Amara Rose

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Amara Rose is a personal and business coach with a broad background in health and positive aging. She holds a social welfare degree with a gerontology emphasis from Penn State, and has written extensively about senior housing, elder health and nutrition, lifelong learning, and the spiritual dimension of aging. A seasoned marketing copywriter, Amara has wordsmithed everything from blogs to brochures to web content. Contact Amara at amara@liveyourlight.com to learn more.

How to Create Happier Holidays for Seniors

Amara RoseDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020

by Amara RoseDecember 7, 2020December 7, 20200660

The following article originally appeared on HECMworld in November 2018 This time of year is marketed as a Hallmark movie, with smiling scenes of happy families and voices lifted in song. Yet for many older people who have lost their spouse, or who may be facing health or financial challenges,

Seven Ways to Work Happier

Amara RoseJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

by Amara RoseJuly 6, 2020July 6, 20203 5837

The following is from an earlier publication authored by Amara Rose. We spend a lot of time focusing on ways to enhance the reverse mortgage experience for mature adults. Just as crucial, however, is the care of the reverse mortgage professional. The more relaxed, healthy, and well-rested you are, the

Reach Out & Touch Someone

Amara RoseMarch 16, 2020March 16, 2020

by Amara RoseMarch 16, 2020March 16, 202001457

The following article was originally published in November 2016. With older Americans facing the reality of self-quarantine due to the CoronaVirus pandemic (staff edit) , the old telephone company slogan is apt, especially when it comes to elders, who may not make new friends as their old friends die

Reframe the Game

Amara RoseJune 11, 2019June 10, 2019

by Amara RoseJune 11, 2019June 10, 201912297

Reimagining the “R” Word Retirement. It’s no longer a “retreat” from life (if it ever was). As we’ve explored multiple times, people are retiring later or downshifting from full time to part time employment, or moving into a consulting role or some other line of work, rather than simply leaving

When Housing Becomes a Team Decision

Amara RoseMay 28, 2019May 27, 2019

by Amara RoseMay 28, 2019May 27, 20192 2310

Should they stay or should they go? Boomers differ from previous generations in every way, including how they retrofit their homes for later life living. According to think tank Age Wave, 80 percent of Boomers are interested in reducing home expenses via technologies such as smart thermostats or apps to

Listening & Speaking to the heart

Amara RoseMay 21, 2019May 20, 2019

by Amara RoseMay 21, 2019May 20, 201901420

Listening is the key to closing more loans “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Ever notice that the word “heart” contains both “ear” and “hear”? In order to really hear what

Obscure Summer Holidays Open Doors

Amara RoseApril 30, 2019May 1, 2019

by Amara RoseApril 30, 2019May 1, 201911415

We have discussed a creative way for reverse mortgage professionals to celebrate with seniors all year long: unusual monthly holidays that, with a little ingenuity, could be customized as ongoing marketing events. Have you taken advantage of this idea? if not (or even if so), here’s a mid-year update of

12 Retirement Quesitons

Amara RoseApril 16, 2019April 15, 2019

by Amara RoseApril 16, 2019April 15, 20194 1981

What’s their RQ? One of the steps in assessing whether a reverse mortgage might be right for a client is knowing how close they are to retirement (assuming they’re not already retired, obviously). Some people might be closer than you — or even they! — believe, while others may profess

A Day of Reckoning is Coming

When stimulus is not enough

HECM Refis: Are they Peaking?

The question every older homeowner should be asking…today