Marilia Baker, MSW, LMFT

On Elizabeth Moore Erickson

Interviewing Elizabeth Euphemia Moore Erickson has been an extraordinary honor and privilege. In addition to being Milton Hyland Erickson’s wife, companion, caregiver, mother to his eight children, partner and fellow researcher, hypnotic subject, editor, assistant writer, and proofreader, Elizabeth Erickson witnessed, participated in, and helped shape the integration of hypnosis and psychotherapy in the second half of the 20th Century.

In addition to the professional role she performed, Elizabeth Erickson collaborated with her husband and esteemed colleagues over the decades. She was also the "chief executive officer" of a busy household, raising her lively family of eight children, including the three he brought into the marriage and the five they had together. Their 1936 marriage was synergistic and happily successful. Together they found creative solutions to the everyday family issues that emerged along the way, and together they faced the difficult challenges of a professional life compounded by times of severe physical illnesses suffered by Dr. Erickson.

From the Introduction, A Tribute to Elizabeth Moore Erickson.
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Marilia Baker, MSW, LMFT

On Elizabeth Moore Erickson

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