//podcastplus.net/feed/make-the-space-with-ashley~48feeb4c Welcome to Make the Space with Ashley. I'm a Puerto Rican from the Bronx trying to make a safe space to talk about everything mental health in a world and culture where mental health is taboo. This is a space where I will get real; share my experiences and on going journey with my mental health and my guests can do the same. We will cry, we will laugh, but most importantly, we will get through this together! Why? ¡Porque podemos! Hosted by Ashley Effrece Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:16:32 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/82339901/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-7%2F366547993-44100-2-25601ba79c06d.m4a Join me as I talk with special guest Steven Rivera Camacho about the mental health conference he’s putting together in a small community in Perú and more! Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:07:39 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/82339901/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-7%2F366547993-44100-2-25601ba79c06d.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/81414791/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2024-0-17%2F363858453-44100-1-f67c216958a07.m4a I’m back and talking about seasonal depression or SAD (seasonal affective disorder) I’m letting you all know the facts of seasonal depression and how I’m making it out the trenches! Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:21:28 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/81414791/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2024-0-17%2F363858453-44100-1-f67c216958a07.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/73914455/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-6-28%2F340979965-44100-2-cffdef1f1be78.m4a Check out our new episode with returning special guest and executive producer Shaq. We are talking about what it means to be a creative, why it is important for our mental health journey, and more! Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:56:34 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/73914455/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-6-28%2F340979965-44100-2-cffdef1f1be78.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/72807793/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-5-30%2F337432068-44100-2-4089f58c67639.m4a On this episode, I share my journey with my body image issues starting as young as 13, working through them, coming to love and acceptance and where I'm at now being 30 years old. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 02:30:21 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/72807793/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-5-30%2F337432068-44100-2-4089f58c67639.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/68033573/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-3-5%2F322374806-44100-2-6b0a1104e42a8.m4a My 30th birthday was March 30th. In this episode I talk about the significance of my 30th birthday, how I celebrated, and what does my 30s mean to me. This episode is dedicated to little Ashley which is why I chose this picture as the cover for this episode Wed, 10 May 2023 11:01:34 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/68033573/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-3-5%2F322374806-44100-2-6b0a1104e42a8.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/58165249/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-8-26%2F287800198-44100-2-09966740732c6.m4a We're back with another episode and we got returning special guest, Shaq! This episode we talk about what it's like to experience a depressive episode and how we make it through one. Enjoy! Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:09:19 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/58165249/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-8-26%2F287800198-44100-2-09966740732c6.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/54142111/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2022-5-29%2F274104987-44100-1-e6fe9c6b29a1a.m4a My abortion story is one of sexual assault, trauma, manipulation, coercion, and entrapment. Listen to learn how my ex benefited from my abortion rights. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:47:10 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/54142111/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2022-5-29%2F274104987-44100-1-e6fe9c6b29a1a.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/46151019/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fexports%2F2d0d5020%2F46151019%2Fa54d5205aeedc89ac5a55726f323ded6.m4a On this episode of Make the Space with Ashley, I have special guest Kasey Rodriguez talking openly with me about regrets. We get into what regrets we have, the pain they've brought us, what we've learned and how we're moving forward. Enjoy! Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:24:13 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/46151019/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fexports%2F2d0d5020%2F46151019%2Fa54d5205aeedc89ac5a55726f323ded6.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/44037040/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-28%2F032246ea9f3e8fe1c06ac905311f3f1a.m4a Join me while I chop it up with my bestie Shaq on protecting our energy. I hope you all learn from this as much as I did Forgive me for the technical difficulties towards the end. I tried my best to fix this but I simply couldn't. For this episode, I didn't add any music so that way you can hear the audio as best you can due to the bad connection towards the end of our recording. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:49:08 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/44037040/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-28%2F032246ea9f3e8fe1c06ac905311f3f1a.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/42442015/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-29%2F01f73f77b909089a17f4d97f0bf118ca.m4a On this week's episode of Make the Space with Ashley I will be talking about something very emotionally difficult for me; grieving the loss of a friendship. I will be talking about what the grieving process has been for me, why I find it difficult to make friends now, and how I'm doing in my current friendships. I hope you appreciate it. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:30:05 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/2d0d5020/podcast/play/42442015/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-29%2F01f73f77b909089a17f4d97f0bf118ca.m4a