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Speaking Point: You know who you are. You shop at Whole Foods, then drive the food home in a gas slurping SUV. You drink Diet Coke while shoveling down one too many pizza slices. You install green technology in your home and then watch your bills go up. You do a good deed and then treat yourself to something splendid at the mall. What drives people who consciously seek to lead a greener life to then turn around and behave in ways that seem to contradict their good deeds? Dr. Sheila Forman is both a clinical psychologist and attorney who comments on the psychological and legal issues affecting our society today. She is the author of Do You Use Food to Cope? and Self-fullness: The Art of Loving and Caring for Your ‘Self,” host of Let’s Talk with Dr. Sheila on www.HealthyLife.net and is on the faculty of Lo

Speaking Point: Here are some of the reasons why we behave in contradictory ways:

Speaking Point: Self-sabotage: Often times when we desire to make healthy changes in our lives such as lose weight, quit smoking or go green, we come up against self-sabotage. Those parts of us that are reluctant or hesitant to embrace the change and learn a new way of life. So in spite of our best intentions we act in ways that are contrary to our stated desires.

Speaking Point: Difficulty Committing to Change: Even when our outsides and our insides are in sync, change can be hard. So sometimes we make changes in small doses and slowly more up to the bigger challenges to help ourselves in the transition. For example, we may start by recycling and drinking filtered water and then install solar panels and finally give up our SUV’s for electric vehicles. So the UV you see at Whole Foods may be a family in transition.

Speaking Point: True Motivation: Another factor to consider is what a person’s true motivation is? Are they going green because they truly want to save our planet or are they going green because going green is the thing to do? Only you can know your true motivation.

Speaking Point: For more information on Dr. Sheila Forman, please go to www.DrSheilaForman.com and www.PsychLawExpert.com or call 310-828-8004.