Meet Your Hosts:
Amy L. Natt, MS, CMC, CSA
Aging Outreach Services, Founder, President, and CEO
- Aging Life Care Advanced Professional
- Certified Care Manager
- Moore County Chamber, President
Amy Natt earned her Master's degree in Gerontology, (the study of aging) as well as a second Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. From a very young age, Amy shared a close relationship with her grandparents, visiting nursing homes, thus creating a passion for working with older adults. As she finished her college degree, Amy decided to launch her own business in 1999, and went into the field of aging as a care manager. Soon after, Aging Outreach Services as a company, decided to launch a magazine called OutreachNC, featuring topics older adults, families, and professionals that work with older adults see on a day-to-day basis.
"As a care manager over the last 25 years, I have had the honor to work with a variety of older adults and through that time, there have been a lot of issues and topics that we have dealt with in their lives."
~ Amy Natt
Amy Phariss, LCMHCA, Clarity Counseling, NC,
Editor-in- Chief, OutreachNC Newsletter
Amy Phariss is Editor in Chief of OutreachNC, our monthly newsletter. Through research, interviews and storytelling, OutreachNC provides the community information and resources on aging well. Amy is also a licensed mental health counseling associate and writes a monthly column, Mental Health Matters. Amy is passionate about how our stories impact our lives and the lives of the people around us. Before moving to North Carolina, Amy worked in research in Washington D.C. on the issue of human trafficking and spent 14 years as a military spouse and stay-at-home-mom. Amy has an MA in Asia Pacific Policy Studies and an MS in Clinical Mental Health. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, mom to two teenagers and pet mom to two pigs, who eat their way right through her heart.
"Through my work with the community and focusing on aging well, I have come to appreciate how interconnected we are, even as we navigate different stages of life. From small children to grandparents, we all share common goals: to live well and love the people who matter most. We're never too old or young to need and love each other."
~Amy Phariss
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