Abbie Cronin, MA, LCPC

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

This…

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.

10/02/2025

09/19/2025

Here is a great list of some healthy coping skills.🩵

06/21/2025

A note to all parents.

Image by Matt Bernstein

05/18/2025