Naomi Judd openly discussed her battles with depression and mental health in the years before her death at the age of 76.
Getty Naomi Judd with her daughter Legendary singer Naomi Judd openly discussed her battles with depression and mental health in the years before her death at the age of 76. Judd, the mother to Ashley and Wynonna Judd, died as a result of “mental illness,” according to an Instagram post on Ashley Judd’s page on April 30, 2022. The post, which said Judds’ daughters are now in “unknown territory,” did not give further details about Judd’s death. Judd seemed to have a lot to look forward to; according to TMZ, she and Wynonna were going to hold an arena tour later this year and, according to TODAY, she was supposed to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on May 1, 2022. Read More From Heavy How You Can Help Ukraine: Verified Charities, GoFundMe & Ways to Support Ukrainians In 2017, she told ABC: “If I live through this, I want someone to be able to see that they can survive.” In that interview, she said her face was swollen and her hands shook because of anti-depression medication. Naomi Judd’s specific cause of death has not been released. If you are struggling yourself, please be aware that help is available through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Help is available 24 hours a day in multiple languages. Here’s what you need to know about Judd’s mental health struggles: A post shared by Ashley Judd (@ashley_judd) Naomi’s daughters say she died as a result of “the disease of mental illness.” “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” the statement said. “We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.” AP reported that Judd was also survived by “her husband and fellow singer, Larry Strickland, who was a backup singer for Elvis Presley.” According to Daily Variety, Judd’s publicist released a statement saying that Strickland, her husband of 32 years, “will not be making any further statements. Naomi Judd’s family request privacy during this heartbreaking time. No additional information will be released at this time.” Getty What was Naomi Judd’s cause of death/ Judd opened up about her mental health in a book about her struggles with depression, which you can find here.
