Meet Dr. Sarah

As a professional psychologist and addictions expert, Dr. Sarah Warren understands our addiction to oil and into “recovery.”  She appreciates what it takes to  move from denial to awareness into action.  She knows what’s needed to create individual and collective transformation. She knows that change is difficult, but also necessary, possible and rewarding.

She helps answer the question, “What can I do to make a real difference?”

As an author, speaker and consultant, Dr. Sarah serves as an ambassador of green and a catalyst  – focused particularly on helping us all mobilize to stop global warming.  Dr. Sarah believes that lifestyle changes are necessary but far from sufficient. She knows that we need technology advances– which we need to understand and fund. She also believes that large scale corporate and policy changes are essential, and empowers people to engage the political system to bring about the policy changes we so desperately need.

Her book Fierce Love: How One Mother Reinvented Herself by Saving the Planet (forthcoming) serves as an inspiration to others to find meaning and purpose through involvment with a cause– including the cause of protecting the planet. Learn more and download chapters of Fierce Love: http://ecoactionplan.wordpress.com/fierce-love-the-book/

The daughter of an MIT researcher who was in on the ground floor of artificial intelligence, Dr. Sarah Warren focuses on analyzing the big picture and delivering highly effective messages about our climate crisis. With a brother who has been writing about business and the environment for 25 years and is one of the foremost experts on ocean acidification—global warming’s “evil twin–” and a sister who is a district manager at Patagonia, a pioneer among environmentally responsible companies, Dr. Sarah comes naturally by her commitment to inspiring informed eco-action.
 
A psychologist and a single mother of two, Dr. Sarah went from an unlikely environmentalist to an empassioned eco-warrior.  She founded Spheres of Influence to help us all save this planet for our children– for tomorrow’s children.  Motivated by fierce love, she is on a mission to motivate people to green their lifestyles, businesses and careers, and to overhaul our policies. We all need to do all that we can to help our planet in crisis– and use our spheres of influence.  Because we have exactly enough time — starting now!   

You’ll find fulfillment when you have a powerful purpose that is in alignment with your values, and you can derive enormous peace of mind when embrace “enoughness” and join with others who share your commitment.

In addition to her online presence and articles, she offers one-on-one and group telecoaching services,  in person private consultation, as well as public speaking. She also founded and moderates the Spheres of Influence Salon on climate change.

A nationally renowned addictions expert, she has published in professional journals, been featured in the Chicago Tribune on career transition coaching, and appeared on the daytime talk show Leeza on the topic of addictions as well as on The Mike Nowak Show (WCPT820) on the topic of our addiction to oil.

She earned her doctorate in psychology at Northwestern University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Chicago.  She launched and oversaw the Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program at University of Chicago– and brings to bear her expertise in human behavior and addiction to the climate crisis.

Contact her to learn more at: DrSarah@ourspheresofinfluence.com

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