Behind Wynonna Judd's smiles during her performances is a broken heart that is yet to be healed.
Only a few months before Naomi Judd's first death anniversary, Wynonna opened up about the "hell" she went through soon after losing her mother. The singer, who said that touring somewhat healed her in the past months, constantly shared the heartbreak she suffered from.
In an interview with Vulture (via New York Post), the 58-year-old "Love Can Build a Bridge" singer said that choosing to tour weeks after her mother died was not an easy thing to do.
"I was going through such hell, it felt like I couldn't see anything. I was blinded by the sadness," Wynonna said.
To help herself get through it little by little, the singer reportedly went to people she loves and trust. She also underwent counseling. She was reportedly told that their fans were there for her and that "music is healing."
After hearing it, Wynonna stored their words in her so she could get up again and perform even without Naomi.
The singer-songwriter also noted the importance of moving one's body if they are depressed. Through her tours, she was able to "move and groove."
Elsewhere in the interview, Wynonna said The Judds' song, "Love Can Build a Bridge," reminds her most of her late mother. Meanwhile, "Love Is Alive" reportedly receives the "most enthusiastic response live."
The latter song, per the singer, elevates her to "another level of existence" as the song offered new meaning amid the pandemic and losses.
Wynonna Judd "Healed" By Touring
Her statements resonated with what she told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month.
At that time, Wynonna revealed she scored an incredible chance to heal through The Judds' tour even without her mother.
"This is a whole other level of deep, and I wasn't expecting it," she said. "I knew it would be intense, but this is literally, 'Oh, my Lord.' This is me with a broken heart being as open as I'll probably ever be, and other people are responding to that in a way that I wasn't expecting."
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Wynonna and Naomi were scheduled to begin their final tour weeks after the matriarch died. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after her long battle against depression and other mental health illnesses.
She first spoke about it in her 2016 book, "River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope." Per Naomi, she always faced the worst after her tours as she was suppressing her memories related to child molestation.
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