Inside a phone-free kitchen in Hartford, teens prepare beautiful meals for neighbors in health crises—and, mentored by patient adults, discover confidence, belonging, and voice. Healing Meals Founder Sarah Leathers shares the five simple practices that turned service into community transformation.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
05:18 – How Healing Meals Supports Teens and Families
11:12 – Measuring Impact: Surveys and Data on Teen Growth
18:18 – The Transformative Power of Volunteering
30:20 – The Secret Sauce Behind Healing Meals’ Success
34:03 – Break
36:19 – Inside the Healing Meals Kitchen
44:20 – Teens Realizing Their Impact on Others
47:36 – How Healing Meals Changes Career Aspirations
52:27 – The Power of Intergenerational Relationships
54:06 – How to Get Involved and Spread Kindness
01:00:32 – Staying Hopeful and “Overly Optimistic”
01:04:11 – Closing Thoughts