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1 of 3 | Ashley Judd discussed her precocious mom, Naomi Judd, and her ain intelligence wellness travel astatine nan motorboat of nan National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
April 24 (UPI) -- Ashley Judd discussed mom Naomi Judd's struggle pinch intelligence unwellness during a sojourn to nan White House.
The 56-year-old character opened up astir her mom, who died by suicide astatine property 76 successful April 2022, and her ain intelligence wellness travel while attending nan motorboat of nan Biden-Harris administration's National Strategy for Suicide Prevention connected Tuesday.
"I americium present because I americium my beloved mother's girl and connected nan time she died, which will beryllium nan two-year day successful 1 week, nan illness of intelligence unwellness was lying to her and pinch awesome terror, convinced her that it would ne'er get better," Judd said.
Judd remembered Naomi Judd arsenic a Grammy-winning vocalist and earthy performer who was besides "a subsister of puerility and big antheral intersexual violence."
She said her mom "lived astir of her life pinch an untreated and undiagnosed intelligence unwellness that lied to her and stole from her," adding that "it stole from our family, and she deserved better."
Judd besides shared her ain acquisition of surviving puerility intersexual maltreatment and depression.
"I cognize nan emotion of not wanting to beryllium present but I had a different acquisition because I went to curen successful 2006 for unresolved puerility condolences and intersexual trauma," nan prima said.
"And I've been successful betterment for 18 years and I've had a different result than my mother, and I transportation a connection of dream and recovery," she added.
Judd and her sister, vocalist Wynonna Judd, paid tribute to their mom successful nan CMT typical Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration, which aired successful May 2022.
Wynonna Judd besides helped shape A Tribute to nan Judds, a star-studded tribute album to The Judds, nan state euphony duo she performed successful pinch Naomi Judd.
