Abbie Cronin, MA, LCPC

08/08/2026

04/01/2026

Today in the History of Psychology (1st April 1908), Abraham Maslow was born. One of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century, Maslow was a founding figure within psychology's "third force" humanistic psychology and achieved world renown for his work on self-actualization at the pinnacle of a hierarchy of human needs.

Among his many professional accolades, Abraham Maslow was elected president of the American Psychological Association in 1968.

03/10/2026

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02/09/2026

Understand the Loneliness...

12/21/2025

Pain is part of being human. Loss, change, and disappointment will visit every life. No one escapes them. Pain arrives as a natural response to life unfolding.

Suffering begins when the mind resists reality — replaying the story, clinging to what was, or fighting what is. Pain is a moment. Suffering is a habit we unknowingly practice.

Buddhism reminds us that emotions rise and fall like waves. When we observe them with awareness, without attachment or judgment, they pass on their own.

Feeling pain does not mean you are weak.
It means you are alive.

What keeps us trapped is not the feeling itself, but the holding on. When you notice, breathe, allow, and let go, space opens. In that space, peace becomes possible.

🌱 Freedom is not the absence of pain.
It is the ability to experience it without becoming its prisoner.

12/21/2025

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Pain is part of being human. Loss, change, and disappointment will visit every life. No one escapes them. Pain arrives as a natural response to life unfolding.

Suffering begins when the mind resists reality — replaying the story, clinging to what was, or fighting what is. Pain is a moment. Suffering is a habit we unknowingly practice.

Buddhism reminds us that emotions rise and fall like waves. When we observe them with awareness, without attachment or judgment, they pass on their own.

Feeling pain does not mean you are weak.
It means you are alive.

What keeps us trapped is not the feeling itself, but the holding on. When you notice, breathe, allow, and let go, space opens. In that space, peace becomes possible.

🌱 Freedom is not the absence of pain.
It is the ability to experience it without becoming its prisoner.

10/26/2025

Before children speak, they sing. Before they write, they paint. Before they stand, they dance. This quote emphasizes that art is the foundation of human expression, long before words and writing take form. It’s through creativity and movement that children first begin to communicate with the world, setting the stage for everything else to come.