Selena Gomez through the years

Selena Gomez became a household name at a young age, and she has continued to push the status quo in the entertainment industry as the years have passed.

In the midst of her successful career, Gomez suffered several personal setbacks, including a diagnosis of lupuslife-changing transplant surgery and struggles with mental health, but she never let any of that stop her. The Wizards of Waverly Place an actress opened his medical diagnosis for the first time 2015 and it allowed her to live her truth in the spotlight.

In 2018, Gomez put her work on the backburner as she did requested mental health treatment in a psychiatric facility on the east coast. The Spring Breakers The actress is on Instagram in April 2019 open about her decision to put himself before his career.

“I think I needed a moment to myself because I feel like I’m growing and changing,” Gomez wrote before answering a fan’s question about advice she would give her younger self. “God, if only I knew what I know now.”

Gomez has been a pioneer in her work to raise awareness about mental health, as well as her career in the entertainment industry.

Scroll down for a look back at Selena Gomez through the years: