Selina Gomez has spent most of her life in the spotlight. She is one of the world's biggest pop stars, actors, and the most followed woman on Instagram more than Taylor Swift, more than Beyoncé. We watch Selina grow up in

front of our eyes on stage and on screen,

and now she is stepping into what she considers to be her true calling,

mental health advocacy.

Selina has had her share of physical and mental health challenges.

She was diagnosed with lupus in 2013, later going through a kidney transplant at just 24 years old.

In 2020, against the guidance of her own team,

she revealed she has bipolar disorder.

Selina has become a megaphone and a mirror in the conversation around mental health.

In 2022, she released My Mind in Me, a documentary following her through six years of her physical

and mental health journey.

She also founded Rare Beauty, a makeup brand with mental health advocacy at its core.

And now Selina is on a mission, partnering with U.S. Surgeon General

the Vague Murphy to focus on the various challenges facing young people.

I sat down with Salina and Dr. Murphy at a rare beauty mental health summit in New York City for a

candid conversation about their mission and where Selina is on her health

journey today. I'm Hoda Kottby. Welcome to my podcast Making Space. Okay, first of all, I'm so happy to be sitting with both of you.

Salina, I feel like I've known you professionally since you were a little girl. Yeah.

But you are doing something different in this moment and you've been doing it for a little while now.

You are taking a big giant step into your purpose. Like you've lived a long life in your short years

doing one thing, but this is clearly different it's like a sea change

tell me about stepping into this purpose for you you know it it actually is something

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