“Della the IPNB Ladybug” books offer a gentle, visually engaging journey into emotional well-being, exploring how our brains work, finding balance, and navigating complex truths through simple language and warm illustrations.
Each short, focused book is a portable regulator, distilling vital truths about healing, connection, and how we affect each other, creating a field guide for humanity. Discover the expanding series and unlock a living library of regulation and relationship.
Each 24-page Della book is 5.5 x 8.5 in (140 x 216 mm), with a paperback saddle stitch binding.
Transform Healthcare. Discover the Power of Connection and IPNB
This book 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!
COMING SOON! – “Raising Connected Kids: A Guide For Parents”
Nurture Connection. Simple Neurobiology for Busy Parents
Inspired by Dr. Dan Siegel’s “The Developing Mind,” this book simplifies 10 key Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) concepts for busy parents, using the friendly character of Della the IPNB Ladybug to illustrate complex ideas about brain development and relationships, helping parents foster deeper connections with their children. Any parent would love to receive a copy!
IN PROCESS – “The Work is Not to Fix: Healing is Inherent”
Unlock Your Innate Healing. Embrace the Power of Allowing
Inspired by the work of Dr. Seth Torregiani, this book reveals the revolutionary truth that healing is inherent, guiding readers through IPNB principles to rebuild neural pathways impeded by trauma through safety, connection, and presence.
IN PROCESS – “Regulate to Liberate: Preventing Activist Burnout”
Sustain Your Passion. Collective Survival Strategies for Activists
This guide offers collective survival strategies from Relational Neuroscience (IPNB) to prevent activist burnout, emphasizing that regulation and healing are collective processes essential for building resilience and protecting those who care deeply.
IN PROCESS – “Shipmates First: Relationship, Rupture, and Repair”
Bridging Differences. A True Story of Relational Repair
A love letter to the tall ship KALMAR NYCKEL, this book shares a true story of Interpersonal Neurobiology in action, demonstrating how safe connection and relational repair can bridge big differences and foster welcoming communities.
IN PROCESS – “The Roots of Regulation: Everyday Neurobiology for Well-Being”
Everyday Well-being. Understanding Your Body’s Innate Regulation
This book is for anybody who has a nervous system. It explores how daily life, including people, places, routines, and resources, directly shapes our body’s ability to regulate, offering practical guidance from the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology.
About the Author
Shay Seaborne CPTSD is a Relational Neuroscience educator and a relentless advocate for nervous system integrity, dignity, and community. Rooted in lived experience and guided by Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), Shay teaches people how to protect their bodies from overwhelm, reclaim their sense of self, and build connection in a world that often erodes both. Their approach is fierce, tender, and grounded in the truth that healing is about restoring safety, relationship, and the conditions that allow us to thrive. As someone with severe Complex PTSD and quadrilateral Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Shay’s work is deeply informed by over 10 years of study and personal experience integrating IPNB principles, offering a unique perspective on nervous system safety and healing.
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