Nikki Webber Allen: Don't suffer from your depression in silence
妮基·韦伯·艾伦: 不要在沉默中忍受抑郁症的折磨
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,
适应能力才能取得成功。
extraordinary resilience to succeed.
was a sign of weakness,
in Media Studies
有一系列不错的履历。
in the film and television industries.
for my hard work.
还让我获得了两次艾美奖。
I used to enjoy,
about my diagnosis.
to be depressed.
and a successful career.
正因为我的祖先们在这个国家
the unspeakable horrors
had been through in this country
a phone call from my mom
在与焦虑症和抑郁症抗争多年之后,
Paul, had ended his life,
depression and anxiety.
the devastation I felt.
他遭受着如此大的痛苦。
to the other about our struggles.
自己的挣扎与抗争。
is to face it head on,
就是昂首向前,
researching depression and anxiety,
来研究抑郁症和焦虑症,
of sickness and disability
导致疾病和伤残
of depression isn't clear,
that most mental disorders develop,
imbalance in the brain,
genetic predisposition.
and socioeconomic disparities
社会经济差异上的压力
of developing a mental disorder,
几率要高20%,
误认为是软弱的表现。
mistaking depression for a weakness.
among black children
struggling with depression will improve
在治疗和药物的帮助下,
a national conversation.
凯丽·皮埃尔-露易丝说,
those tired, old narratives
they get knocked down,
in order to fill the void.
填补内心的空白。
be suffering in silence
以及“相对健康的”饮食。
yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
are starting to spiral,
named Dawn Armstrong,
道恩·阿姆斯特朗,
with the lesson that I've learned.
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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