Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Nikki Webber Allen: Depresyonun sessizliğinde kaybolma
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,
dolaşıyormuşcasına,
just around the corner.
I wouldn't have told anybody,
bahsetmenin vakti geldi.
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
olağanüstü bir çaba sarf etmeliydim.
was a sign of weakness,
zayıflık, karakter kusuru
in Media Studies
üst düzey iş geçmişim vardı.
in the film and television industries.
for my hard work.
2 Emmy Ödülü bile kazanmıştım.
I used to enjoy,
about my diagnosis.
hakkında bir şey söylemedim.
düşünmüyordum.
to be depressed.
ayrıcalıklıydım.
and a successful career.
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
a phone call from my mom
22 yaşındaki yeğenim Paul'un,
yıllar boyu süren savaşından sonra
Paul, had ended his life,
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
bir kelime dahi yok.
acı çektiğini bilmiyordum.
to the other about our struggles.
mücadelelerden bahsetmemiştik.
bizi sessizliğe itmişti.
is to face it head on,
onunla direkt olarak yüzleşmek.
ve anksiyeteyi araştırarak geçirdim,
researching depression and anxiety,
of sickness and disability
ve sakatlığın başlıca sebebi
of depression isn't clear,
tam olarak bilinmese de,
that most mental disorders develop,
imbalance in the brain,
dolayı meydana geldiğini gösteriyor.
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
gibi strese sebebiyet veren durumlar,
%20 arttırıyor;
of developing a mental disorder,
neredeyse %50 daha az.
depresyonu zayıflık sanıyor.
mistaking depression for a weakness.
among black children
siyahi çocuklardaki intihar oranı
struggling with depression will improve
depresyonun %70'i,
ve ilaç tedavisi ile iyileştirilebilir.
a national conversation.
those tired, old narratives
hemencecik toplarlanan ve yoluna bakan
they get knocked down,
o eski ve zamanı geçmiş
kendimizi toparlamanın yollarını ararız.
in order to fill the void.
hikâyemi açıkça paylaşıyorum
aynı şeyi yapmalarını istiyorum.
be suffering in silence
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
icabına bakabiliyorum.
are starting to spiral,
döngüye girdiğini hissedersem,
named Dawn Armstrong,
with the lesson that I've learned.
bir başkasına ilham kaynağı olmak.
to help you through it.
her şey yoluna girecek.
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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