Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Nikki Webber Allen: Non patire la tua depressione in silenzio
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,
opprimente senso di catastrofe,
just around the corner.
proprio dietro l'angolo.
uno stato d'ansia generalizzata
vanno di pari passo.
in cui non l'avrei detto a nessuno,
I wouldn't have told anybody,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
resistenza per potermi affermare.
della mia comunità,
was a sign of weakness,
fosse un segno di debolezza,
in Media Studies
in Scienze della Comunicazione
in the film and television industries.
nel settore cinematografico e televisivo.
for my hard work.
grazie al mio duro lavoro.
I used to enjoy,
che un tempo mi piacevano,
about my diagnosis.
della diagnosi.
to be depressed.
ad essere depressa.
and a successful career.
e una carriera di successo.
the unspeakable horrors
alle atrocità
had been through in this country
hanno patito in questo paese
a phone call from my mom
mia mamma mi ha telefonato
Paul, had ended his life,
Paul, si era tolto la vita,
depression and anxiety.
contro depressione ed ansia.
the devastation I felt.
la devastazione che provai.
provasse così tanto dolore.
to the other about our struggles.
all'altro delle sue lotte.
ci aveva tenuti in silenzio.
is to face it head on,
è quello di farlo a viso aperto,
researching depression and anxiety,
a studiare depressione e ansia,
of sickness and disability
di malattie e disabilità
of depression isn't clear,
della depressione non è chiara,
that most mental disorders develop,
dei disturbi mentali nasce,
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
di fondo.
scrollartela via.
a causa di fattori di stress
and socioeconomic disparities
e le disparità socioeconomiche,
of developing a mental disorder,
di sviluppare un disturbo mentale,
servizi di salute mentale
rispetto agli americani bianchi.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
ritiene la depressione una debolezza.
among black children
tra i bambini neri
struggling with depression will improve
che lotta con la depressione migliora
a national conversation.
un dibattito nazionale.
those tired, old narratives
quest'idea trita e ritrita
they get knocked down,
quante volte vadano al tappeto,
non è un segno di debolezza.
in order to fill the void.
e riempire il vuoto.
di condividere la loro.
che magari soffrono in silenzio
be suffering in silence
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
lo yoga e una dieta relativamente sana.
are starting to spiral,
inzia a precipitare,
con la mia terapista,
named Dawn Armstrong,
di nome Dawn Armstrong,
with the lesson that I've learned.
con la lezione che ho imparato.
to help you through it.
diventa troppo pesante,
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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