Tamara Driskell, LMHC

Tamara Driskell, LMHC Therapist. Philosopher. Back-alley bartender for your psyche. I deal in death, desire, and the existential hangover you’ve been avoiding.

Based in Pensacola, available worldwide. Helping non-conformists break free of toxic cycles from trying to live according to someone else's rules

08/04/2026

Instead of asking:

What do I NEED to do? What SHOULD I do?

Try asking:

✨”If this day were my whole life, would it feel complete?”✨

Did I:

* love?
* create?
* move my body?
* laugh?
* tell the truth?
* savor beauty?
* find inspiration?
* encourage someone?
* relax and just be?

It’s less frantic and more intentional.

You’re not trying to cram a bucket list into 24 hours. You’re asking whether today’s “miniature life” reflects the kind of person you’re becoming.

Stoic philosopher Seneca was obsessed with the idea that we squander life because we’re always living toward tomorrow.

In “On the Shortness of Life”and in his Letters, Seneca repeatedly argues that

WE SHOULD TREAT EACH DAY AS A COMPLETE LIFE RATHER THAN AS MERELY PREPARATION FOR SOME FUTURE EXISTENCE.

One of my favorite passages is:

“Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing.

Let us balance life’s books each day... The one who puts the finishing touches on their life each day is never short of time.”

Today isn’t rehearsal. Today is the entire play.

That framing also avoids one of the problems with “live like you’re dying.” People hear that and think skydiving, quitting their job, or eating cake for breakfast.

“Live today as a complete life” asks a different question:

IF TODAY WERE THE ONLY CHAPTER ANYONE EVER READ ABOUT HOW I LIVED, WOULD IT TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO I AM? 👀

Because one ordinary Tuesday contains all the ingredients of a meaningful existence: love, work, beauty, courage, play, rest, and truth.

Practice living one complete life today... and you’ll wake up having lived thousands. 🏆

07/30/2026

I once heard it said that true love is two people living independently together. Therapists call it “interdependence.”

Neither incomplete. Both fully autonomous. In sync. Flowing harmoniously with one another.

It’s not about changing anyone but yet allowing love to change us at the same time.

It’s seeking to bring out the best in each other.

To be the protector of each other’s peace.

To be the sanctuary at the end of the day and the empowerment each morning.

Not about perfection. Just presence. ❤️

Them: “You seem happier…”Me: “Thanks! I let myself sit through the discomfort of realizing what was NOT me, grieved both...
07/13/2026

Them: “You seem happier…”

Me: “Thanks! I let myself sit through the discomfort of realizing what was NOT me,

grieved both what was outside my control and what had been all along yet was unconsciously still playing out in my patterns,

and let myself stumble through practicing owning the f**k out of what always wanted to come through me without giving a f**k what others were gonna say about it… or at least not let it stop me.” 😏

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“No matter how nervous we may be, we have to step toward the center stage in that play we call our life, the only one we get.” - James Hollis

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“I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life.

They seek position, marriages, reputation, outward success or money, and remain unhappy and neurotic even when they have attained what they were seeking.

Such people are usually contained within too narrow a spiritual horizon. Their life has not sufficient content, sufficient meaning. If they are enabled to develop into more spacious personalities, the neurosis generally disappears.” - Carl Jung

07/07/2026

It’s hard to worry about others.

To care so deeply and to try to support them in all the ways that you can think of,

and yet they can still reject your advice, or even more hurtful, project false narratives/ misunderstand/ judge you etc.

Then what??

Same thing we should’ve been doing all along - LIVING OUR OWN LIFE and having as great a time doing it as possible - and gifting them their own autonomy to do the same.

I call this radical autonomy.

Alfred Adler said we all have a “lifestyle” - a mostly unconscious strategy for existing in this world - and it often involves trying to stay safe and under the radar of judgement or rejection.

But eventually that conflicts with living a life that feels authentic and in alignment with what we truly want.

So my dear, if you find yourself placating others, limiting yourself, or carrying the physical and emotional burden for others on a consistent basis, might I suggest a plot twist?

Let go.

Focus on what lights YOU up! It’s actually loving and a win/ win even if it ruffles feathers.

**kitwable

07/07/2026

You will never be (consistently) ok if you need others to be ok before you can be ok, okay?

06/29/2026

True story though - nearly every move is amazing for the bedroom…

and that happy baby pose that they have you do at the end sometimes? Great for cervical o’s 😉 just sayin’!

If you’re looking for another way to enhance your experience and performance, Pilates just might be the thing.

(thank you Angel at Joy Pilates in Milton, FL for letting me laugh my way through the pain 😝😂🏆🤗)

06/28/2026

Worrying what others think of you only deprives YOU of

- the joy of living authentically…

(Do note however, this means actually doing the inner work to figure out who you truly are to your core and releasing everything that’s not, including past trauma otherwise you’ll just be caught up in cycles of having great moments followed by reactions that aren’t indicative of who you are authentically)

- the fun and peace you could have with others who do/ would enjoy you

- more money and time freedom as ideal clients flow in with ease because they resonate with you and you’re no longer hiding

- an easier regulated nervous system as the white noise settles and cortisol levels drop

Bottom line: being unapologetic and unbothered is lovely and a win/ win for everyone in your circles… people pleasing is quick sand and a great way to wreck your enjoyment of your existence.

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06/25/2026

Some seasons, I’m hitting PR’s, booking flights, laughing until my sides hurt. Others I’m sitting with something heavy, and letting it be what it is.

Both are part of the same, weird, wonderful, and sometimes devastating experience we call being human.

Here’s what I know for sure, both as a therapist and as a fellow meat suit wearer - duality is the greatest teacher.

Learning not to fight the flow of life is so key. We clinicians called this radical acceptance. Some wisdom teachings call it the law of non-resistance.

It’s about being flexible and adaptable. You don’t have to gaslight yourself and act like everything is always hunky-dory and you’re OK with bu****it.

You just have to know that it’s temporary and you’re capable of handling it. That you’ll figure it out. That you’ll get support when needed or join with other humans to get the job done.

Part of being human is always wanting more. It’s such a wonderful thing! No matter where you’re at, there’s always going to be another thing that grabs your attention and calls you in.

The key in that case is to let it be fuel for your fire without making you hate where you are currently at.

To wake up each day and focus on how you’re going to find as many things to enjoy as possible. To daydream. To savor the sweet moments. To count your blessings. To chase your goals and celebrate each milestone!

You are the divine and delicious dance of life. Never static. Always evolving. And honestly? How wonderful is that?!

06/24/2026

One of the MOST POWERFUL tools for getting unstuck or clear on what you REALLY want … or not. I dare you to try and not cry.

Write the ending. Then earn it.

Memento Mori, baby! ⏳⚰️🍂🤎

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