November 16, Sebastian White

Sebastian White received his Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and was working toward his Doctorate of Clinical Psychology degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology before being impacted by his own life circumstances. Sebastian completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut. As a trained psychotherapist, Sebastian was working with youth who were gang-involved, labeled at-risk, and many others who were simply struggling with the complexities of life before being hit and devastated by the unexpected deaths of both his aunt and father. In their honor, he founded The Evolved Network and established Evolved Kitchen and Garden. Sebastian incorporated the passions of his lost loved ones and himself into an opportunity to provide a holistic healing and therapeutic space for kids using what connected them all. Sebastian stated “When I look in the mirror, I seek to see them, and I believe The Evolved Network makes that possible. I believe The Evolved Network continues their legacies…it honors them…it keeps their genius here. We will pass it on and change lives”. Sebastian believes and lives as true Terence’s philosophy “I am human, and I think nothing of which is human is alien to me”.

From sitting on the counter watching his mother cook dinner every night. To wondering how to make eggs green after reading Dr. Seuss’s "Green Eggs and Ham", Sebastian always held a passion for cooking. He observed, learned, expanded, and had side jobs in restaurants soaking up knowledge from different sources he could find. In the process he honed in on his skills and found belief in the never ending journey of cooking, quality ingredients, and their connectedness to nature and all living things. Sebastian believes deeply in the therapeutic and healing power of the farm to table process. He began to understand the depth of what it truly means to cook and sought to pay it forward in action. He believes the lessons of the culinary arts, of gardening, of being financially responsible mirror the human experience and provide valuable insights if explored thoughtfully and critically. Sebastian seeks to share this passion and its quality with others and in the process support his ability to provide the same opportunity, love, care, and support for the youth that enter The Evolved Network’s Programs. To cook means to heal, sustain, nurture, connect, challenge, educate, comfort, to sit with, fight for, encourage, bring together, care for, inspire, and love. This is what The Evolved Network is.