Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
నిక్కి వెబర్ అలెన్: మీ వ్యాకులతను నిశ్సబ్దంగా భరించకండి
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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వున్నప్పుడు మాట్లాడే స్వరం
nothing wrong,
this overwhelming sense of doom,
just around the corner.
నాకు అనిపిస్తూ ఉంటుంది.
ఉన్నట్లు నిర్ధారించారు
I wouldn't have told anybody,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
ఉండడాన్ని వృధ్ధి చేసుకోవాలి
was a sign of weakness,
తప్పు అభిప్రాయముండేది
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
ఉన్నతోద్యోగాలు వచ్చాయి
for my hard work.
అవార్డ్స్ వచ్చాయి
I used to enjoy,
అని భావించేదాన్ని
కొన్ని వారాలు పట్టింది
about my diagnosis.
to be depressed.
హక్కు లేదనుకునేదాన్ని
and a successful career.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
to the other about our struggles.
ఏ ఒక్కరూ మాట్లాడలేదు
is to face it head on,
researching depression and anxiety,
ఆంగ్జైటీ గూర్చి పరిశోధించాను
of sickness and disability
అనారోగ్యానికి ముఖ్యకారణం
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
పరిశోధనలు సూచిస్తున్నాయి
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
సాంఘిక అసమానతలు
of developing a mental disorder,
mistaking depression for a weakness.
బలహీనతగా భావిస్తుంటారు
among black children
నల్లజాతి పిల్లల్లో సూసైడ్ రేట్
struggling with depression will improve
a national conversation.
those tired, old narratives
they get knocked down,
స్వంతవైద్యం మొదలెడితే
in order to fill the void.
be suffering in silence
ఇది సహాయం చేస్తుంది
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
are starting to spiral,
మారుతున్నట్లు అనిపిస్తే
named Dawn Armstrong,
చురుకైన నల్లజాతి స్త్రీ
with the lesson that I've learned.
పరిణమిస్తుంది
to help you through it.
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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