Wondermind: a new platform to discuss mental health
Worldwide, more and more people have psychological complaints such as chronic stress, panic attacks, or depression. And yet, it remains a difficult topic to talk about. To break the stigma, singer and actress Selena Gomez (29) is setting up a new platform: Wondermind.
Mental health is a subject close to my heart. It’s incredibly important that there are places where people can come together, and where they can see that they are not alone with their struggles, Selena Gomez stress on Instagram. On the social medium, the singer also announced that Wondermind will be launched early next year and that she will partner with her mother, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson, CEO of the online news and lifestyle platform ‘The Newsette’.
Selena’s mission: to eliminate taboos and make mental health care available to everyone. As part of Wondermind, she sends out a weekly newsletter, filled with practical information and inspiration. On the site, she provides tools designed by experts to improve your well-being, such as specific journals, breathing exercises, and so on. There will also be a weekly podcast.
Hot topic
“Every person has their own journey when it comes to mental health. Ignoring or hiding it won’t change anything. On the contrary: the problems are very, very real and remain. So we urgently need to start talking about this,” Gomez said.
In any case, her timing is apt, because our mental well-being is a hot topic. According to a recent study published in the scientific journal ‘The Lancet’, the number of people with anxiety and depression has increased by 25 percent since the start of the pandemic.
It’s an open secret that Selena Gomez has already swum through some difficult waters herself. She has been battling panic attacks and depression for some time and talks about this very openly. Gomez has come out that she has been hospitalized and sought psychological help several times, and that she is bipolar.
Now that she is getting the right treatment and medication, she says she is feeling better. The fact that a well-known face like Gomez speaks so candidly about this will certainly help to break through stigmas. No doubt, Wondermind will open up the conversation about mental health even more.
