April 2010

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace” Workshop
Tuesday, April 20thth 10AM - 12PM
At Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NH
Cost: $14 members; $24 non-members
If you find that you are busier and more stressed out than ever, than this workshop is for you!  Learn practical techniques that require virtually no time to implement but will help you feel grounded and serene. 
For more information Contact Ashley

March 2010

“Divorcing Well”
Friday, March 26th 3pm - 5pm  Symposium Registration Required
Workshop Presentation #314
33rd Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium  Click Here for a summary
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

“Treating Complicated Grief”
Saturday, March 27th  3pm - 5pm Symposium Registration Required
Workshop Presentation #514
33rd Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium Click Here for a summary
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

February 2010

“Birds in Flight: Healthy transitions for day-students and the parents who love them.”
Tuesday, February 16th 7pm - 8pm
Keynote Address
Phillips Exeter Academy Parents of Day Students Annual Open House
Elting Room in Phillips Hall
Open to all Parents of PEA Day Students; Closed to the public
For more information Click Here

“Journaling Through Grief”
Wednesday, February 10th 10AM - 12PM
At Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NH
Cost: $14 members; $24 non-members
Grieving is a process that requires a willingness to face feelings.  The exercises in this experiential workshop are designed to help you move along your journey of healing and reclaiming life.
For more information Contact Ashley 

January 2010

Grief Workshop and Booksigning
Growing through Grief
Sunday, January 17th at 1pm
Join us at Barnes and Nobles in Newington, NH
For more information Contact Ashley

Shortcuts to Inner Peace Workshop
Tuesday, January 19th, 7pm - 9pm
At Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NH
Cost: $14 members; $19 non-members
Busier and more stressed out than ever?  Come and learn some simple techniques to use during a normal day that will help you feel more grounded and serene.
For more information Contact Ashley

2009

Shortcuts to Inner Peace
Lecture to High School Seniors
Friday, November 6, 2009
Oyster River High School, Durham, NH

Emotional Loss during the Holidays
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
1/2 hour television interview
MCTV channel 16, New Hampshire

Transending Loss
Wednesday, November 19, 2009
1/2 hour television interview
MCTV channel 16, New Hampshire

Coping with Grief During the Holidays
Lecture and Booksigning
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 3pm
Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

“A Peaceful Divorce”
Support Group
May 2009 — July 2009, Mondays 7pm - 9pm
Women Supporting Women, Exeter NH

              2008

Loss, Grief and Buddhism
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Seacoast Hospice End-of-Life Care Symposium, Durham, NH

If Buddha Grieved: Bringing Buddhist Practice to Grief Counseling
February 2008 - March 2008
Psychotherapy Networker Teleconference course
Instructor: Ashley Davis Bush (formally Prend), L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.
CE Credits: 4
This course can still be ordered:  Order Now!

“If the Buddha Grieved: Bringing Buddhist Practice to Grief Counseling”
Friday, March 14, 2008
Workshop Presentation
31st Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

“Divorcing Well: Six Secrets for a Peaceful Process”
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Workshop Presentation
31st Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

2007

“Heart to Heart with Ashley and Andy”
Live Radio Talk Show, 2007
Weekly on Wednesdays 12pm - 1pm
Portsmouth Community Radio
WSCA-LP 106.1FM and Live Stream

 2006

“Heart to Heart with Ashley and Andy”
Live Radio Talk Show, 2006
Weekly on Wednesdays, 12pm - 1pm
Portsmouth Community Radio
WSCA-LP 106.1FM and Live Stream

“Transcending Loss:  How to Make Grief Meaningful”
April 12, 2006; 7-9pm
The Center for Spiritual Renewal at the North Parish, MA

2005

“Grief and Survival”
May 21, 2005; 3-5pm
Lecture
Smith College 20th Reunion, Northampton, MA

“Living with Loss”
Lecture
May 12, 2005, 7-9pm
Central Congregational Church, MA

2004

“Facing the New Year after a Loss” 
Memorial Service
January 25, 2004, 3:30pm
Merrimack Valley Hospice & H.L. Farmer and Sons Funeral Homes, Haverill, MA

2003

 ”The War in Iraq and Grief”

Guest Speaker, NH Public Telivision
March 2003 (2 appearances) 
NH Public Television, Durham, NH

“Facing the Holidays after the Death of a Loved One” 
Lecture
December 7, 2003
Merrimack Valley Hospice & H.L. Farmer and Sons Funeral Homes, Haverill, MA

2002

“The Iyanla Show”
NBC National Television,
March 2002
Guest expert to discuss the 9/11 tragedy and its impact

“Transcending Loss:  From Grief to Transformative Growth”
Symposium Presenter
25th Annual National Psychotherapy Networker Symposium 
March 2002
Omni Shorham Hotel, Washington DC

“Good Grief”
Keynote address
Seacoast Widowed Person’s Service & AARP Community Talk
May 2002, 7-9pm
Portsmouth, NH

“Stars in the Sky”
Keynote address, Memorial Service
June 5, 2002
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD

2001

“Grief and the Inner Grown-up”
Keynote Address at Grief Conference
September 22, 2001
Rockingham Hospice and NH Catholic Charities, Exeter, NH

“Growing Through Grief”
Keynote speaker
May 12, 2001
Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NH

“Transcending Loss:  Getting from Grief to Transformative Growth”
Symposium Presenter
24th Annual National Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
March 2001
Omni Shorham Hotel, Washington DC

“The Lifelong Impact of Grief”
Lecture
February 8, 2001, 7-9pm
Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA

“Ashley Davis Prend discusses Claim Your Inner Grown-up“
“Books in the World” Program
September 2001 
Cape Cod Community Cable Television

“Ashley Davis Prend discusses Claim Your Inner Grown-up”
CBS Affiliate, “Talk of the Town”
June 2001
Nashville, TN

Panel discussion of 9/11 Tragedy
NH Public Television, NH Outlook
September 2001 (3 appearances)

Claim Your Inner Grown-up Book Signing
July 2001
Barnes & Noble, Portsmouth, NH

Claim Your Inner Grown-up Booksigning
July 2001
Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

The Diane Rehm Show with guest Ashley Davis Prend
National Public Radio
June 2001

2000

“Trauma and Transcendence:Psychospiritual Possibilities for Long-term Growth”
September 2000
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, MA

“Facilitating Transcendence: Clinical Applications”
September 2000
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, MA

“The Transcendent Possibilities of Survival”
June 3, 2000, 10am — 12pm
National Cancer Surviver’s day, Portsmouth Hospital, NH

“Transformative Grief: Psychospiritual Adaptation to Loss and the Possibilities for Growth”
April 2000, 1:30pm - 5pm
Association of Death Education and Counseling’s 22nd Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC

1999

“A Candle in the Dark”
Keynote address
November 1999
Rockingham VNA Home and Hospice and Exeter Hospital Oncology Dept, Raymond, NH

“Parenting Passages”
Workshop
October 1999
Seacoast Parenting Conference, Portsmouth, NH

“Transformative Grief and Meaning”
June 1999
International Congress of the Viktor Frankl Institute for Logotherapy, Dallas, Texas

“Transformative Grief, Theory and Technique” Parts I and II
April 1999, 10:15am — 11:45, 2:15 - 3:45pm
6th Annual National Conference on Loss and Transition, Springfield, MA

“Hope in the Shadows”
February 1999, 9am — 12 Noon
Seacoast Spirituality Group for Women, Rye, NH

“Hope in the Shadows”

Keynote speaker
January 1999, 7-9pm
5th Annual Grieving Assistance Program/Victims Inc. Reception, Rochester, NH

1998

“Transformative Grief:  A Look at the Impact of Major Loss and its Implications for Change and Growth”
December, 1998, 9am - 5pm (full day workshop)
University of New Hamshire, Continuing Education Workshop Series, Durham, NH

“Transcending Loss”
December 1998
Keynote address at annual “Service of Remembrance”
Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, Haverill, MA

“Commencement Through Transcendence”
Keynote address
October 2, 1998
11th Annual Perinatal Bereavement Conference, Baltimore, MD

“Transcending Loss:  A New Understanding of the Grief Process”
Keynote Speaker
October 1998
Hartford Hospital’s “Day of Caring”, Hartford, CT

“Transcendence and Trauma”
Keynote speaker
October 1998
University of Massachusett’s Memorial Bereavement Conference, Worcester, MA

Transcending Loss Booksigning
September 1998
Beyond Words Bookstore, Northampton, MA

“Colebrook Tragedy”
New Hampshire Public Television, panel discussant
August 1998
Durham, NH studio

“Surviving the Loss of a Loved One:  Successful Coping Strategies”
Community Education Talk
May 1998, 7-8:30pm
Portsmouth Hospital, Portsmouth, NH

“Transformative Grief: Analysis of the Lifelong Impact of Major Loss and Clinical Implications for Growth”
Lecture
May 1998, 12:30 - 4:30pm
Portsmouth Pavilion Professional Symposium Series, Portsmouth, NH

“Transformative Grief:  A New Model for Transcendence”
Lecture
April 23, 1998, 2:15 - 3:45pm
5th Annual National Conference on Loss and Transition, Springfield, MA

“Transformative Grief:  A Look at the Impact of Major Loss and Its Implications for Change and Growth”
Full day workshop
March 1998, 9am -5pm
University of New Hampshire, Continuing Education Workshop Series, Durham, NH

“From Complicated Mourning to Transformative Grief”
Lecture
March 1998
20th Annueal Conference for the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Chicago

1997

“Diane Rehm Show”
Guest Speaker
November 1997
National Public Radio, Washington DC Studio 

“Bereavement Basics”
Lecture
October 1997
Columbia General Hospital, Portsmouth, NH

“Transcending Loss”
Lecture
September 1997
All Souls Continuing Education Series, New York City 

“Transcending Loss”
Telivision new guest, “Noon News”
 August 1997
ABC Affiliate, San Francisco, CA  

“Transcending Loss”
Guest Speaker, “Good Day New York”,
July 1997
Fox Television, New York, New York

“Transcending Loss”
Guest Speaker, MSNBC
August 1997
Boston studio

Transcending Loss Book signing
September 1997
Stroudwater Books, Portsmouth and Dover, NH

Transcending Loss Book signing
October 1997
Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

“Transcending Loss: A New Model for Transformative Grief”
Lecture
June 1997
19th Annual Conference for the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Wash DC

“At a Loss: Grief, Death, and Hope”
Television Interview
June 1997
New Hampshire Public Television, Durham, NH Studio 

“Living with Grief”
Teleconference Panel discussant
April 1997
National Hospice Association, Durham NH