BJ Miller on Death, Meaning, Healing, and the Lost Art of Being Human

What if healing isn't about fixing what's broken?
In this powerful conversation, BJ Miller joins Rabbi Ron LiPaz to explore mortality, meaning, spirituality, suffering, and the lost art of simply being present for one another.
Drawing from his own life-changing accident, years of work in palliative care, and his deeply human approach to medicine, BJ shares why vulnerability and strength belong together, how vocation often reveals itself only in hindsight, and why accompaniment may be one of the most important forms of healing we have.
This is a conversation about death, but even more, it's a conversation about how to live.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - Intro: How Art Helped BJ Transform Suffering into Meaning
03:12 - The Lost Art of Accompaniment
05:04 - "There's Always Something We Can Do"
11:30 - What Modern Healthcare Has Forgotten
17:03 - Spirituality, Connection, and the Mystery of Life
21:22 - Why Rituals Matter in Times of Suffering and Loss
28:24 - Vulnerability and Strength Are Inseparable
33:15 - Using Life's Raw Material to Create Meaning
37:00 - Closing Thoughts
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