A Day of Arts in Healing and Health – FREE and Open to the Public
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Afternoon With the Artist
“Watercolors, Words, and Wits: The Art and Science of Trauma Recovery”
with Shay Seaborne, CPTSD
1 pm – 3 pm
Artist Talk at 1:30 pm
The Arden Craft Shop Museum
Bernie Schwab Room
1807 Millers Rd., Wilmington, DE 19810
Artist and Relational Neuroscience educator Shay Seaborne CPTSD presents an exhibition that brings together watercolor, ceramic, and mixed-media pieces, brief writings, and accessible Interpersonal Neurobiology to illustrate how people adapt under overwhelming stress and what supports real recovery.
Their work highlights the return of connection and dignity when the pressures of domination systems ease.
The exhibition invites the community to engage with art that speaks to human resilience, mutuality, and the need for cultures that support widespread thriving. Light refreshments will be served.
Book Launch!
Limited quantities of Shay’s first Della the IPNB Ladybug™ book will be available for purchase. “Healing Happens in Connection: The Basics of Neurobiology for Healthcare” offers a lighthearted, picture-book-style introduction to Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) for healthcare practitioners, highlighting how improved relationships between doctors and patients can lead to better outcomes. Makes a great gift for your healthcare practitioners!
Activities at The Buzz Ware Village Center
2119 The Highway, Arden, DE 19180
3:15-3:30 pm – Mini Exhibition – Watercolors, Words and Wits: The Art and Science of Trauma Recovery
Artist and Relational Neuroscience educator Shay Seaborne, CPTSD’s mini-exhibition brings together a sampling of their current running exhibition at the Arden Craft Shop Museum’s “Afternoon with the Artist.”
3:30 – 3:45 pm – “At the Rate I Heal” spoken word performance art
Viva Best’s embodied performance is a profound meditation on trauma, survival, and the slow, authentic process of healing. Through voice, movement, and silence, the work expands to the exhibition’s focus on art and mental health by revealing recovery in motion and the liberation found in moving “at the rate I heal.”
4:00-5:15 pm – Presentation – “Introduction to the Creative Arts Therapies: Art Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy and Music Therapy”
Presenters Sherry W. Goodill, Ph.D, BC-DMT, LPC (PA), Clinical Professor Emerita, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University; Stevie French, LPAT, LPCMH, ATR-BC, Therapist at Alapocas Collaborative Care; Paul Nolan, MT-BC, LPC, Adjunct Professor, Music Medicine Program, NeuroMusculskeletal Institute, School of Medicine, Rowan University.
Each therapist will describe the path that led them from becoming an artist to their discovery and interest in the use of the arts for healing, the improvement of health, populations they have served, as well as the goals and methods used within treatment.
5:30-7:00 pm – Participation Workshop – “Body Mapping for the Performing Arts”
Rena Urso, LBME, flutist of the Oakland Symphony and member of the faculty at California State University, Long Beach. As a licensed Body Mapping Educator, Rene presents workshops, master classes, and recitals worldwide. She is the Artistic Director of the Complete 21st Century Flutist: The Global Artist, Mondovi, Italy, and RYT 200 Certified Yoga Instructor and Certified Meditation Instructor based in Chicago and Torino, Italy.
Join Rena for this introductory Body Mapping workshop where we will explore our habits resulting in more freedom in our movement, ease in our breathing, fluidity in our technique, and overall greater expression in our music making.
Please dress comfortably so that you can move freely. Bring your instrument and note-taking materials.