Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
니키 웨버 앨런 (Nikki Webber Allen): 아무말도 없이 우울증으로 고통받지 마십시오
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,
파멸의 느낌을 받는데
just around the corner.
있는 것 같습니다.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
말하지 않던 때가 있었는데
말하지 않았겠죠.
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
비범한 회복력을 길러야만 했습니다.
사람들처럼요.
was a sign of weakness,
잘못된 인식을 가지고 있었지요.
in Media Studies
석사 학위를 받았고
in the film and television industries.
이목을 끄는 직업들을 많이 가졌었죠.
for my hard work.
에미상도 두번이나 받았습니다.
I used to enjoy,
about my diagnosis.
제 병명을 말하지 않았습니다.
to be depressed.
생각하지 않았습니다.
and a successful career.
있었으니 말입니다.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
겪어왔던 일들에 대한
생각할 때마다
서 있었으니까요.
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
수년간 싸운 끝에
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
말로 표현할 수 없습니다.
전혀 몰랐습니다.
to the other about our struggles.
자신의 사투에 대해 말하지 않았습니다.
침묵하게 만들었습니다.
is to face it head on,
그걸 마주보는 거였습니다.
researching depression and anxiety,
연구하며 보냈습니다.
너무나도 엄청난 것이었습니다.
of sickness and disability
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
imbalance in the brain,
때문이라고 제시합니다.
genetic predisposition.
떨쳐 버릴 수 없지요.
and socioeconomic disparities
스트레스 요인들이
of developing a mental disorder,
확률을 20% 높입니다.
정신과 치료를 받으려 합니다.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
우울함을 약함으로 잘못 받아들입니다.
among black children
struggling with depression will improve
70퍼센트의 사람들은
숨기지 않겠다고 말입니다.
촉발시키겠다는 희망을 가지고
a national conversation.
이렇게 말했습니다.
those tired, old narratives
그 낡은 고정관념을 버려야 합니다.
they get knocked down,
고정 관념을요.
약함의 신호가 아닙니다.
in order to fill the void.
스스로 치료할 방법을 찾게 합니다.
성취하는 것이었습니다.
공공연히 이야기하고
그들의 이야기를 나누도록 부탁합니다.
be suffering in silence
있을지 모르는 사람들이
계속하고 있는데
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
역동적인 흑인 여성으로
후회할 것입니다.
with the lesson that I've learned.
영감을 주는 것입니다.
to help you through it.
지원 체계를 갖추고 있다면요.
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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