Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Nikki Webber Allen: Não sofram a vossa depressão em silêncio
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,
sensação de condenação,
à espreita a um canto.
just around the corner.
Ansiedade Generalizada
vezes de mãos dadas.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
não o diria a ninguém,
de um grande público.
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
extraordinária para ser bem-sucedida.
was a sign of weakness,
era um sinal de fraqueza,
in Media Studies
in the film and television industries.
na indústria da televisão e do cinema.
for my hard work.
pelo meu enorme esforço.
I used to enjoy,
de que costumava gostar,
antes de o reconhecer,
about my diagnosis.
a ninguém o meu diagnóstico.
to be depressed.
o direito de estar deprimida.
and a successful career.
e uma carreira bem-sucedida.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
tiveram de passar neste país
a phone call from my mom
um telefonema da minha mãe
Paul, had ended his life,
de 22 anos, se suicidara,
depression and anxiety.
contra a depressão e a ansiedade.
a devastação que senti.
the devastation I felt.
que ele estava a sofrer tanto.
to the other about our struggles.
os nossos problemas ao outro.
mantiveram-nos calados.
é enfrentá-la directamente,
is to face it head on,
a pesquisar sobre depressão e ansiedade,
researching depression and anxiety,
of sickness and disability
de doenças e incapacidades no mundo.
of depression isn't clear,
a causa exacta da depressão,
that most mental disorders develop,
que a maioria das doenças mentais
pelo menos em parte,
imbalance in the brain,
químico no cérebro,
genetic predisposition.
simplesmente ignorá-la.
and socioeconomic disparities
e as desigualdades socioeconómicas
of developing a mental disorder,
no desenvolvimento de uma doença mental,
em saúde mental
com americanos brancos.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
confundem depressão com fraqueza.
among black children
entre crianças negras
struggling with depression will improve
podem melhorar
a national conversation.
uma conversa nacional.
those tired, old narratives
velhas e cansadas
they get knocked down,
vezes são deitados ao chão,
um sinal de fraqueza.
que somos humanos.
in order to fill the void.
para preencher o vazio.
a minha história abertamente
partilhem as suas.
be suffering in silence
que sofrem silêncio
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
e uma dieta relativamente saudável.
estão a entrar em espiral,
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
chamada Dawn Armstrong,
que acho reconfortante.
with the lesson that I've learned.
com aquilo que aprendi.
to help you through it.
de apoio para nos ajudar.
ficar demasiado pesado,
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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