Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Ники Уебър Алън: Не страдайте мълчаливо от депресия
Nikki Webber Allen is working to create a safe space for honest conversations about mental health in communities of color. Full bio
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nothing wrong,
this overwhelming sense of doom,
непреодолимо чувство на обреченост
just around the corner.
се крие опастност.
генерализирана тревожност
които често вървят ръка за ръка.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
това с никой,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
устойчивост, за да успея.
was a sign of weakness,
че депресията е признак на слабост,
in Media Studies
Медийни Изследвания
in the film and television industries.
във филмовата и телевизионна индустрия.
for my hard work.
две награди Еми за усилената си работа.
I used to enjoy,
about my diagnosis.
to be depressed.
че имам право да съм депресирана.
and a successful career.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
предците ми в тази държава
a phone call from my mom
майка ми се обади по телефона
Paul, had ended his life,
Паул, се е самоубил
depression and anxiety.
безспокойството.
the devastation I felt.
опостушението, който изпитах.
че е изпитвал толкова болка.
to the other about our struggles.
за битките, които води.
държаха безмълвни.
is to face it head on,
бедствието, е като се изправя срещу него,
изследвайки депресията и безспокойството
researching depression and anxiety,
of sickness and disability
за болести и увреждания
of depression isn't clear,
причина за депресия,
психически разстройства се развиват,
that most mental disorders develop,
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
предразположение.
да се оттърсите от нея.
and socioeconomic disparities
социално-икономическите различия
of developing a mental disorder,
психически разстройства с 20 процента,
за психичното си здраве
mistaking depression for a weakness.
възприемат грешно депресията като слабост.
among black children
сред чернокожите деца
struggling with depression will improve
депресия, се подобряват
лечение и медикаменти.
a national conversation.
в цялата страна.
those tired, old narratives
остарели истории
they get knocked down,
пъти биват съборени,
in order to fill the void.
за да запълним празнотата.
също техните истории.
be suffering in silence
които страдат мълчаливо
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
относително здравословна диета.
are starting to spiral,
че нещата излизат от контрол,
named Dawn Armstrong,
на име Даун Армстронг,
благодарение на което се чувствам удобно.
with the lesson that I've learned.
който научих.
to help you through it.
която ви помага да продължите.
че ако вашият товар стане твърде тежък,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nikki Webber Allen - Multimedia producerNikki Webber Allen is working to create a safe space for honest conversations about mental health in communities of color.
Why you should listen
Nikki Webber Allen is a two-time Emmy winner with 20 years of experience producing content for media outlets including Warner Bros., HBO, ABC, 20th Century Fox and BET.
In 2013, while working as the vice president of casting and talent relations for the cable network TV One, Webber Allen lost her 22-year old nephew, Paul, to suicide after his years of struggle with depression and anxiety. Since then, she's become a passionate mental health advocate.
In Paul's honor, she launched the nonprofit I LIVE FOR... FOUNDATION, INC. to create a safe space for honest, unapologetic conversations about mental health in communities of color, where the cultural stigma of mental illness discourages far too many people from seeking help. Michael Eric Dyson, advisor to the foundation, has called I LIVE FOR… "an incredibly important organization that offers much-needed support to those who too often suffer in silence."
Webber Allen is currently producing and directing a documentary film featuring a diverse group of compelling young men and women who reject the stigma of mental illness and share candid stories about their experiences living with depression and anxiety. The film is being scored by her husband, musician Jeffrey Allen of the Grammy-nominated R&B band Mint Condition.
In 2016, Webber Allen was one of only 47 people chosen out of more than 1,000 applicants worldwide to receive a coveted scholarship to Marie Forleo's B-School for social entrepreneurs. She has an M.A. in media studies from The New School University in New York, NY and a B.A. in communications from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
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