Jamie Tworkowski is the New York Times bestselling author of If You Feel Too Much. He founded the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms in 2006, born from an attempt to help a friend and tell a story. TWLOHA is now recognized as an award-winning leader in mental health and suicide prevention. After fifteen years with the organization, Jamie stepped away in 2021 to focus on speaking and writing independently. He has been leading small-group conversations since 2023 and is now offering one-on-one coaching / consulting sessions on a limited basis.
A two-time TEDx speaker, Jamie has inspired audiences at universities, concerts, and conferences in all 50 states and countries around the world. 2026 will see him hit the road to celebrate the TWLOHA story's 20th anniversary, a chance to reflect on 20 years spent in and around mental health and suicide prevention. Jamie has been interviewed by Rolling Stone, NBC Nightly News, and CBS Sunday Morning. A lifelong surfer, in 2020 Jamie founded NEEDS AN OCEAN, "a beach brand born from new appreciation." In addition to surfing, Jamie loves his family and friends, music, basketball, and a little dog named Gracie. He lives in Orlando, Florida.