About Me

I love tending stories. Yours, mine, and ours.

I live by the premise that we are all creative beings, and we can express that creativity through an infinite variety of everyday acts and vocational endeavors. I became a writer for a simple reason: I loved stories. From a young age, the narrative arts became the primary tool I used to express my creativity and make meaning of the world around me.

After studying English, Journalism, and Creative Writing at Berry College, I came very close to attending Candler School of Theology to obtain a Master of Divinity with the intent of serving as a hospital chaplain. But, life led me in another direction, one that would still honor my desire to both hold space for others and deepen my skills in narrative craft.

Marrying the concepts of faith-rooted, radical hospitality and storytelling, I’ve worked as communications director for a nonprofit prioritizing community with unhoused people; and I’ve also been involved in organizing for The Wild Goose Festival, the Movies & Meaning film festival, and The Porch Gathering. 

Receiving my MFA in narrative nonfiction writing from The University of Georgia was an invaluable opportunity to be in community with journalists who were also passionate about storytelling. 

Learning with them gave me a profound gift. Within the journalistic commitment to truth-telling, I saw that the same kind of attentive awareness brought to crafting a written story could be similar to the listening posture of a spiritual companion.

Now, by interweaving these dual callings, I teach writing classes, facilitate groups, and provide one-with-one soul care grounded in the foundation that the stories we tell about ourselves and others can heal us — if we let them.

My Official Bio

Jasmin Pittman is a writer, editor, and spiritual director based in western North Carolina where her work rests at the intersections of identity, place, and spirituality. She holds an MFA in narrative nonfiction writing from the University of Georgia, and her writing is featured in The Guardian, The Bitter Southerner, Oxford American, Callaloo, The Porch Magazine and elsewhere. She's also a contributing author to Bigger Than Bravery, The Peace Table, and Meeting at the Table. 

Jasmin currently serves as an editor for The Christian Century magazine. When she's not playing with words or enjoying her family, you can probably find her out in the woods.