Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
निकी वेबर एलन: शांततेत तुमचं नैराश्य सहन करू नका
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,
असं उध्वस्त झाल्यासारखं वाटतं,
just around the corner.
ग्रासल्याचं निदान झालं
I wouldn't have told anybody,
हे मी कोणालाही सांगायला नकोय,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
विकसित करावा लागलाय
was a sign of weakness,
नैराश्य हे दुर्बलतेचं प्रतीक आहे,
in Media Studies
पदव्युत्तर पदवी प्राप्त केली
in the film and television industries.
एकामागोमाग उत्कृष्ट दर्जाची नोकरी केली.
for my hard work.
२ एमी अवॉर्ड्सही मिळाले.
I used to enjoy,
रस वाटत नव्हता,
about my diagnosis.
कोणाकडेही वाच्यता केलेली नव्हती.
to be depressed.
असा विचार केला नव्हता.
and a successful career.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
तिला सामोरे गेले होते
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
आत्महत्या केली होती,
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
माझ्याकडे शब्दच नाहीत.
याची मला कल्पना नव्हती
to the other about our struggles.
एकमेकांशी कधीही चर्चा केलेली नव्हती.
आम्हा दोघांना गप्प ठेवलं.
is to face it head on,
प्रतिकूलतेशी दोन हात करण्याचा,
researching depression and anxiety,
संशोधन करण्यात घालवली.
of sickness and disability
यामागचं प्रमुख कारण आहे
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
बऱ्याच मानसिक व्याधी अशा बळावतात
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
विषमतेसारख्या घटकांनी
of developing a mental disorder,
२०% अधिक धोक्याकडे ढकललंय,
वंचित आहेत
जवळपास अर्ध्या दराने.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
नैराश्याला कमकुवतपणा समजतात.
among black children
कृष्णवर्णीय मुलांमधील आत्महत्या दर
struggling with depression will improve
७०% लोकांमध्ये सुधारणा होईल
a national conversation.
यातून राष्ट्रस्तरीय संवादाची ठिणगी पडेल.
those tired, old narratives
टाकून द्यायची आहेत
they get knocked down,
कमकुवतपणाचं लक्षण नव्हे.
पोकळ झाल्यासारखं वाटतं,
in order to fill the void.
औषधोपचाराचे मार्ग शोधतो.
मोकळेपणाने व्यक्त करते,
सांगायला लावते.
be suffering in silence
सारं सहन करत असावेत
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
आणि तुलनेने पोषक आहार घेऊन.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
with the lesson that I've learned.
त्याद्वारे इतरांना प्रेरणा देईन.
to help you through it.
जेव्हा तुमच्याकडे आधार असतो.
जेव्हा तुमचं ओझं खूप असह्य होईल,
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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