November 2011

Book Signing “Shortcuts to Inner Peace”
November 2nd,   7pm (EST)
Book Signing and Talk (and maybe a little song and dance!)
Gibson’s Bookstore

Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity
November 5th,   1pm (EST)
Lecture and Booksigning
Barnes & Nobles Bookseller Newington, NH, USAShortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity
November 17th,   7pm (EST)
Lecture and Booksigning
Water Street Book Store
Exeter, NH

Daily Peaceful Habits
November 13th,   11am (EST)
Lecture and Workshop
All Souls Unitarian Church
New York City

 

Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity
November 21st,   7pm (EST)
Lecture and Booksigning
The Coop Harvard/MIT

Cambridge, MA, USA

How to Find Peace and Calm in the Midst of Chaos

November 22nd,   3:30-4:30 pm (EST)
Radio Interview
WAIF Cincinnati 88.3FM
Cincinatti, Ohio, USA

October 2011

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace”
October 26th,   7pm
Community Lecture
UCC, North Hampton, NH

All are welcome

July 2011

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace”

“Transcending Loss”
Meet Ashley at
Local Author Night
Chester Public Library
Chester, NH

http://www.chesterlibrary.com/

“Have a Bad Case of Summer Slump?”

6 Simple Shortcuts for Stress Relief

July 21st, 11am

FoxNews.com  Click here to view

June 2011

“Mother Maintenance”
June 1st,   1pm to 2pm
Radio Show Guest
“Parent Talk” WSCA 106.1 Portsmouth Community Radio

Parent Talk Website     Listen to WSCA Click Here

April 2011

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace”
April 16th  9am to 12pm
Lecture and workshop
Seacoast Spirituality Group for Women
Rye, NH
Group Membership required

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace: How to Find Calm in the Midst of Stressful Living”
April 26th 7pm to 9pm
Lecture
T. Elliot Young Lecture Series
Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH
Public is welcome
Pre-registration is advised
$5 registration fee
1.8 contact hours will be awarded to health care professionals and educators in attendance
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December 2010

“The Lifelong Impact of Grief”

December 10th 

Conference Lecture

22nd International Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Conference

Hilton Head Island, SC

October 2010

 “The Peaceful Divorce: A New Paradigm”

October 30th  8:45am

Conference Lectur

eHarvard Medical School “Treating Couples” Conference

Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA

Conference Registration Required

 

June 2010

“Growing Through Grief”

 workshop teleconference

Friday, June 11th 12PM - 1:30PM EST

Hosted by www.goodtherapy.org

This is a proffesional workshop designed for therapists

Ashley will present the theory and practice of the ‘transcending loss’ model, a transformative paradigm for understanding grief as a lifelong practice of integration and meaning making. Ashley will also discuss concrete interventions to help assist grievers and will demonstrate how over time, loss can be a transformational springboard for new growth.1.5 continuing education units will be provided for this teleconferencePlease visit goodtherapy.org for registration information

 

May 2010

“Birds in Flight: Healthy transitions for day-students and the parents who love them.”

Tuesday, May 4th 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 

April 2010

“Shortcuts to Inner Peace” WorkshopTuesday, April 20thth 10AM - 12PMAt Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NHCost: $14 members; $24 non-membersIf 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 RequiredWorkshop Presentation #31433rd Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium  Click Here for a summaryOmni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC“

Treating Complicated Grief”Saturday, March 27th  3pm - 5pm Symposium Registration RequiredWorkshop Presentation #51433rd Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium Click Here for a summaryOmni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

February 2010

“Birds in Flight: Healthy transitions for day-students and the parents who love them.”Tuesday, February 16th 7pm - 8pmKeynote AddressPhillips Exeter Academy Parents of Day Students Annual Open HouseElting Room in Phillips HallOpen to all Parents of PEA Day Students; Closed to the publicFor more information Click Here 

“Journaling Through Grief”Wednesday, February 10th 10AM - 12PMAt Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NHCost: $14 members; $24 non-membersGrieving 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 BooksigningGrowing through Grief

Sunday, January 17th at 1pmJoin us at Barnes and Nobles in Newington, NHFor more information Contact Ashley

Shortcuts to Inner Peace WorkshopTuesday, January 19th, 7pm - 9pmAt Women Supporting Women in Exeter, NHCost: $14 members; $19 non-membersBusier 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 PeaceLecture to High School SeniorsFriday, November 6, 2009Oyster River High School, Durham, NH

Emotional Loss during the HolidaysWednesday, November 18, 20091/2 hour television interviewMCTV channel 16, New Hampshire

Transending LossWednesday, November 19, 20091/2 hour television interviewMCTV channel 16, New Hampshire

Coping with Grief During the HolidaysLecture and BooksigningSaturday, November 21, 2009, 3pmWater Street Books, Exeter, NH

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

              2008

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

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

“If the Buddha Grieved: Bringing Buddhist Practice to Grief Counseling”Friday, March 14, 2008Workshop Presentation31st Annual Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumOmni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

“Divorcing Well: Six Secrets for a Peaceful Process”Saturday, March 15, 2008Workshop Presentation31st Annual Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumOmni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

2007

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

2006

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

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

2005

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

“Living with Loss”LectureMay 12, 2005, 7-9pmCentral Congregational Church, MA

2004

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

2003

 ”The War in Iraq and Grief”Guest Speaker, NH Public TelivisionMarch 2003 (2 appearances)NH Public Television, Durham, NH

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

2002

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

t“Transcending Loss:  From Grief to Transformative Growth”Symposium Presenter25th Annual National Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumMarch 2002Omni Shorham Hotel, Washington DC

“Good Grief”Keynote addressSeacoast Widowed Person’s Service & AARP Community TalkMay 2002, 7-9pmPortsmouth, NH

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

2001 

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

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

“Transcending Loss:  Getting from Grief to Transformative Growth”Symposium Presenter24th Annual National Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumMarch 2001Omni Shorham Hotel, Washington DC

“The Lifelong Impact of Grief”LectureFebruary 8, 2001, 7-9pmAnna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA

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

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

Panel discussion of 9/11 TragedyNH Public Television, NH OutlookSeptember 2001 (3 appearances)

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

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

The Diane Rehm Show with guest Ashley Davis PrendNational Public RadioJune 2001

2000

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

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

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

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

1999

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

“Parenting Passages”WorkshopOctober 1999Seacoast Parenting Conference, Portsmouth, NH

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

“Transformative Grief, Theory and Technique” Parts I and IIApril 1999, 10:15am — 11:45, 2:15 - 3:45pm6th Annual National Conference on Loss and Transition, Springfield, MA

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

“Hope in the Shadows”Keynote speakerJanuary 1999, 7-9pm5th 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 1998Keynote address at annual “Service of Remembrance”Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, Haverill, MA

“Commencement Through Transcendence”Keynote addressOctober 2, 199811th Annual Perinatal Bereavement Conference, Baltimore, MD

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

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

Transcending Loss BooksigningSeptember 1998Beyond Words Bookstore, Northampton, MA

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

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

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

“Transformative Grief:  A New Model for Transcendence”LectureApril 23, 1998, 2:15 - 3:45pm5th 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 workshopMarch 1998, 9am -5pmUniversity of New Hampshire, Continuing Education Workshop Series, Durham, NH

“From Complicated Mourning to Transformative Grief”LectureMarch 199820th Annueal Conference for the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Chicago

1997

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

“Bereavement Basics”LectureOctober 1997Columbia General Hospital, Portsmouth, NH

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

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

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

“Transcending Loss”Guest Speaker, MSNBCAugust 1997Boston studio

Transcending Loss Book signingSeptember 1997Stroudwater Books, Portsmouth and Dover, NH

Transcending Loss Book signingOctober 1997Water Street Books, Exeter, NH

“Transcending Loss: A New Model for Transformative Grief”LectureJune 199719th Annual Conference for the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Wash DC

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

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