Children and teenagers on the SouthCoast are getting the emotional support they need after facing traumatic events through weight lifting, yoga and community outreach.

The Children's Advocacy Centerof Bristol County in Fall River and the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at the Justice Resource Institute (JRI) offerservices and opportunities to connect for youth survivors of abuse and trauma and their families. Both programs offer various programs to best suit each survivor's needs.

The CAC is just one of nearly 100 programs that the JRI offers. As the CAC of Bristol County, operating out of Fall River, it serves as emergency response centerfor child sexual abuse.

The Center for Trauma and Embodiment is dedicated to researching, developing and training providers to help trauma survivorssafely "reconnect to their bodyso that they mayengage more fully with their life."

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The Center for Trauma and Embodiment helps trauma survivors by offeringTrauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), Trauma Informed Weight Lighting (TIWL) and ReScripted, a practice that utilizes the power of play, theater and movement. David Emerson, Co-Director of the TCTSY and founder of TCTSY works with all ages to incorporate body-centered treatmentinto the emotional healing of trauma survivors.

By incorporating yoga into recovery, Emerson has found that it opens up old avenues of connecting the mind and the body prior to a traumatic incident. Similar to those who have struggled with addiction, a trauma survivor mayneglect their physical health due to the focus on mental recovery. Survivors of trauma face a dynamic of fighting for survival while also shutting down parts of themselves.

"Yoga is very intentional," Emerson said. "Trauma disconnects the body and mind, an out-of-body experience, shutting down parts of the body to survive. Yoga reconnects parts of yourself."

His yoga model is an evidence-based treatment for complex trauma and complex PTSD based on research of adults ages 18 and older. In 2009, the center received the first grant given by the National Institutes of Health to study yoga for trauma.Studies for children are in the works, but Emerson began implementing a program in youth in 2006, jumping in with no research, only anecdotal feedback from clients.

"We learned more about trauma and to get good services to people as soon as we can," Emerson said.

For now, yoga classes are only offered only online. Although the proven research is based on adult survivors of complex trauma including early life, military and military sexual trauma focused on women the yoga classes are open to anyone but they tend to focus on that specific population. There is a $12 fee but Emerson said they never turn anyone away and encourage attendees to give what they can.

The weight-lifting program offers a more dynamic approach to physical recovery. It uses explosive movements rather than meditative, and some survivors may prefer this program as it offers "clear choices for people to be in charge of what they do with their body," Emerson said.

Emerson said that survivors often experience an unclear sense from their body: sometimes, it's nothing, and other times, an individual may feel overstimulated. He said that weight lifting helps survivors notice and concentrate what they feel in their body, and connect their mind to their muscles.

Through the programs, Emerson has noticed immense improvement, especially in youth. He sees themconnect with their body and make a choice of what to do with their body. "That's what you're looking for, it's very satisfying," he said.

Yoga, weight lifting and performing arts have created a triad of a new approach to healing, one that does not require talking, something that many survivors find difficult.

"We wantedto be careful about this frombeginning," Emerson said. "Do the due diligence, trauma is so severe, and we dont want to engage in something justbecausewe think its good."

The CAC's mission has three prongs: protecting, healing, and prevention and education. On a national level, CACs are designed to support survivors without re-traumatizing them by asking what has happened.

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Wheninterviewing a child who is abused, a trained forensic interviewer will wear a wire, as a detective, pediatric nurse and other clinical staff watch via live video from another room. Through a series of indirect questions, the child will disclose as much as possible about their trauma without additional pressure from the interviewer. By having only one person speak with the child, it prevents re-traumatizing.

Referrals are received only from law enforcement, Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and the Bristol County District Attorney's office. Annually, the CAC sees between 600 and 800 cases through referrals forsexual abuse, and the cases are mostlyfrom New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro.

As part of the healing process, children who go through the CAC can be exposed to art therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) training which transitions to psychotherapy.

The CAC's Fall River office is currently under renovation to accommodate an expanded waiting room and family suites, new forensic interview rooms, special child-focused medical health suitesand mental health clinical treatment rooms with Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) boards.

For youth, these renovations also include space for painting and other art forms, a therapeutic dollhouse, yoga balls, balance beams and more sensory objects, Lara Stone, co-executive directorof the CAC of Bristol County, said.

"All staff meets the child wherever they are," Stone said. "Kids have been groomed for so long, breaking through can be difficult."

The CAC continues to operate while under construction,serving all20 towns and cities in Bristol County. Currently, the CAC does not accept off-the-street referrals but commits to outreach and prevention to any individuals or organizations.

Stonesaid some staff members haveattended training at Yale University for child and family traumatic stress intervention. In addition, JRI recently received a $500,000 grant to train residential care workers across the country in the trauma informed care.

If you or anyone you know are being harmed or need support, the CAC encourages individuals to call1-800-792-5200 for assistance.

Standard-Times staff writer Kerri Tallmancan be reached at ktallman@s-t.com. Follow her on Twitter at @kerri_tallmanfor links to recent articles.

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Kareena Kapoor shared this photo. (Image courtesy: kareenakapoorkhan)

Yoga runs in Kareena Kapoor Khan's family. We are not saying this. The actress has shared the piece of information on Instagram. Let us tell you that the post is loaded with cuteness. Why? It features Kareena's little one Jeh. Aww. Can we call it our lucky day? To our eyes, Jeh may seem to be falling. But Kareena has clarified in the caption that Jeh is simply trying out a yoga pose. She wrote, "Downward Dog. Yoga runs in the family you see." The actress also added the hashtags "8 months" and "Mere Beta [my son]". Kareena's sister, actress Karisma Kapoor commented, "Our jaan [our life]" and added some red hearts and raising hand emojis. Actress Amrita Arora also dropped a set of red heart emojis for Jeh.

Here's Kareena Kapoor's adorable post about Jeh:

Well, we won't be surprised to see Jeh grow up to love yoga and fitness workouts. Kareena Kapoor herself is a devout fitness enthusiast. Recently, the actress clicked a gorgeous selfie after a "desert run" as she calls it. She posted it on Instagram Stories. In the photo, we see her flaunting a sports bra and wearing a fitness band around her wrist.

We aren't the only ones, who adore Jeh. Kareena Kapoor, herself, can't stop gushing about Jeh in her social media posts. She shared a throwback photo of him and wrote, "My life, your cheeks and cuddles complete me."

Kareena Kapoor shared this beautiful frame featuring her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan and their two sons, Taimur and Jeh, on her birthday.

Here's another post featuring Kareena Kapoor and Jeh. She shared it when he completed six months.

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan got married in 2012. They welcomed Jeh, their second son, in February, this year.

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CHERYL Tweedy goes from pop star to poise star as she shows off her yoga moves.

The former Girls Aloud singer crossed her legs while balancing on an exercise ball for a new wellness advert.

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Cheryl, 38, also performed a series of yoga stretches in the new promotional video for vitamin supplement brand WeAreFeel which she shared with her 3.5million Instagram followers.

The singer, who last hit the No1 spot with her song I Dont Care in 2014, revealed she had turned to yoga to keep her active earlier this year as she was announced as an ambassador for the wellness company.

Cheryl, who has a four-year-old son called Bear with One Direction star Liam Payne, 28, said: I like yoga.

I like Bikram, and I like it to be hot as I feel like my hearts pounding and Ive done something.

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Those who read philosophy will often notice a recurring mention of nature. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke have their states of nature. Hegel has a philosophy of nature. Nietzsche stresses the importance of interpreting nature. Ancient Chinese philosophers see the structure of language as being reflective of the structure of nature. This is an arbitrarily formed list: Readers will surely have other examples spring to mind. This incessant talk of nature throughout the history of the field of philosophy should serve as a tip off that nature is worth thinking about.

The mention of nature, or should I say Nature, that I would like to focus on comes from an interview given by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. There is no school that is worth its existence, except as it is a form of Nature study, he says. Going even further, he describes this capital n Nature as being, all the body of God that were ever going to see. It is worthwhile to take a moment to reflect on whether our own, or your own, course of study is a form of Nature study. In order to do this, we must first understand just what Wright means.

Let us first think about the role that nature (or Nature) has likely played for us. Nature acts as the great humbler in our lives. But also, the great supporter. Our first love, and our first enemy. Nature brings wonders such as snow when we are children. It gets us out of going to school. It provides bugs, birds, and legged animals for us to be in awe over. It also brings storms and lightning and deadly disasters. Events that bring us disappointment and fear and tragedy. Nature does all of these things with complete indifference. Reminding us that we are simply here. We are not consequential.

Despite this potentially dour affectation of nature, I have always been in love with n/Nature. This is surely inspired by my upbringing in rural West Virginia. From years of being surrounded by natural beauty. By the feeling of breathlessness that to this day accompanies the feeling of looking out over the river by my childhood home.

I can navigate to that particular spot with my eyes closed. You walk across the field. Down into the inlet. Across to the first island. If you go around, you wont get your clothes wet. Make the leap over the notch the water has carved in the pointed edge of the first island. And when you walk out on the edge, that is when it hits you. The clouds. The sweeping mountain scene. The blue sky. The expanse. You are hit with a feeling of being unimportant in the most beautiful way. No matter what you do, that scene will be there. And you realize that not mattering is exactly what you needed in that moment. Sometimes, we must be reminded that we are not the center of the world.

In keeping with this existential Copernican revolution, we can look to our own Harvard Yard for a similar sentiment. What is man that thou art mindful of him. This is inscribed on Emerson Hall, the philosophy building at Harvard. The message is something that any good naturalist should adhere to. A thought surely had by anyone who has gazed upon a scene such as my mountain vista. This is edging closer to Wrights Nature. The Nature that is the only body of God we are ever going to get to see.

For those readers who are thinking to themselves, There is no way I am going to study biology, let us return to providing a definition of Nature study. A useful, analogous sentiment to that of Wrights can be sourced from mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre: While other sciences search for the rules that God has chosen for the Universe, we Mathematicians search for the rules that even God has to obey.

In Serres line, we see a shift from regarding nature as merely the things outdoors to what Wright wants us to see it as: the root of our experienced phenomena. Nature study can therefore occur in something as seemingly far removed as abstract, pure mathematics or something as applied as computational microbiology.

The motivation for this kind of study is the awe and wonder that can be felt standing at the edge of my river. Or the feeling of amazement when you complete a math proof. Or when you finish a breathtaking novel. There is not a set list of forms of Nature study. You will not find it as an addendum to your universitys course of study listing.

Wright gives no further guideline of what to study, to do so would in a sense be ludicrous. Instead, he leaves it as an exercise to us to ensure that what we are doing, that the education we are receiving, is a form of Nature study.

Henry A. Cerbone 23, a special concentrator in Ontology of Autonomous Systems, lives in Adams House. His column "Academic Flotsam" appears on alternate Wednesdays.

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Reason'sDecember special issuemarks the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. This story is part of our exploration of the global legacy of that evil empire, and our effort to be certain that thedire consequences of communism are not forgotten.

"Welp, this is all wrong now." The collapse of the Soviet Union is marked for me by a single flickering recollection from sixth-grade homeroom. My classroom had one of those world maps that pulls down like a roller shade, and in the winter of 1991 my teacher seemed vaguely put out that it would now have to be replaced.

In retrospect, I realized his weariness was less about geopolitics and more about the difficulty of requisitioning new teaching aids in the public school system. But at the time it felt appropriately anticlimactic.

I was not raised on duck-and-cover nuclear drills, nor was I terribly aware of the Cold War in my daily life, despite growing up inside the D.C. Beltway. The final days of the Soviet Union were well underway before I had enough brain cells to process the real implications.Red Dawn, with its anti-communist guerrilla kids in letter jackets, was already a kitschy period piece when I saw it for the first time. I was vaguely aware that the Doomsday Clock was at a few minutes to midnight, but as far as I knew it always had been.

And then, suddenly, the end wasn't near. Instead of the end times, I spent my formative teen years at the end of history. For the most part, my political and economic sensibilities were formed after the collapse of Soviet communism and before 9/11. The conflict of global superpowers had ended and nothing had yet taken its place. Each year in September, elder pundits fret that the Kids These Days are forgetting the day the planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. But the war on terror is a mere blipalbeit a deadly and expensive onecompared to the other mostly metaphorical war of our recent past.

The temptation is to jam the relevant teachings down the throats of a new, amnesiac generation, on the theory that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. That temptation is greatly amplified by an uptick in disdain for capitalism and globalization among Generation Z. But as Friedrich Nietzsche noted, it is counterproductive to fill young brains with "knowledge, taken in excess without hunger, even contrary to need."

"Historical education is wholesome and promising for the future," he explained in "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life," only in the service of a "powerful new life-giving influence." Learning about the legacy of communism in school is unlikely to do the trick; I certainly never felt powerful new life-giving influence in a history classroom or while reading a textbook. And it's hard to imagine that today's young people nodding over their iPads are faring much better as the events in question grow increasingly distant.

Yet it also won't do for us to be like goldfish swimming in circles in a bowl, surprised to encounter a plastic castle on each turn. Instead of retreading the well-worn tracks of the simplest narrative of the Cold War or rehearsing a litany of facts and figures, this issue ofReasoncontains stories about the moment of collapse 30 years ago and the aftermath of that global struggle.

While the causes of the dissolution of the Soviet empire will always be debated, the failure of economic central planning and the huge amount of energy devoted to concealing that emergent fact are the most salient for our present political battles.

Russian migr Cathy Young describes her lifelong fact-checking mission to remind the American left that the Soviet Union was a dark, deprived place to grow up in the 1970s (page 8). Matt Welch shares a memoir from his time as a newspaper editor in Prague in the early 1990s, where he observed the generative chaos of the end of communist control (page 62).

Emerging markets scholar Jarett Decker asks tough questions about the role of American market theorists in the disastrous post-Soviet economic evolution of Russia (page 24). Liz Wolfe describes how one man's rare experience of American plenty shaped a propagandistic fantasy of Russian cuisine that was both inauthentic and unobtainable (page 59). Jesse Walker interrogates whether markets can ever really be held at bay, and the ways both open andsub rosa"red markets" sustained communist authoritarians for longer than they deserved (page 50). Stephanie Slade writes about the unlikely bedfellowsPresident Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and a network of labor unionswho helped bring down communism in Poland (page 54).

And throughout this issue, readers will find updates about the post-Soviet republics. These are not meant to be encyclopedic but rather to serve as a sampler of the long-tail consequences of Soviet communism in its many forms. The countries' different fates are instructive and sometimes baffling for anyone looking for easy takeaways.

It's a terrible thing to feel like a latecomer to history. I'll confess to some envy over the sense of possibility and radical openness that boomers and early Gen Xers experienced 30 years ago.

In 1991, as it turns out, the Doomsday Clock was the most optimistic about humanity that it has ever been. At the close of that momentous year, the clock showed 17 minutes to midnight. Conceived by former Manhattan Project participants and others who founded theBulletin of the Atomic Scientistsin 1947, the clock originally was devoted primarily to monitoring the threat of global nuclear annihilation. TheBulletin, likeReason, was a mimeographed collection of essays that evolved into a magazine. It remains one of the most interesting publications you've never read.

After that burst of optimism in 1991, the clock keepers leaned into non-nuclear threats, incorporating concerns about climate and biological annihilation as well. In 2021, the Doomsday Clock sits at 100 seconds to midnight.

It is hard now, in the relative material comfort of the current apocalypse, to comprehend the constant grinding scarcity and existential dread that was humanity's constant companion during the Cold War. And the current manifestations of communism benefit hugely from the material surplus generated by globalization, though perhaps in a way that is ultimately illusory and as unsustainable for them as the Soviet version turned out to be.

The question of whether things are really more dire for humanity than they were in, say, the late 1960s is difficult to answer. Do the hands of the clock capture real threats or just reflect a perverse kind of apocalypse satiation? It may well be that all times are, in fact, the interesting times that the apocryphal Chinese curse wishes upon us.

Nietzsche wondered if the only way to produce vigorous modern people was for them to be like the goldfish or perhaps a cow, living vigorously in the present, untroubled by the greatness or failures of their predecessors.

Only in retrospect does it feel like a blessing to have come of age during the brief end of history. At the time, it was frustrating. The sense that everything important had already been done made many of us cynical and lazy. We believed the great battles were over and that our business was simply to tidy things up and amuse ourselves.

But the sense of living through constant apocalypses is no less enervating. TikTok teens fluently tick off the list of disasters they have survived as explanations for their own disaffection, fatigue, anxiety, and paralysis.

When the chess grandmaster and activist Garry Kasparov sat down withReasonto talk about his unique experience as a Soviet hero and dissident (page 38), he worried about the effects of public amnesia. "Communism and socialism," he says, have "become popular because people don't recall what happened.Younger audiences, I think many of them, they couldn't even tell apart the Cold War and the Trojan War. It's just something that belonged to ancient history." With his words and the other stories in this issue,Reasonhopes to revive and reanimate the dark history of communism and its aftermath in a way that is useful for life.

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Observing surgical cases in person has long been a standard practice for purchasing and adopting new medical technologies and techniques. However, access to operating rooms, the cost and complexity of travel, patient privacy and safety, and other factors limit the utility of this approach. These limitations became particularly acute with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which severely restricted access to medical settings.

An innovative approach known as remote case observation (RCO) addresses many of the challenges mentioned above, enabling physicians to access procedures remotely without the burden of travel. While challenges related to in-person observation have increased the adoption rate and the necessity for RCO, the benefits of this technology mean its use is likely to continue growing even after Covid-19-related disruption subsides. More than just a new technology option, it represents a paradigm shift in observing procedures. It provides a better experience for operating and observing physicians, poses less risk for hospitals and patients, and creates a broader adoption of life-saving innovations.

What is RCO?

Unlike traditional videoconferencing, RCO is purpose-built for any healthcare setting. A robust RCO platform has the following capabilities:

With a comprehensive, robust digital platform for RCO, clinicians, healthcare organizations, and medical device companies can not only break through the logistical limitations of in-person case observation they can drive levels of engagement and learning that were previously not possible.

Helping Physicians Make the Most of Their Time and Expertise

For observing physicians, RCO serves as a virtual cockpit for any procedure. It allows physicians to see procedures in greater detailand greater comfortthan on a monitor in a procedure. From a physicians perspective and new hospital mandates limiting access to their facilities, having fewer people in the room has become the new normal. Allowing those who only absolutely need to be in the room reduces potential distractions, physical workflow disruptions, and exposure to contagions.

Using digital platforms for RCO, physicians can force multiply their access to educational opportunities and interactions with peers or collaborate on new techniques and technologies. It also provides physicians from all over the world the ability to learn new techniques or observe the use of technology without impacting their responsibility to their patients. With visualization of the entire workflow, known best practices, and procedural processes, introducing new therapies to their healthcare system may provide an easier transition and minimize the learning curve when bringing new therapies to their patient population.

Performance-tracking tools can provide physicians with real-time data that previously may have been limited and expensive based on having to be in the room as a procedure happens. Furthermore, it enables more observation in less time, which can reduce variability in device utilization, surgery workflows, and outcomes.

Increasing the Availability of Medical Innovation

RCO enables medical-device companies to standardize training, disseminate best practices, keep users current on the latest improvements and upgrades to technology, and the ability to capture data in new ways. Medical device sales representatives can ask questions during observation and interact with the proctor to familiarize themselves more with the product and gain deeper insights while also learning valuable techniques.

With a digital procedural playbook, sales teams can learn and share best practices, enabling them to expand their expertise and knowledge and allowing other team members to step in with minimal disruption at any point during a procedure. Medical device companies can also provide training assessments to evaluate and improve product and related procedural knowledge at the end of the procedure.

Reducing Risk, Cost, and Disruption for Hospitals

Hospitals need to keep patient safety and operational efficiency at the forefront. By minimizing the number of individuals entering the OR, RCO provides immediate operational and safety improvements. More broadly, it has the potential to reduce care viability, which may lead to improved outcomes, and enhance patient satisfaction, all of which can help drive down costs.

For every hospital, RCO lowers barriers to the adoption of new technologies. RCO can significantly accelerate the adoption of new procedures and any procedures that require regular proctoring and observation. Physicians can learn new techniques remotely that may improve patient care. For the trailblazing hospitals that adopt and disseminate new technologies, RCO enables them to bring innovative programs to a wider audience, increase their referral base, and potentially recruit physicians as a top-tier center of excellence.

With any new technology, hospitals must carefully consider the implications of cost and patient outcomes. Digital technologies introduced recently are compliant with privacy regulations and proven to be valuable to a physician; however, a layer of cost and complexity still exists with their use. A newer platform, such as Explorer Live, uses mobile devices, has a minimal footprint, and can be set up in ten minutes or less. Multiple network options can enable hospitals to manage bandwidth and deploy RCO in shielded locations. Remote users can install the observation platform on their desktop or mobile device. Platforms that align with current hospital privacy and compliance regulations enable easy accessibility for remote observers.

Reducing Barriers to Medical Innovation

Medical device companies can provide access to new innovative therapies and life-saving technologies in areas that previously were slow to adoption due to the geographical location of their providers. While Covid-19 continues to increase the sense of urgency for digital platforms like RCO, the advantages mean adoption is likely to continue growing after the pandemic is in the rearview mirror. It has the potential to reduce cost and risk, increase the availability of new procedures, and improve patient care through real-time access to education and support. Moving forward into the future, RCO may see increasing use in various contexts such as clinical trials, academia, medical education, and product development. Ultimately, patients will be beneficiaries of this pragmatic yet powerful tool.

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By US Army PAO November 1, 2021 12:15 pm

FORT CAMPBELL, KY Military vehicles and equipment from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will be traveling on Kentucky and Indiana roadways from Oct. 30-Nov. 6 as part of a division-wide training exercise Operation Lethal Eagle.

The majority of the traffic will be on I-24 (from Fort Campbell, Exit 86 to Exit 81), I-169, Western Kentucky Parkway, and I-69.

Convoys will depart Fort Campbell, Kentucky traveling to Greenville, Kentucky, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Camp Atterbury, Indiana between Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. Each convoy may contain 10 or more vehicles, with as many as 200 vehicles on the roadways each day.

The vehicles will be operated by military drivers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stationed at Fort Campbell. These movements will occur during daylight hours, however, there may be temporary disruptions to road traffic.

Were alerting the public to reduce inconvenience in travel time and to remind motorists use extra caution when driving near military vehicle convoys, said Lt. Col. Kari McEwen, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) public affairs officer. We encourage the public to plan accordingly and allow extra time in their travels, especially if those travels include traveling on I-24, I-169, Western Kentucky Parkway, and I-69 and through construction zones.

The convoys are moving to training areas in Kentucky and Indiana as part of the division-wide exercise Operation Lethal Eagle taking place from Nov. 1-21.

Maj. Gen. JP McGee, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, said Operation Lethal Eagle is the first division-wide field training exercise the division has held in 20 years.

Our mission now is to focus on the future fight, and be prepared for a fight against near peer threats this is described as being ready for Large Scale Combat Operations. For these types of operations, we will operate for an extended period of time in the field, we will operate in a more centralized fashion, and we must be skilled in bringing all of our divisional assets into the fight, said McGee.

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Viemed overcomes headwinds

LAFAYETTE, La. Viemed Healthcare reported net revenues of $27.8 million that are attributable to the companys core business, a 12% increase compared to the same period last year and a 6% increase compared to the second quarter.

Total net revenues for the third quarter were $29.3 million, including $1.5 million in net revenues for contact and vaccine tracing services and product sales related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are excited to report another record-breaking quarter despite headwinds associated with the Delta variant, said Casey Hoyt, CEO of Viemed. The resiliency of our workforce and the strength of our relationship has driven our continued grow during these unprecedented times.

Viemed reported net income of $1.8 million for the third quarter this year vs. $2.8 million for the same period last year.

The company says it grew its ventilator patient count to 8,200 by Sept. 30, 2021, compared to 8,103, by June 30, 2021.

The nationwide sales training programs conducted during the previous quarter have concluded and are expected to give our sales force new products to add to our superior service model, Hoyt said. As we look forward, we continue to believe that our ability to provide technology enabled health care in the home setting will create enormous value and positive patient outcomes.

Viemed expects to generate net revenues of about $27.8 million to $28.8 million that are attributable to its core business during the fourth quarter.

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Six years ago, Jackie Ellis found herself walking the longest quarter of a mile of her life.She had just started off on one of her daily, three-mile runs when a devastating pain hit her chest and she keeled over. She was having a heart attack. Her hands and knees were on the ground and her body told her to just lay down for a few minutes until she could regain her composure. But her head told her otherwise, as she scrambled to her feet and started to hobble home and then to the hospital.

I had been training for a fitness competition, so I was in the best shape of my life, clean eating and exercising six days a week, but that wasnt enough, says the mom of two, who had no major risk factors for coronary heart disease. But I felt constant stress and was exhausted all the time. I was working forty-plus hours a week running a tennis and fitness club, doing personal training, shuttling my kids around as part of the soccer mom thing, and starting a side hustle in online marketing. I was overwhelmed.

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Once she was released from the cardiac unit, Ellis decided that her days of counting other peoples push ups and renewing memberships would have to come to an end for her to save her health. I dont believe in work/life balance, says Ellis. Things cant be evenly important. For everything theres a season where one thing is more important than something else. I realized that I had to prioritize my health and my family. She transitioned to working 15-20 hours a week as a digital marketing strategist and eventually ended up making six times as much as she did at her former job. To date, she has done everything from helping her clients turn $27 products into five-figure income in a month to supporting her clients in executing multi-million dollar launches.

I caught up with Ellis, now the founder of a highly sought-after digital marketing agency that supports busy, online entrepreneurs, to find out how she was able to use entrepreneurship to transition to a less hectic schedule, what helped her fast-track her marketing business to success, how to get glowing customer reviews and why emotions get entrepreneurs in trouble when it comes to making money in their sleep with Facebook ads.

Stephanie Burns: How were you able to get your business up and running so quickly?

Jackie Ellis: The Christmas spirit spurred me to do it. Just before Thanksgiving back in 2017, I was panicking because my kids winter break was coming and I knew that I wanted to spend as much time as possible with them over the holidays. The idea of shuttling my kids off to day camps while I toiled away at my full time job was hitting me hard.

While working at the fitness club, I would write emails and newsletters and design ads. I picked up enough marketing skills to start a side hustle. But I didnt feel ready to leave my job because I was only making $500 a month on my freelance marketing. So I told myself that once my side hustle income matched my day job income, I could quit. I did it within two months. And that was just from four days a week of work.

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Burns: Its hard to get clients when youre starting out. How were you able to get quality ones fast?

Ellis: My business has always grown through word of mouth. The key to getting glowing referrals is taking excellent care of your clients. If they get good resultsand even more important, feel valued by youtheyll tell their friends and thats how your business will grow.

That being said, first I had to find those initial clients. As much as I hate to admit it, I wouldnt be where I am now if I hadnt stepped into a bigger room and joined a thousand-dollar a month mastermind after quitting my job. I really couldnt afford it. But as soon as I joined, three people in the group hired me to do the Facebook ads for their business. If I hadnt joined, they wouldnt know me and I wouldnt know them. My sales snowballed from there. Since then, Ive doubled my companys revenue three times and grown a team to seven people working for me.

Burns: What are some secrets to keeping your clients happy to the tune of doubling your income three times since starting your business?

Ellis: First, Ive intentionally kept my business small so my team and I actually have time to connect with our clients. My first priority is serving my clients. People who work with us have so many choices when it comes to Facebook ads: they could do it themselveswhich is scaryor hire a big agencywhich might not have the best communication with them. So we try to give them the best results possible while making them feel loved and heard. We try to serve the heck out of them. We check in with our clients multiple times a week through email. Its much easier to keep current clients happy than to run out to find new ones. Fast growth is not where its at for us.

It was also really important for me to grow a team. When my revenue increased, there was more work than I could do myself. I couldve chosen to pocket all the extra income and be a stressed out, hot mess all over againand my clients wouldve been dissatisfied. Or I could choose to start hiring people. So I started hiring. The first position I hired was a virtual assistant who had some basic ad skills as well as project management abilities. I could barely afford to pay myself, but I knew my company wouldnt go anywhere and I wouldnt be able to keep my clients satisfied without some additional help.

Finally, I improved my level of servicewhen I increased my rates. I looked at what comparable, boutique agencies were charging and what they were including in their offers. I was giving my clients so much more! I also took feedback from my clients in their onboarding forms. Theyd tell me what they werent happy with and it was the perfect way to know how to serve them better than the last place. It enabled me to blow them away.

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Burns: When it comes to running ads, how do you take the emotion out of the process?

Ellis: Im not saying that Facebook ads and sales copy should be devoid of emotion. When youre crafting that content, you absolutely want to make sure that you touch on pain points and create a compelling vision for your potential customers of the life theyd like to live. But when it comes to buying ads, thats where the emotion needs to stop. When you hire an agency to handle your ads, theyre able to bring an analyticalnot an emotionalbrain to the process. When youre doing it on your own, youre freaking out about how much money you spent on ads over the weekend or mistakenly focusing on what a $2 ad can get you instead of what a $5 ad reaps.

Whether its relationships or revenue, when were emotional about something we dont make the best decisions. When it comes to ads, we need to be less emotional and more logical. We have to focus on the information as data and the numbers are clues. Think of this as an experiment where you then figure out what youre going to do with the resultsbesides pulling your ads or throwing more money into them. Maybe you discover the offer you created isnt resonating with people, so you tweak it. Or perhaps you realize something that is resonating with people in your ads should also be used in your emails and social media posts. Ultimately Facebook ads provide data that tells you what people like, which people like it and how to improve it.

It also helps to remind yourself that you might get emotional about the numbers before you go into your ads manager. A mindset shift where you tell yourself, Im going to look, but Im not going to freak out and pull all my ads, can help.

Burns: Why do you do what you do?

Ellis: Five years ago, when I started my business, I realized that I could pave my own way to success. And if I could do it, I could help other women do so as well. I want other female entrepreneurs to live out their own dreamsand do it all with less stress. To be able to take an item off of my clients overflowing to-do list of home schooling and transporting kids to sports is a privilege. To be able to help my clients grow a successful business without adding even more stress to their plate is an honor. Id love to be able to say that I prevented thousands of women from having stress-related heart attacks. But even if its just one, it will have been worth it.

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