Erik Kramer's Survival Story

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Erik Kramer's Survival Story

On overcoming his sons death, his own failed suicide, being coerced into marriage and the resultant nightmare through conservatorship and family law.

Greg Ellis

Oct 18, 2021

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After a storied career playing American football, former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer’s 18-year-old son overdoses on heroin and dies, his mother dies of cancer, as does his father. Soon after these devastating family tragedies, and overcome with grief and debilitating depression, Erik meticulously planned his own sui…

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The Respondent

In 2020 Greg Ellis set out on a journey to explore the condition of the male experience via a new video and podcast series, The Respondent. The Respondent is a multimedia conversation on positive masculinity; a whodunnit, in which Greg—as both lead detective and key perpetrator—works to track down the co-conspirators of men’s demise and the secrets to their reclamation. It’s also an exploration of how becoming a modern man today demands we reimagine masculinity, rethink fatherhood and revitalize our image of family.Season one guests include experts, educators, and celebrity Respondents discussing agitating topics including family, philosophy, fatherhood, psychology, politics, family law, pop culture, entertainment, and much more...

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