Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Nikki Webber Allen: Não sofra sua depressão em silêncio
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,
por uma esmagadora sensação de tristeza,
just around the corner.
generalizada e depressão;
muitas vezes, andam juntas.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
uma enorme resiliência para vencer.
was a sign of weakness,
que depressão era um sinal de fraqueza,
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
na indústria da TV e do cinema.
for my hard work.
pelo meu trabalho árduo.
I used to enjoy,
por coisas que costumava amar,
eu estava deprimida.
about my diagnosis.
a ninguém o meu diagnóstico.
to be depressed.
o direito de estar deprimida.
and a successful career.
e uma carreira de sucesso.
the unspeakable horrors
nos horrores inacreditáveis
had been through in this country
a phone call from my mom
uma ligação da minha mãe
Paul, had ended his life,
Paul, tinha acabado com a própria vida,
depression and anxiety.
contra depressão e ansiedade.
the devastation I felt.
descrever a devastação que senti.
mas eu não fazia ideia de seu sofrimento.
to the other about our struggles.
sobre nossas dificuldades.
nos mantiveram em silêncio.
is to face it head on,
com a adversidade é encará-la na hora,
pesquisando a ansiedade e depressão,
researching depression and anxiety,
que a depressão é a maior causa
of sickness and disability
of depression isn't clear,
da depressão não seja clara,
that most mental disorders develop,
dos transtornos mentais surgem,
imbalance in the brain,
químico no cérebro,
genetic predisposition.
predisposição genética oculta.
and socioeconomic disparities
e a diferença socioeconômica
of developing a mental disorder,
de desenvolverem transtornos mentais,
procuram ajuda o dobro das vezes.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
erroneamente que depressão é fraqueza.
among black children
entre crianças negras
que sofrem com depressão podem melhorar
struggling with depression will improve
tomei uma decisão:
a national conversation.
uma discussão nacional.
Kelly-Pierre-Louis, disse:
those tired, old narratives
essas velhas narrativas desgastadas
they get knocked down,
quantas vezes for derrubado,
in order to fill the void.
para preencher o vazio.
abertamente minha história
be suffering in silence
que podem estar sofrendo em silêncio
principalmente com minha ansiedade,
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
yoga, e uma dieta relativamente saudável.
are starting to spiral,
estão indo água abaixo,
named Dawn Armstrong,
chamada Dawn Armstrong,
que acho reconfortante.
with the lesson that I've learned.
outros com a lição que aprendi.
e é sempre imprevisível.
to help you through it.
de apoio para ajudá-lo.
carga ficar muito pesada,
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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