Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Никки Веббер Аллен: Не страдайте от депрессии в одиночестве
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,
подавляющее чувство обречённости,
just around the corner.
поджидает меня за углом.
генерализованное тревожное расстройство
сопровождающие друг друга.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
я бы никому не стала рассказывать,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
развить у себя немыслимую жизнестойкость.
was a sign of weakness,
что депрессия — признак слабости
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
в кино и на телевидении.
for my hard work.
я получила две награды Эмми.
I used to enjoy,
перестала радоваться,
about my diagnosis.
to be depressed.
не было права на депрессию.
можно было позавидовать:
and a successful career.
и успешная карьера.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
моих предков в этой стране
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
после нескольких лет борьбы с депрессией
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
то опустошение, которое я тогда испытала.
to the other about our struggles.
друг с другом свои проблемы.
заставляли нас молчать.
is to face it head on,
не бояться смотреть им в лицо,
researching depression and anxiety,
я изучала депрессию и тревогу,
организации здравоохранения
of sickness and disability
болезней и инвалидности
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
психических расстройств развивается,
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
и социально-экономическое неравенство,
of developing a mental disorder,
психического расстройства на 20 процентов,
mistaking depression for a weakness.
ошибочно принимают депрессию за слабость.
among black children
среди детей афроамериканцев
struggling with depression will improve
борющихся с депрессией,
a national conversation.
в масштабах всей страны.
those tired, old narratives
they get knocked down,
себя опустошёнными
in order to fill the void.
чтобы заполнить пустоту.
be suffering in silence
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
и относительно здоровой диете.
are starting to spiral,
к первоначальному состоянию,
named Dawn Armstrong,
по имени Дон Армстронг
чувствуешь себя комфортно.
рядом со своим племянником.
with the lesson that I've learned.
вдохновить окружающих.
to help you through it.
слишком невыносимым.
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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