The 'Lose You to Love Me' singer, who has been open about her struggles with bipolar disorder and lupus, founded WonderMind with Daniella Pierson and her mother, Mandy Teefey.
- November 19, 2021
AceShowbiz - Singer/actress Selena Gomez has a new family venture - she and her mum are starting a mental health media company.
The former child star has been open in the past about her struggles with bipolar disorder and lupus, as well as anxiety, depression and panic attacks. Now, she has founded WonderMind with her mother, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson, who previously interviewed Selena about her struggles.
And she's hoping to help others find tools, like she has, to help them live happier lives - such as regulating time spent on social media.
"(Instagram) would just make me feel like, 'Wow, um, I'm a piece of s**t. And I don't look that good and I don't feel that good,' " the "Dreaming of You" hitmaker tells Entrepreneur magazine.
Gomez felt so low she checked into rehab and shut down her social media accounts in 2018, when she was the most-followed person on Instagram.
"There was a huge release of no longer feeling like I'm in this tiny phone where people are saying the most hateful things," she explains. "Why would I fill up my days with that? I also started to realize this entire world of people was living an unrealistic life. They were perfect and beautiful and happy all the time."
She also notes the criticism she received for being so open about her mental health issues really stung.
"I got so angry that my story was twisted," she shares, adding the new venture has brought her closer to her mother. "It's one of the moments I felt closest to my mom - us coming together to talk about something we each have experienced in our own manner. It was wonderful..."
