Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
نیکی وبر آلن: در سکوت از افسردگی خود رنج نبرید
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.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
was a sign of weakness,
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
سینما و تلویزیون به انجام رسانده بودم.
for my hard work.
دو جایزه امی گرفته بودم.
I used to enjoy,
که از آنها لذت میبردم از دست داده بودم.
about my diagnosis.
درباره بیماریام نمیگفتم.
to be depressed.
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.
و اضطراب به زندگیاش خاتمه داده است.
the devastation I felt.
ویرانی من وجود ندارد.
to the other about our struggles.
با دیگری حرف نزده بودیم.
is to face it head on,
که دانسته با بدبختی مواجه شوم،
researching depression and anxiety,
درباره افسردگی و اضطراب کردم،
of sickness and disability
و از کار افتادگی
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
که بیشتر بیماریهای روانی
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
و اختلاف اجتماعی اقتصادی
of developing a mental disorder,
۲۰ درصد افزایش داده است،
روان درمانی مراجعه میکنند.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
افسردگی را با ضعف اشتباه میگیرند.
among black children
struggling with depression will improve
a national conversation.
در یک بحث ملی به اشتراک بگذارم.
those tired, old narratives
they get knocked down,
و میجنگند را کنار بگذاریم.
in order to fill the void.
راههای خود درمانی خواهیم گشت.
سرگشاده بازگو میکنم،
داستانشان را بگویند.
be suffering in silence
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
آن را مدیریت کنم.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
نامش دان آرمسترانگ است،
with the lesson that I've learned.
الهامبخش سایرین باشم.
که در این راه به یاریتان بیاید،
to help you through it.
بار روی دوشتان سنگینی کرد،
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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