Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice with over twenty-five years of experience helping people live richer, deeper lives. She is the author of three other self-help books: Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity (Berkley Books, 2011), Claim Your Inner Grown-up: 4 Essential Steps to Authentic Adulthood (Putnam, 2001), and Transcending Loss: Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Grief and How to Make It Meaningful (Berkley Books, 1997).
Ashley is a regular blogger for the Huffington Post and an accomplished singer/actress.
Daniel Arthur Bush, PhD, began his career in the academic world of anthropology. He made a midlife career change to the mental-health field when he began managing Ashley’s psychotherapy practice and eventually became trained as a mental-health counselor.
Ashley and Daniel together have recovered from their first marriages, blended a family, learned healthy communication skills, and developed these habits to help them stay intimate, connected, and in love every day. They consider their marriage to be one of the greatest blessings in their lives.