In 1998 I agreed to a brief layover in Saratoga Springs and have gratefully called this home ever since! My parents and their terriers live here now, too. If my brother joins us I will be perfectly positioned to re-live my childhood. Good thing a lot of my friends are therapists.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
My wife, the native Saratogian who imported me from Atlanta, and I have two teenage sons. They hate winter and wish we’d birthed them in Atlanta.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
I am an individual, couple and sex therapist. Best job in the world for me. It is inspiring, challenging and never ever dull.
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Karavalli, Little India, Seneca and Mrs. London’s
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
1998
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
So many! Selma Nemer was an early treasure— clinician, artist, restauranteur and entrepreneur.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
The Galapagos. For awe.
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Fleabag. Laugh just thinking about it.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Discomfort is the doorway to growth and I don’t like it either!
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
Walking the Camino with my wife.
Q: What is your go to band when you can’t decide what to listen to?
Mumford & Sons
Q: What current or former local business makes you the most nostalgic about our community?
Uncommon Grounds. So many bagels when our sons were young and I needed adults to talk to!
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist. Wise and witty and humble. I’d like to meet on top of a mountain in the Adirondacks with Sandwiches from Putnam Market. I imagine she’d have some interesting things to say about aging that I’d like to hear.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
There are so many people who care about making Saratoga a welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community and for people of color.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Splitting time between Saratoga Springs and Maine.
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
I like talking about sex. Oh wait. That’s something everyone knows about me.
Q: What is the most beautiful place you have ever been?
Alamoosook Lake in Orland, Maine.
Q: Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
Every day in May. Spring is for real and my heart soars.
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Wearing a killer costume on Halloween and pulling off a killer performance to go with it.
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
People who tell the truth about their shadows and are really trying to be better.
Q: What is one or two of your favorite smells?
Coffee in the morning and the top of my sons’ heads.
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Amy. Amy. Amy.
