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Ellie VerGowe is a ACPE chaplain resident at the VA Puget Sound Hospital. Ellie is ordained with the Progressive Christian Alliance and is currently studying moral injury and trauma in her residency. Ellie feels honored to hear people’s stories and meet with them in moments of crisis. She lives in West Seattle on the traditional lands of the Duwamish people with her partner Aaron and their Australian shepherd puppy, Fiona. She loves hiking in the mountains, singing, painting and writing, eating good food with good people and reading a well written book on a rainy day with a cup of tea (Ellie is a grandmother at heart!).
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Apr 4, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Sitting With Grief
This is holy Saturday. It would be easier (at first) to avoid the pain of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday and move on quickly to the celebration of Easter Sunday. But one thing I know, as a chaplain and a griever, is that we cannot avoid difficult feelings or skip the grief. Today, we remember that the disciples put their friend in the ground after watching him die an awful death. We remember that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary vigil with Jesus through the unfolding trauma, keeping watch over
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Dec 16, 2024 ∙ 5 min
Following Jesus into the Wilderness
Few leaders can be found that are worth our confidence and submission. In our political climate and even in our work and worship spaces...
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Mar 7, 2023 ∙ 5 min
A Word during a Time of Suffering-Isaiah 65
These words came to Isaiah and were shared with the people in the middle of that immense suffering. I can imagine I might have felt...
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