Over the years, Selena Gomez has been candid about her mental health journey and in turn, she’s used her platform to post relatable content through Wondermind and raise money for mental health resources through the Rare Impact Fund. Most recently, Selena is set to release her Apple TV+ documentary, My Mind and Me, which gives a vulnerable behind-the-scenes account of how her fast-paced career has taken a toll on her mental health.
“I think my past and my mistakes is what drives me into depression,” the “Lose You to Love Me” singer told Vanity Fair.
“As nervous as I am to put out something this personal, in my heart I know now is this time,” she continued. “I hope that by sharing my experience and difficulties, it will help people feel inspired to share their own stories. And to have hope that things can and will get better.”
The documentary, which originally began filming during the multihyphenate’s Revival tour in 2016 as a standard music doc, taps into the rollercoaster of emotions Selena has faced in her career over the years. “It was never this thought-out plan thinking we were going to capture these very personal parts of my life,” she explained. “It just evolved from there.”
The director of the doc, Alek Keshishian, also shared that he was surprised by Selena’s down-to-earth nature. “I kind of fell in love with how authentic and vulnerable and real she was,” he told Vanity Fair. “I was expecting a very manufactured person and I didn’t get that.”
Selena Gomez’s upcoming documentary, My Mind and Me, premieres on Apple TV+ November 4, and her single of the same name hits music streamers on November 3.
Source: seventeen.com
