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 sac ... Show More
Feb 25
Super Soul Special: Jay Williams: You Can Survive Your Worst Mistake
Originally aired April 30, 2018. Former professional basketball player Jay Williams opens up to Oprah about his near-fatal, career-ending motorcycle crash, his regrets and how he's learned to fulfill his destiny despite those who say he threw it all away. Jay was poised to become ... Show More
32m 28s
Feb 18
Super Soul Special: Jean Houston: Lessons from 'The Wizard of Oz'
Originally aired April 25, 2018. American philosopher and best-selling author Jean Houston describes herself as an "evocateur of the possible" and a "midwife of souls." She sits down with Oprah to talk about her expansive career, mythologist Joseph Campbell, her work with luminar ... Show More
30m 27s
Aug 2021
Home Grown Humans - BJ Miller, MD - Death - Hosted by Jamie Wheal
<p>BJ Miller, hospice and palliative care doctor at the University of California, San Francisco Cancer Center and the co-author of the book "A Beginner's Guide To The End: Practical Advice For Living Life And Facing Death, joins us today to discuss a topic that is often avoided a ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2022
Life in an E.R. During Covid
<p>Thomas Fisher’s new book, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/books/review-emergency-chicago-er-thomas-fisher.html" target="_blank">“The Emergency,”</a> details his life as an emergency physician at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he’s worked for 20 yea ... Show More
51m 26s
Jan 2020
Gwyneth Paltrow x BJ Miller: Processing Our Regrets
“My job is not to tell you something,” says BJ Miller, MD. “My job is to help you receive something.” The palliative care physician and coauthor of A Beginner’s Guide to the End joined GP on stage at In goop Health. He brought his dog, Maysie, which you’ll hear them talking about ... Show More
46m 16s
Mar 2022
The Dreams That Precede Death
<p>As the dying approach their death, up to 88% of them experience certain vivid, moving dreams — though "dreams" isn't even the best word for these experiences, as they can happen to people when they're both awake and asleep, and are described by them as being "more real than re ... Show More
38m 54s