to live well — not in spite of death, but because of it. Let death be what takes us, not lack of imagination." - BJ Miller We discuss: Discovering awe and mystery of life through nature Surrendering to the flow of life Finding wisdom in daily life that's right in front of us Where can we source the courage to remember our unique medicine? What happens after a popular TED talk Finding peace with being a work in progress Inhabiting a made-up social world Why BJ Miller isn't on Instagram or TikTok Is conscious social media possible?  Social media as a way to be more ourselves Psychedelics as life-affirming vehicles  Exploring meaning through existential crisis that can come up within the context of palliative care Making space for both meaning and meaninglessness The importance of palliative care Expanding our perception of what's normal  The power of being love and receiving love  Mentioned:  125: Jasmin Jenkins: Lessons From Ayahuasca Plant Medicine and Alchemizing Grief Into Presence Zen Hospice Project Connect with BJ's work:  mettlehealth.com nytimes.com/2020/12/18/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-death.html BJ Twitter: @BJMillerMD Mettle Twitter: @Mettle_Health BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger's Book – A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify