On October 6, 2009, my 20-year-old son Erik, took his own life. Since that sad and tragic day, an overwhelming sense of grief and despair propelled me into a search for answers. Answers that would provide me and others with comfort and hope. Some of those answers came from the many books I bought, but many came from an unexpected source: Erik himself. Read more.

Crisis of Faith

This is actually old, like from 11/4/17! I forgot to click the Publish button! HAHA! Last night, I was really missing Erik, but as is rarely the case, I felt angry at him. I asked myself, ‘Why hasn’t he played any of the cool pranks or visited me like he did before, dropping Airsoft BBs...

Angel’s Touch

Here’s another post I forgot to publish. It’s from over a year ago!! Story #1 Hi Elisa, I know I’ve submitted an Erik Encounter before. This just happened and I have to let you know. Not intending to post it, I just want you to know. 🙂 I call angel’s touch from heaven. I just...

An Afterlife Interview with the African Slave Collective and Harriet Tubman

This subject is dear to my heart because I feel like this part of American history, along with our decimation of the Native Americans, is a horrible blight on our collective conscious. That’s why I petitioned (with little or no results) to replace Columbus Day (honoring a genocidal narcissist who didn’t even discover America) with...

My Baby Journey

Here’s another story for which I forgot to push the publish button! I love this story from a blog member. It’s also timely since my daughter just brought her brand new baby girl home from the hospital a couple of hours ago. Welcome home, Harper Lee Braly! I am a twenty year old and my...

Erik Pays a Visit!

We’re planning on spending Memorial Day at the house, hosting a swim party for Arleen’s 11th birthday! Little does my husband know that I bought a Slip N’ Slide for the party as well as a huge inflatable floating mat. He’s going to be pissed! He hates those things because they’re hard to store and...

Where to Begin

If you're new to Channeling Erik, I recommend you read the backstory first. Then, I suggest you start with the very first post. In doing so you can follow my journey just as I did, through the inexplicable, inconceivable, and yet utterly undeniable surprises that I have encountered since my son''s death. Welcome.

-Elisa

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