EricsHouse helps people who are suffering the loss of a loved one due to suicide, substance abuse, or sudden death.

The EricsHouse mission is to provide grief support after the loss of a loved one to suicide, alcohol, drugs, or sudden death.

Alcohol, Drugs & Suicide Deaths take More Lives than War, Murder &

Natural Disasters Combined.

When Founder, Marianne Gouveia lost her 27-year-old son to suicide, there were few places to turn. It took months to find answers that could begin the healing process. How could she ever move forward with her family, her friends, her work, and herself? How could she honor Eric and be happy again, find joy in her life again?

Through love, sweat, education, determination, and a desire to change outcomes for other loss survivors, EricsHouse was born. EricsHouse has a physical campus in Phoenix, AZ, and provides in-person and virtual online grief group opportunities, education, and community involvement every week. We want to grow!

TODAY, YOUR INVOLVEMENT CHANGES THINGS FOR ERICSHOUSE

By participating in our Friend & FundRaiser, you help us grow!

SPREAD THE WORD: Help share the message with others who might be devastated by their own loss. Letting others know that this type of support could save their lives. There is NO SHAME surrounding your loss at EricsHouse. We have lived it and we know what you are going through. www.ericshouse.org EricsHouse Phone Number: 855-894-5658

JOIN OUR TEAM: Our team of trained Grief Specialists and Spiritual Directors work one-on-one with loss survivors. Life Coaches help put the pieces back together. Licensed Grief Counselors make sense of it all. Do you know a current grief specialist or professional interested in joining our team?

DONATE: EricsHouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, starting our 3^rd year of service. We are one of the few organizations helping people in the “post-vention” space. When the worst thing happens, we want people to call EricsHouse. Your financial support now and in the future will help us grow, serving more clients each month. No one is ever turned away from EricsHouse!

As a FRIEND of EricsHouse, your donation will provide comprehensive care plans and one-on-one services for grief support. Many of our Specialists are loss survivors themselves. They offer a deep understanding of the challenges our members face in the aftermath of these devastating losses.

As an Ericshouse SPONSOR, you help underwrite scholarships for Grief Specialist training, the heart of our services. Training follows the Grief Companioning Model developed by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, integrated into all EricsHouse protocols and practices. We believe that survivors of intense, traumatic losses are best supported by someone who has felt their pain and trained to help them through their grief journey.

As an ADVOCATE, your donation allows EricsHouse to support and create mental health awareness, suicide prevention and substance abuse education programs. Working with expert providers, medical personnel, and community partners, EricsHouse can provide educational workshops, panels, and speakers to inform and explore new directions in combating these epidemics.

MAKE SURE TO WATCH OUR SPECIAL SEGMENTS WITH

MELINDA VAIL, JAN D'ATRI, AND BETH MCDONALD!

Do you want to make EricsHouse "Happy Heart Margarita" or "Mock-arita"?

Well now you can! See the recipes below.

Happy Heart Margarita Recipe:

- 1 oz. fresh lime juice

- 1 1/2 oz. silver tequila

- 1/2 oz. orange liqueur such as Cointreau or Triple Sec

- 3/4 oz. simple syrup (or to taste...less if you'd like)

- 1/2 oz. Chambord

- Combine first four ingredients in ice-filled glass...stir...then top with Chambord. Enjoy!

Happy Heart Mock-arita Recipe: (Non-alcoholic)

- 1 oz. fresh lime juice

- 1 oz. orange juice

- 1 oz. of margarita mix (no alcohol)

- 3/4 oz. simple syrup (or to taste...less if you'd like)

- 1 oz. cranberry

- Combine first four ingredients in ice-filled glass...stir...then top with cranberry juice. Enjoy!

Do you like to bake?

Well, you are in for a treat with Johnny's Friendship Bread!

JOHNNY’S FRIENDSHIP BREAD

My bread starter is 11 years old. It’s been sitting on my kitchen counter loved, stirred and fed every five days since June 24, 2007. From this sweet, delicious and unique starter, I have made and given away hundreds of loaves of Amish Friendship Bread, the most well known and beloved recipe for sweet bread starters.

But for 11 years, I have also made indescribably delicious bread starter pancakes every Sunday as well as coffee cakes, scones and cobblers for snacking. Many people have bread starters, either sweet or sour dough, and some have been passed along for a hundred years or more! I hope to pass along mine too, because it’s very, very special. I created this bread starter in honor of my sweet brother, John Anthony D’Atri, who passed away in 2007.

My family cherished the idea that we could not only have a living reminder of our loved one, but that we could do what my brother, Johnny, loved to do—make people smile by making something with love and then giving it away. It was his gift. This starter needs no refrigeration, just a daily stir and a lot of love.

If you ever decide to create a bread starter of your own, here is your feeding schedule and recipe for the most incredible Amish Friendship Bread ever! ~Jan D’Atri

Starter for Johnny’s Friendship Bread

Day 1: Mix together: 1 cup of flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk (Use glass or plastic bowl and wooden spoon. No metals.)

Day 2: Stir for about 15 seconds and cover loosely with parchment and kitchen towel

Day 3: Stir and cover

Day 4: Stir and cover

Day 5: Add 1 cup each of flour, sugar and milk. Stir until blended

Day 6: Stir and cover

Day 7: Stir and cover

Day 8: Stir and cover

Day 9: Stir and cover

Day 10: Add 1 cup each flour, sugar and milk. Stir and remove one cup for yourself to start again. Use the remaining starter to make bread, freeze or give away in one-cup increments. Begin process over again.

Johnny’s Sweet Friendship Bread

This bread starter was born on June 24, 2007 in honor of John Anthony D’Atri. His sweet friendship touched countless lives in his short time on earth. This starter now lives in the kitchens of those who loved John, in the places we gather to break bread together and honor those who have gone before us. Please pass it along and enjoy the starter with those you love! ~Jan D’Atri