Mandy Teefey is probably best known for being mom to actor and singer Selena Gomez . But she’s also a mental health advocate on a mission to provide education and information to improve people’s emotional well-being . She champions mental fitness, finding tools to improve your mind by strengthening resilience and managing stress .
And, in 2022, she launched a mental health media startup Wondermind , alongside her famous daughter. A post shared by Wondermind (@officialwondermind) Both Teefey, who has ADHD, and Gomez, who has bipolar disorder, have been open about their experiences with mental health conditions. Gomez shared her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2020 on Instagram , and chronicled her experience more intimately in the 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me .
“I am grateful to be alive,” she shared in the documentary . And, in an interview with The Newsette, a newsletter by Daniella Pierson, who joined the mother-daughter pair to launch Wondermind, Teefey shared her experience with ADHD and anxiety, according to Entrepreneur . Teefey says the two are often asked how they navigate mental health conditions as a parent and child in the public eye.
“As we’re talking, we’re like, wow, there’s nowhere to really go,” Teefey tells Fortune , adding it propelled the creation of Wondermind, which she describes as an “ecosystem” for mental health care. “How do you navigate [mental health] as a family?” A post shared by Wondermind (@officialwondermi.
