Why Selena Gomez's Mom SUPPORTS Her Daughter's Social Media Breaks _ E! News

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00:00 Selena Gomez's mom is coming to her defense. In a February 8th interview

00:05 with Elite Daily, the pop star's mom Mandy Teefey gives her take on her

00:10 daughter's frequent social media breaks. When asked a question about the breaks

00:14 and if Selena has told her if a certain length of time makes more of a

00:18 difference for her, the 47 year old responds, "No, it's just whatever she

00:22 needs for that time period. I can go a week without looking at any social media

00:27 and then I'll get on there and I'll try to catch up, but it's just whatever time

00:31 Selena needs she gives herself." Selena and her mom co-founded Wonder Mind, a

00:36 mental health network that provides access to resources for those in need in

00:40 2022. And the mother-daughter duo have been advocates for destigmatizing mental

00:45 health issues for years. Mandy goes on to share why she and Selena like to take

00:50 breaks from the internet, explaining, "You're more at ease in your world and

00:54 living in the moment. It's so much more peaceful." And when the 47 year old or her

00:59 Grammy-winning daughter feel overwhelmed and need a mental health day, Mandy

01:03 shares their self-care routine, saying, "It's hilarious. We come together and we

01:07 plan a movie day. We cook food and just kind of relax and hang out. Then we all

01:12 end up falling asleep. I was telling one of my therapists, 'Yeah, we're just always

01:17 so tired.' He said, 'When you're around people you trust and you love, you are

01:21 relaxed. So anytime she needs a good sleep, she'll come sleep over here.'" Selena has

01:27 made headlines recently with the actress drawing criticism for announcing multiple

01:31 social media breathers, then promptly returning to the platforms. Her latest

01:36 hiatus from the online world was last month when she posted a video of her

01:40 boyfriend, music producer Benny Blanco, playing with two children, captioning the

01:45 IG story, "I'm off social media for a while. I'm focusing on what really matters."

01:49 However, internet sleuths were quick to point out that the break didn't last

01:53 long, with the "Only Murders in the Building" star making her return to the

01:57 'Gram just 18 hours later. Selena has been an open book over the years about

02:02 her love-hate relationship with social media and how the online platforms

02:07 affect her mental health. In 2022, the 31 year old told Good Morning America about

02:12 how she had been off the internet for almost five years and the positive

02:16 effect it had on her life. "I haven't been on the internet in four and a half years."

02:21 "What does that do to detox your life?" "It has changed my life completely. I am

02:27 happier. I am more present. I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal."

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