Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Ники Вебер Ален (Nikki Webber Allen): Немојте патити од депресије у тишини
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,
преплављености пропашћу,
this overwhelming sense of doom,
just around the corner.
генерализовани анксиозни поремећај
I wouldn't have told anybody,
када то никоме нисам хтела да кажем,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
да бих успела.
да је депресија знак слабости,
was a sign of weakness,
на факултету медијских студија
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
у филмској и телевизијској индустрији.
for my hard work.
за свој напоран рад.
у којима сам некад уживала,
I used to enjoy,
about my diagnosis.
за своју дијагнозу.
to be depressed.
да будем депресивна.
and a successful career.
the unspeakable horrors
о неизрецивим страхотама
had been through in this country
прошли у овој земљи
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
сестрић, Пол, окончао свој живот,
depression and anxiety.
против депресије и анксиозности.
the devastation I felt.
да опишем тугу коју сам осетила.
оном другом о својим проблемима.
to the other about our struggles.
спречавали да причамо.
is to face it head on,
био је да се директно суочим са њом,
истражујући депресију и анксиозност,
researching depression and anxiety,
of sickness and disability
болести и инвалидитета
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
менталних болести развија,
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
као расизам и социо-економске разлике
од развоја менталних болести,
of developing a mental disorder,
установама за менталне болести
од белаца у Америци.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
погрешно тумаче депресију као слабост.
among black children
код афро-америчке деце
struggling with depression will improve
који се боре са депресијом ће бити боље
a national conversation.
разговор на новоу нације.
those tired, old narratives
оне излизане, старе приче
колико пута су оборени,
they get knocked down,
и одлучно наставе даље.
in order to fill the void.
самопомоћи да бисмо попунили празнину.
који можда ћутке пате
be suffering in silence
јогу и релативно здраву исхрану.
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
да будем ту за свог сестрића,
with the lesson that I've learned.
са лекцијама које сам научила.
to help you through it.
да вам помогне да прођете кроз то.
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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