Ashley Judd reflects on Naomi Judd's suicide: 'All was forgiven long ago'

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Ashley Judd reflected on forgiving her mother Naomi Judd "long ago" as she discussed the country music star's death by suicide. "I look back at my childhood, and I realize I grew up with a mom who had an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness," Ashley told David Kessler, the host of the "Healing with David Kessler" podcast in a recent episode. "And there are different behavioral expressions, interactions, flights of fancy, you know, choices that she made that I understand were an expression of the disease." Ashley and Wynonna have been outspoken about their rough childhood and choices Naomi made.

Ashley wrote about her childhood in her 2011 memoir "All That is Bitter and Sweet." Ashley Judd reflected on Naomi Judd's suicide in a recent podcast appearance. (Louis Myrie/WireImage) She also shared that she grew up in "a dysfunctional family system that didn’t work very well" during an interview with the "Today" show the same year. "I understand that and know that she was in pain, and (I) can today understand that she was absolutely doing the best that she could.

And if she could have done it differently, she would have." Ashley admitted she hopes Naomi was able to "let go" of any guilt and shame she carried about her mental health issues when she passed away. "My most ardent wish for my mother is that when she transitioned, she was hopefully able to let go of any guilt or shame that she carried for any shortcomings she may have had in her parenting of my sister and me," she explained. "Because, certainly on my end, all was forgiven long ago." Naomi died by suicide on April 30.