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Looking Beneath Behavior

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Rather, the life-changing results of CFD are realized by directly and indirectly addressing the neurological basis of the client’s condition.

Conditions such as ADHD and anxiety can have a huge impact on the quality of life of not only the person affected, but also of the family members who struggle to help their loved one achieve a measure of calm and emotional self-regulation in their lives. There are numerous factors that impact brain health and our ability to function optimally in our daily lives. The foods we eat, the amount of water we consume, and the quality of our sleep can have a profound impact on mood and overall health.

Our cognitive functioning is also affected by our environment, life experiences and genetics. Trauma has a significant impact on cognitive function, and according to the National Council for Behavioral Health, “Seventy percent of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives.”

Polara Health’s Cognitive Function Development (CFD) therapists work one on one with clients to increase brain function and help clients improve their overall quality of life by identifying and targeting specific areas of the brain to strengthen. Whether clients need help improving their focus and attention, bolstering their memory systems or developing their executive functioning – which helps regulate decision-making and impulse control – CFD therapy can help clients achieve improved brain functioning.

Talking about client challenges, feelings and traumatic experiences is not the principal focus of cognitive function development therapy. Rather, the life-changing results of CFD are realized by directly and indirectly addressing the neurological basis of the client’s condition.

CFD therapy’s individualized approach to working with clients – by exercising the brain through a wide variety of activities – has shown to have had a profound, positive effect by helping clients address conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD and substance use disorder.

Clients typically report an improved quality of life and a reduction of the symptoms that originally brought them to the CFD therapy program. An appreciative parent of a CFD therapy client writes, “Even though we had already tried many different types of therapy to support our son’s needs…we were intrigued by your cutting-edge approach to deal with the cognitive functioning of the brain. We were hopeful that by developing his cognitive functioning it would improve his ability to self-regulate his emotions, process old and new information, and appropriately interact with others. Now, here we are three months later, and…your program significantly changed our son. He’s now able to self-regulate, articulate his feelings and has had greater success in school, peer relationships and family life. Your program was a critical part of our son’s extraordinary progress.”

Interested in learning more about CFD therapy? Polara Health will be hosting a free informational webinar in August, date TBD. Watch our website for more information at polarahealth.com. This webinar will be geared toward parents of children with ADHD and anxiety; however, it will be enlightening to anyone interested learning more about improving cognitive function. QCBN

By Brian Beyst, MCFDT

Brian Beyst, MCFDT, is the executive director of the Cognitive Function Development Institute and a consultant for Polara Health.

Pandemic Boosts Need for RV, Boat Storage

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Workshop identifies opportunities and resources for investors and developers in expanding industry.

Industry experts will be gathering for the Toy Storage Nation Executive Workshop in San Francisco this summer to discuss the meteoric rise in boat and RV sales punctuated by the pandemic; the explosive and continued demand for large self-storage facilities; and how investors, developers and entrepreneurs can move forward wisely in this expanding industry.

Workshop host Toy Storage Nation, a new start-up within the Hayworth Group of companies, is rapidly becoming the voice of the RV, boat and toy self-storage industry. Chief Operating Officer Darren Choate says the executive leadership team has more than 100 years of combined experience in the self-storage and media industries. “Our immediate call-to-action is to share our knowledge and inform others about the resources available to realize current opportunities and anticipate future demands as Americans in large numbers have embraced the outdoors and invested in boating and RV-ing,” said Choate.

“The workshop is intended to introduce and guide potential RV and boat storage entrepreneurs to a panel of experts who have the most experience developing this brand new asset class in one place and at one time; not to mention, to give potential investors a chance to see the first and most successful RV and boat storage facility in this asset class built, with the opportunity to ask questions of those experts in a one-on-one setting,” said Toy Storage Nation CEO Robert “Bob” Hayworth, also the CEO, chairman and founder of Baja Construction Co., Inc.

Industry leaders cite lifestyle changes for the current recreational vehicle boom, elevated by the need to find ways to social distance and get outdoors. According to the RV Industry Association’s March 2021 survey of manufacturers, more RVs made their way to RV dealerships across North America in March than in any prior single month. The 54,291 wholesale RV units shipped is a more than 5% increase over the previous record set in March 2018.

Meanwhile, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) reports U.S. boat sales reached a 13-year high in 2020 and the trend is expected to continue through 2021. “2020 was an extraordinary year for new powerboat sales, as more Americans took to the water to escape pandemic stress and enjoy the outdoors safely,” said NMMA President Frank Hugelmeyer.

Thus, the Toy Storage Nation Executive Workshop is designed to provide insight, information and consumer expectations about storage needs and the development of this new complete asset class. Choate says speakers will discuss how to operate large self-storage operations efficiently and profitably with amenities such as: RV and boat storage, computerized access gates, 24-hour surveillance, covered or enclosed storage, asphalt paving, charging outlets, water and sanitation stations, and restrooms with showers.

“A five-star facility would also include additional revenue-generating features such as ice, compressed air, propane sales, solar power, electricity, valet parking, vehicle cleaning and minor maintenance service,” said Choate.

Development Services President Jo Beth White, who has conducted feasibility studies on all facets of storage businesses for more than 20 years, has witnessed the maturing of the large-storage industry and need for such facilities across the country. “In the past, RVs and boats were stored in ancillary space at small self-storage facilities. But, that has drastically changed. In 2007, a facility with 1,000 large stalls in Chino Hills, California, filled up so fast it was frightening. That trend will continue, because the sale of RVs and boats is off the charts. Dealerships can’t keep up with demand. But, even in an economic downturn, if people sell these assets, those who buy them will still need a place to keep them,” she said. “The industry will carry its own momentum.”

White, a member of the Toy Storage Nation team, will be discussing the development feasibility of large storage businesses at the July workshop. “Additional speakers will provide details about the RV and boat storage market with strategic how-tos on every aspect of operating a business from inception to success,” said Choate. QCBN

By Bonnie Stevens, QCBN

The Toy Storage Nation Executive Workshop is scheduled for Friday, July 30, 2021. For more information, visit toystoragenation.com/product/executive-workshop/.