In Part I of her article (see May issue of POV), the author makes the point that traffic has increased in residential areas where cannabis shops have opened and “cars zooming by up and down her street are posing dangers to school children and families with young children.” Yet she also understands that “systemically and…

On view at Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA | Through August 10, 2025 Step inside a world where history glows and silence hums in color. Cultural Fusion, a new installation by Billy Myers, transforms Art For the Soul Gallery, located in Tower Square in Springfield, Massachusetts, into something living—part memory, part mirror, part…

We know that a father influences the person their son becomes. However, when it is distant or strained, emotional wounds tend to linger well into adulthood. But when this bond is strong, sons grow up feeling secure and valued. Even though this bond usually takes time to evolve, it is time well spent.

I was recently speaking with a friend about my long-ago healed anxieties, insecurities, and trauma reactions that have returned since DJT announced his candidacy and his subsequent win of the presidential election. Have you been feeling strangely unlike yourself? Are the unhealed parts of you looming large? Is despair creeping up on even the strongest…