A year later Judd, 55, engages in multiple foundations and organizations such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention which honored Judd with their Survivor of Suicide Loss Lifesaver Award.
In a Times piece written by Judd she recounts one of the most painful experiences that comes along with losing a parent, birthdays. Judd recounted how her mother would pick out what she referred to as “the gooiest and most expressive” and how her mother would always write out a handwritten message in the card while addressing Judd by the endearing nickname “Sweetpea.”
A year following her mother’s untimely death Judd says she likes to ‘study’ the handwritten accounts her mother left behind that date back to the 1990s and detail events such as when Naomi was cured of hepatitis C and when she met her youngest daughter’s boyfriend.
These accounts Judd found helped her find solace as she described them as showing her the interior landscape of her mother’s soul that was able to escape the mental illness that plagued her mother and eventually would push her to take her own life. Later in the Times article Judd revealed that the Mercy Community Healthcare in Franklin, Tennessee named their new mental health faculty after Naomi.
“It hurt Mom that people hurt and that they could not access the care she could. This would be a balm for her distressed mind and sweet soul,” Judd wrote.
In an interview with the New York Times, Judd discussed a piece of Tennessee Legislation which is known as “Naomi’s Law.” The law would prevent graphic details of suicide crime scenes from becoming public record.
The Dear Media Pledge describes the need for the law saying, “In Tennessee we have the chance to change the law and help families experience more dignity and respect. But we need your support to begin this conversation. Legislators need to hear from you that all families deserve the decency of privacy.”
Judd deals with intrusive thoughts about the incident and she says that E.M.D.R, a form of therapy, has helped her manage her trauma. She also expresses her grief through other means such as her daily journaling where she writes to her mother. “I might tell her about my day,” Ms. Judd said. “I might tell her how much I love her and miss her. It’s a way we stay very close.”
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On April 30 2022 American-actress Ashley Judd experienced something that can only be described as heart-breaking and traumatizing. In a guest opinion piece for the New York Times, Judd described what she called “the most shattering day of my life” after discovering the body of her mother Naomi Judd who’d attempted to take her own life.
A year later Judd, 55, engages in multiple foundations and organizations such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention which honored Judd with their Survivor of Suicide Loss Lifesaver Award.
In a Times piece written by Judd she recounts one of the most painful experiences that comes along with losing a parent, birthdays. Judd recounted how her mother would pick out what she referred to as “the gooiest and most expressive” and how her mother would always write out a handwritten message in the card while addressing Judd by the endearing nickname “Sweetpea.”
A year following her mother’s untimely death Judd says she likes to ‘study’ the handwritten accounts her mother left behind that date back to the 1990s and detail events such as when Naomi was cured of hepatitis C and when she met her youngest daughter’s boyfriend.
These accounts Judd found helped her find solace as she described them as showing her the interior landscape of her mother’s soul that was able to escape the mental illness that plagued her mother and eventually would push her to take her own life. Later in the Times article Judd revealed that the Mercy Community Healthcare in Franklin, Tennessee named their new mental health faculty after Naomi.
“It hurt Mom that people hurt and that they could not access the care she could. This would be a balm for her distressed mind and sweet soul,” Judd wrote.
In an interview with the New York Times, Judd discussed a piece of Tennessee Legislation which is known as “Naomi’s Law.” The law would prevent graphic details of suicide crime scenes from becoming public record.
The Dear Media Pledge describes the need for the law saying, “In Tennessee we have the chance to change the law and help families experience more dignity and respect. But we need your support to begin this conversation. Legislators need to hear from you that all families deserve the decency of privacy.”
Judd deals with intrusive thoughts about the incident and she says that E.M.D.R, a form of therapy, has helped her manage her trauma. She also expresses her grief through other means such as her daily journaling where she writes to her mother. “I might tell her about my day,” Ms. Judd said. “I might tell her how much I love her and miss her. It’s a way we stay very close.”
Sources
https://time.com/6275297/ashley-judd-naomi-judd-death-anniversary-grief/
https://afsp.org/lifesavers-gala-2023
