Listen to the Podcast
- 1:43 – Inability to smile or facial masking
- 4:45 – Benefits of smiling
- 6:27 – How art impacts mood of people with Parkinson’s
- 8:04 – Types of art
- 9:09 – Smile Through Art workshop benefits
- 13:50 – Art promotes positive mental health
- 14:55 – Creativity during pandemic for people with Parkinson’s
- 18:27 – How you can start creating
- 19:20 – Questions
Saba Shahid is the Chief Smiling Officer of Creative Neurology (formerly The Art Cart), an internationally acclaimed organization that ignites creativity to take back control of symptoms in people with Parkinson’s Disease. In a short amount of time, Saba has developed her “Smile Through Art®” creativity and movement program and Let’s Combat Micrographia® program into an international offering that provides programming to thousands of patients teaching them how to live better with their symptoms instead of feeling burdened by them. Creative Neurology travels to different communities worldwide and also provides programming virtually. Saba is the author of “Lets Combat Micrographia® book series. The Let’s Combat Micrographia® books and program is the only research-based program in the world that is proven to help improve small handwriting in as little as three to six weeks. Saba is a current board member for DopaFit, Inc. Saba has created strategic partnerships with organizations, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies nationally that all join her in her mission to spread smiles through creativity and movement.
