The taboo of depression, Silja Björk Björnsdóttir, TEDx Reykjavík

Silja shares with us what it is like to be in a state of depression by conveying her own experience. She seeks to destigmatize depression and mental illness and encourages us to take a different look at how we as a society deal with these issues. Silja is a film theory student at the University of Iceland, columnist and motivational speaker who focuses on depression and related matters. Silja and friends blog: TEDxReykjavík was held for the fourth time on May 17th 2014 in Harpa conferenc