Wynonna Judd shares her mental health journey with fans. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT)
Wynonna Judd has a message for fans about her mental health.
On Tuesday, the country music singer posted a video to Instagram addressing her mental health following her mother Naomi’s suicide in April 2022. Addressing a comment in which a fan accused her of not looking “good,” she claimed that her manager pushed Judd too hard and became “greedy” with opportunities for the “Love Is a Bridge” artist.
“I heard some of the comments and the first thought I had was ‘opinions and assholes,'” Judd explained in the video, where she also shared the on-screen comment. “And then I realized that people are really concerned, so I want to respond to this article. I work so hard on my mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. I have a great team and I am truly blessed. And I’m broken and I’m working really hard on my self-care — which isn’t selfish, it’s sacred.”
She joked that she compares her life to Wynonna Incorporated because she “fits a lot” into her life, including family time.
“I have a very busy schedule but I also have time off to be on the farm and walk in the woods and take the dogs and tonight is Mexican night we play games and it’s family,” she concluded. “Well, I’m fine. The last thing I want to say is that you can’t keep a good woman down for too long.”
Earlier this week, Judd shared on social media that she would not be taking the stage with Kelsea Ballerini to a New Year’s Eve performance in Nashville because of “extreme dizziness.”
“Nashville I am absolutely heartbroken and so sorry for letting you all down tonight,” Judd said in an Instagram message. “Kelsea looking forward to taking the stage with you in February better than ever!!!!”
Last year, Judd spoke about her mother’s death and how it made her reflect on her own mental health. In an Instagram post in May, she wrote that she didn’t want Naomi’s death to be the end of the Judd family story and vowed to do the work to help the next generation.
“I know that I must move on to be a healthier grandparent to my first born grandchild Kaliyah, {born April 13, 2 weeks and 2 days before my mother left} to break the cycle of addiction and family dysfunction Appear for me {first} and do the personal healing work,” she wrote at the time. “I know this is a program with easy steps, and sometimes those steps aren’t easy. So I’ve made it my goal to keep doing the ‘next right thing’ and making weekly appointments so that even on good days I can get on with the work in progress.”
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