Join Claritza Rios, MD, and Ladybird Morgan, RN, MSW for an informal and interactive conversation on intimacy and sensuality as relates to serious illness and disability.
Deep physical connection is as primal as it gets. Yet, our sex lives are among the first things to go when we’re sick. Sometimes that’s by choice, but too often it’s by the defaults and presumptions of the healthcare system and others around us. Exploring intimacy with fresh eyes can be a profound way to feel alive all the way to the end. In fact, there’s no need to die before we die.
All online discussions begins with a basic overview of the day’s topic before opening up to the group for Q&A and conversation. This session should feel as supportive as it does educational, so bring your questions and comments, or feel free to just listen. Together, we’ll explore real life examples and address your questions on the topic.
Discussions are held online and once registered, you will receive a link via email to join on video or by phone.
If you can't make it to the live session you will receive a recording.
Dr. BJ Miller is a longtime hospice and palliative medicine physician and educator. He’s been on faculty at his alma mater, UCSF, since 2007 and has worked in all settings of care: hospital, clinic, residential facility, and home. Led by his own experiences as a patient, BJ advocates for the roles of our senses, community and presence in designing a better ending. He speaks nationally, and internationally, on the topics of death, dying, palliative care and the intersection of healthcare with design.
His 2015 TED Talk: “Not Whether, But How”, has been viewed over 11 million times and his work has also been the subject of multiple interviews and podcasts, including Oprah Winfrey, PBS, The New York Times, The California Sunday Magazine, GOOP, Krista Tippett, Tim Ferriss and the TED Radio Hour. His book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End, was co-authored with Shoshana Berger and published in 2019.
