TAMMAH WATTS
LICENSED MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST - AUTHOR STORYTELLER - MINDFUL OUTDOOR GUIDE
Tammah Watts (she/her), is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, California Naturalist, birder, and advocate for equitable access to nature, health, and mental wellness.
KEEP LOOKING UP: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching, (Hay House), is her first book–a narrative memoir and guidebook with contemplative exercises–that chronicles her journey towards healing by meaningfully connecting with birds.
Tammah serves on regional and national boards dedicated to conservation and environmental stewardship including Audubon CA, San Diego Bird Alliance, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Project FeederWatch + DISES Dayer Lab Project, and San Diego Natural History Museum’s Healing Through Nature Initiative.
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She is Co-Founder of the SoCal Bird Nerds, a grassroots collective of diverse individuals dedicated to birds and fostering a safe, inclusive community.
She is an Associate Licensed Mental Health Counselor at a local college where she supports student mental health and personal development across the lifespan and integrates mindfulness and nature therapy.
Tammah is passionate about collaborating with diverse groups and organizations to advance environmental, social, and intergenerational justice, amplify community belonging, and foster healing connections between people and the natural world. Her work and perspective have been featured in a variety of media outlets, including The New York Times, Therapy for Black Girls, Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds, Washington Post, The Bird Joy Podcast, MetroUK, and Psychology Today and has included being a speaker for Biggest Week In American Birding, Birdability Week, San Diego Bird Festival, Black Birders Week, and Wild Bird Feeding Institute, among other venues.
She lives in San Diego, California with her husband, Harrison, and their little dog Sophie Cat, all the while trying to combat empty nesters syndrome by visiting (and birding) with their children and grandchildren whenever possible.
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