Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Νίκι Γουέμπερ Άλεν: Μην υποφέρεις από την κατάθλιψή σου σιωπηλά
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,
just around the corner.
να παραμονεύει στη γωνία.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
να μιλήσω γι' αυτό σε κανέναν,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
ανθεκτικότητα για να πετύχω.
was a sign of weakness,
η κατάθλιψη είναι σημάδι αδυναμίας,
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
στον κινηματογράφο και την τηλεόραση.
for my hard work.
για τη σκληρή δουλειά μου.
I used to enjoy,
συνήθιζα να απολαμβάνω,
about my diagnosis.
σε κανέναν για τη διάγνωσή μου.
to be depressed.
να έχω κατάθλιψη.
and a successful career.
και μια επιτυχημένη καριέρα.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
σε αυτή τη χώρα
a phone call from my mom
Paul, had ended his life,
ο Πολ, έδωσε τέλος στη ζωή του
με την κατάθλιψη και το άγχος.
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
τη συντριβή που ένιωσα.
to the other about our struggles.
για πράγματα που μας βασάνιζαν.
μας κρατούσαν και τους δύο σιωπηλούς.
is to face it head on,
τις δυσκολίες της ζωής,
researching depression and anxiety,
για την κατάθλιψη και το άγχος,
Οργανισμού Υγείας
of sickness and disability
of depression isn't clear,
της κατάθλιψης δεν είναι σαφή,
πνευματικές διαταραχές δημιουργούνται
that most mental disorders develop,
imbalance in the brain,
στον εγκέφαλο,
genetic predisposition.
γενετικές προδιαθέσεις.
and socioeconomic disparities
οι κοινωνικές και οικονομικές ανισότητες,
of developing a mental disorder,
να αναπτύξουν πνευματικές διαταραχές,
υπηρεσίες ψυχικής υγείας
από αυτό των λευκών Αμερικανών.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
να εκλαμβάνουν την κατάθλιψη ως αδυναμία.
among black children
struggling with depression will improve
με την κατάθλιψη θα βελτιωθούν
a national conversation.
μια παγκόσμια συζήτηση.
those tired, old narratives
τις κουραστικές και παλιές αφηγήσεις
they get knocked down,
δεν είναι σημάδι αδυναμίας.
ότι είσαι άνθρωπος.
για να καλύψουμε το κενό.
in order to fill the void.
επιδιώκοντας μεγάλους στόχους.
την ιστορία μου ανοικτά,
be suffering in silence
χωρίς να το λένε σε κανέναν,
με καθημερινό διαλογισμό,
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
που λέγεται Ντον Άρμστρονγκ,
με το μάθημα που πήρα.
with the lesson that I've learned.
να σε βοηθά στην πορεία.
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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