BJ Miller: How Facing Death Taught Me to Live More Fully

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The Midlife Chrysalis

Chip Conley

28 episodes

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The Midlife Chrysalis is a one-hour podcast hosted by Chip Conley, bestselling author of Learning to Love Midlife and founder of MEA (Modern Elder Academy). Chip and his high-profile guests – including Maria Shriver, Hoda Kotb, Elizabeth Gilbert, Michael Franti, and more – dive into raw, vulnerable conversations about the profound transitions they’ve experienced in midlife. Listeners get a rare look at how even the most successful individuals have to navigate life’s pivotal changes – and gain practical wisdom they can apply in their own lives for a more fulfilling and purposeful next chapter.

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BJ Miller: How Facing Death Taught Me to Live More Fully

The Midlife Chrysalis

1 hour 3 minutes 26 seconds

2 weeks ago

BJ Miller: How Facing Death Taught Me to Live More Fully

What if the worst thing that ever happened to you became the very thing that set you free? 🌱 In this deeply moving episode, Dr. BJ Miller—physician, amputee, and palliative care visionary—shares how a near-fatal accident in college transformed his understanding of life, loss, and what it really means to live fully. From his journey through unimaginable pain to founding Mettle Health, BJ reveals how facing mortality can open the door to compassion, creativity, and peace.

If you’ve ever feared aging, grief, or change, this conversation will completely shift your perspective.

👉 Watch now and discover how to turn life’s hardest moments into your greatest teachers.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:36 The Accident That Changed Everything

04:17 Processing Grief and Feeling “Seen”

09:27 Rebuilding Life in His 20s

14:46 From Art History to Medicine

16:24 Discovering Palliative Care

20:27 What Palliative Care Really Means

24:26 Spiritual Dimensions of Caregiving

27:16 What We Get Wrong About Death

29:42 Making All Healthcare Palliative

32:44 Founding Mettle Health

36:56 Advice for Caregivers

41:25 The Power of Grief

43:50 BJ’s Midlife Chrysalis

47:49 What People Regret Most Before Death

51:48 Dying as a Creative Act

55:25 Wisdom Bumper Sticker

Learn more about MEA at ⁠https://www.meawisdom.com/

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