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BJ Miller, MD

Intimacy, Connection and The Senses

Sex is not just intercourse. Connection is the thing.

5 min readSep 10, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Questions About Intimacy, Illness and Disability

It’s difficult to talk about sexuality and intimacy in our culture, let alone sexuality as relates to illness or disability, but we are…

6 min readSep 10, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Sexuality, Sensuality and Illness

Sexuality is something we take for granted. We all have some version of it. It is a primal part of the human experience and it means…

4 min readSep 10, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Discussing Difficult Topics

What blocks people from talking about hard topics?

3 min readSep 8, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Emotionally Charged Communication

Emotionally charged conversations with family members, friends, or clinicians are often very transactional; something needs to be…

2 min readSep 8, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Communication Considerations

Communication is more than just what you say.

3 min readSep 8, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Communication is Everything

To preface, it is important that you take this information with a grain of salt. There is no one size fits all with communication. With…

5 min readSep 8, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Should You Have an Advance Directive or a POLST?

It’s a good idea to have both an advance directive and a Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). They’re a little bit…

2 min readAug 27, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

Clinical Considerations: Trials and Doctorese

Understanding Clinical Trials and How They Work

3 min readAug 27, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

How Much Do You Want to Know?

Whether or not we’re prepared to actually hear an analysis or prognosis is a very important question to ask ourselves.

3 min readAug 27, 2021

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BJ Miller, MD

BJ Miller, MD

BJ is a hospice & palliative medicine physician who sees people at mettlehealth.com and speaks on topics of illness and palliative care around the world.

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