348 – Becky Garrison – Tune into your Body and find the Spirit

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Since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2014, Becky Garrison has been covering this region’s craft culture including food, beer, wine, spirits, cider, coffee, and cannabis/CBD, as well as the regional festival scene, and the rise of secular spiritual communities.

Her eight books include her latest release Distilled in Washington: A History (The History Press, 2024), a book that marks her shift from covering the Holy Spirit to distilled spirits. Garrison’s recent writing credits on the PNW craft culture include work for The Alcohol Professor, Beverage Master Magazine, Cidercraft, The Dirty Spoon, The Grapevine Magazine, Northwest Travel & Life, Oregon Wine Press,Paste Magazine, ROVA, and SIP Magazine.

During her tenure as professional Christian author (1994-2010), she penned seven books including Red and Blue God, Black and Blue Church (Jossey Bass, PW starred review), as well as contributing work to nine other books. In addition, she served as the Senior Contributing Editor forThe Wittenburg Door, the nation’s oldest religious satire magazine for over a dozen years. Currently, she servs on their board of directors and contribute to the Door’ssubstack. Also, she writes articles pertaining to spiritual health and wellness forSpirituality & Health, as well as infrequent reflections on church & state separation and spiritual narcissism for outlets like Yale Divinity School’s Reflections magazine and the Women in Theology blog.

When she is not writing on her iPad or frequenting tasting rooms and brewpubs, Garrison can be found camping, hiking, kayaking, flyfishing, and savoring the PNW festival and music scene.

https://www.beckygarrison.com/

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