Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Nikki Webber Allen: Lijd niet in stilte onder je depressie
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,
dit overweldigende gevoel van onheil,
just around the corner.
een gegeneraliseerde angststoornis had
I wouldn't have told anybody,
ik niemand dit verteld zou hebben,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
moeten ontwikkelen om te slagen.
was a sign of weakness,
depressie een teken van zwakte was,
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
in de film- en televisie-industrie.
for my hard work.
gewonnen voor mijn harde werken.
I used to enjoy,
die ik vroeger leuk vond,
about my diagnosis.
over mijn diagnose.
to be depressed.
depressief mocht zijn.
and a successful career.
en een succesvolle carrière.
the unspeakable horrors
de onbeschrijfelijke gruwelen
had been through in this country
hadden meegemaakt
a phone call from my mom
een telefoontje van mijn moeder,
Paul, had ended his life,
neef Paul zelfmoord had gepleegd
depression and anxiety.
depressie en angst.
the devastation I felt.
de verwoesting die ik voelde.
to the other about our struggles.
gepraat over onze worstelingen.
is to face it head on,
is om het aan te pakken,
researching depression and anxiety,
depressie en angst
of sickness and disability
van ziekte en invaliditeit
of depression isn't clear,
is niet duidelijk,
that most mental disorders develop,
psychische stoornissen ontstaan,
imbalance in the brain,
in de hersenen,
genetic predisposition.
genetische aanleg.
and socioeconomic disparities
en socio-economische verschillen
of developing a mental disorder,
een psychische stoornis,
geestelijke gezondheidszorg
mistaking depression for a weakness.
een depressie voor zwakte aanzien.
among black children
onder zwarte kinderen
struggling with depression will improve
die aan depressie lijdt, zal verbeteren
a national conversation.
op gang te brengen.
those tired, old narratives
die eeuwenoude verhalen
they get knocked down,
ze neergeslagen worden,
in order to fill the void.
de leegte te vullen.
be suffering in silence
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
yoga en een enigszins gezond dieet.
are starting to spiral,
het slechter gaat,
named Dawn Armstrong,
Dawn Armstrong genaamd,
with the lesson that I've learned.
met de les die ik geleerd heb.
to help you through it.
om je erdoorheen te helpen.
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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