Ashley, I met your mom years ago at the American Airlines club lounge in LA. I was teary eyed, traveling back to Tokyo where were were living due to my husband’s job. We began to chat and I told her I was leaving my two college age daughters in the states. She proceeded to give me a Holy card of a guardian angel and the prayer. It was signed by her in a purple marker with a heart. She said, I also have two daughters and this will help. God rest her soul.
Hearing Ashley talk about being with her mother as she passed broke me. I’m sobbing. That amount of trauma is something no child should have to bear. Ashley, you are so strong.
@@Vivian-bu4me you’re right-never thought of that before. I still don’t understand why Naomi did that at that time and wonder if that long return trip from Europe made her so tired that it temporarily messed up her judgement-that’s such as long hard flight and she had only been back less than 24 hoursI think. Not getting proper sleep causes ppl to make terrible decisions sometimes We have been stuck awake for more hours unable to cope with the time changes and zones before-I wonder if that aggravated her frame of mind
@@Blondiegirl-g2e Well you are right in your observation except suicide of loved ones is always painful-to those left behind wondering if the person was suffering-something was hurting them, or they would not have ended their lives.. I think the reason she is on video about it, is because she is expressive and people like that.
We lost one of my sisters to alcoholism years ago. One day, my daughter and I had a major fight to the point I sat in my car crying, and the song "Let it be" by the Beatles came on the radio. It was one of my sisters' favorite songs. I felt her presence in the moment, and i did let it go. Later, all worked out between my daughter and I.
Ashley is a sincere human being. I was gifted with a brief elevator ride conversation after seeing her in a conversation at a therapist training conference. She is beyond incredibly articulate and speaks a truth beyond academia can provide. Thank you Ashley again and again.
He is great hey ??...................I live in Australia so don't get to see his shows but I remember the one he did with Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa on Tony's last show..............He is the the ultimate professional.
Love this,….grief is something that we all will share no matter our beliefs. We should talk about it more as a society so these videos are much needed.
Two of the most admirable humans around. What a beautiful conversation. I just lost my dad, who absolutley loved Naomi Judd, and I came across this out of nowhere. A gift.
17:17 "I'm here, Anderson." Brought a tear to my eye. A very inspirational interview between two individuals, both still processing grief. I thought that I was the only one who still buys cards for those based on what they would have chosen. Thank you both for being so candid. It's helping others tremendously.
What you aren't prepared for is the trauma experienced when one watches a person die. As much as I wanted to be with both my parents as they passed, it took a long time to process agony with grief. Everything they speak of rang true with me. Thank you Ashley and Anderson ❤
So true! My last vision of my very vibrant and outgoing 64-yr-old mother was in the hospital where she had just finished her only round of chemo for AML leukemia. (AML leukemia onset was very sudden and was a rapid progression of only several weeks). I found my mother in her hospital bed, alone and unconscious, having suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. I immediately alerted nursing staff, who laughed it off, saying she was in a deep sleep, exhaling loudly. I said, "No!" This is not normal!" After performing some x-rays/brain scans, and diagnosing a hemorrhagic stroke (brain bleed), the neurosurgeon said my mother wasn't a candidate for surgery due to her leukemia/chemo. They then moved her to ICU where they let her body die very slowly, a day later. I'll never forget that day or seeing her in ICU. I'm convinced the chemo was too strong for her body and it killed her. I miss her every day. 😢
What a very powerful interview. There are so many layers to grief. Ashley and Anderson navigate the process with such grace. We lost our 19 year old son to a sudden illness and I dream of him at all ages. One that stands out very clearly is when he was 3 years old at Christmas and is playing quietly with a little truck he got for Christmas. I ask him if he is having fun and he looks at me and smiles so sweetly. I miss him so much and always will. He had the biggest heart, best sense of humor and quick wit. One thing I learned is that people can be obtuse, even obnoxious but are often well-meaning.
This lady Ashley Judd has brought me to tears saying the things I've thought after my mom passed away. What a great guest who is helping me to weep and hopefully heal.
Ashley, I met your mother many years ago when I was in my early 20s. She was the most gracious and kind human being I have ever met. I also met you and your sister at an Arizona resort you all frequented in the early 90s. You and your sister were equally kind. I'm so sorry for your loss. One day you both will smile upon her memory and the pain will disappear.
It's called Botox and fillers. She is not serving anything that nobody else has experienced in grief. She got crazy herself and her sisters daughter is on the streets homeless. The real tragedy is in the living.
Oh grief, I know it so well. Losing my brother 26 years ago has been with me for so long. We were very close, and I hold on to the thought I will see him again when I pass. Ashly and Anderson, thank you for talking so freely about your grief. People say I should be over it but now. That’s it’s not normal to still shed tears at the very thought of my brother. I really don’t care what people think, God formed me this way. It’s just how I feel and I don’t feel the need to explain why I still grieve for him. And it’s okay to feel this way. I know it will be over when one day I will see him again. I’m at peace with myself. God bless all who are grieving ✝️
I lost my brother 7 years ago and I feel EXACTLY the same way you do. At the mere thought or mention of him I am in tears. I do know I will see him again some day . I’m glad you know the same thing. I pray for you the peace of God🙏🙏🙏🙏
I lost a much loved brother more than 32 years ago - I still deeply miss him and weep for him frequently- losing a sibling is a significant loss, my mother died 5 weeks prior to my brother’s passing - I feel for you - blessings from Australia x
Im 63 & I do too, w regularity Thats the phase im stuck in... Going to try to address it by doing " the work " ill look into a group this week, in fact . We need to do the kindest thing for ourselves & work it out in order to have innerpeace .. Helps to know we are not alone ( ty for sharing that ) On tougher nights Ill revisit this video & its comments. Its never to late to heal Let's let that time be now.🌻
Please give your life to Jesus.. He will heal you. I promise. Don't carry that alone. I know..I've been through a lot of trauma, loss, and with Jesus even though we suffer in this world there's peace and joy that you will never feel without Him. 🙏💙☁️🌹
How powerful this discussion was. Ashley has such grace and power in her words. This brought me to tears. Your being there with your mom, what a powerful time that was for Ashley and her mom. I had the privilege to be with my mom till she passed and I am so glad I was there. She has come to me so many times since her passing 2o0 yrs ago. Thank you for posting.
I've always admired Ashley Judd and especially now in her mature stage of life. Although she wasn't a part of her Mom sister duo..yet she WAS there.. like butter. They were 3 peas in a pod. After I read Love Can Build a Bridge my respect for them was anchored in my ❤ forever. They came through life's experiences together, and they will be together forever. RIP thanks for the Enlightenment, angel of light What a great interview. I also acknowledge your grief Anderson.
Two beautiful minds full of heart and love beyond measure. Listening to Ashley speak about grief is like being with her in the privacy of close and holy prayer. I feel so much love for you both-so generous of spirit, so a lively intimate with suffering-of self and other……Thank you for this gift.💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙
EMDR IS THE GO TO standard of care for trauma and is extremely effective. I had it done myself ( psychotherapist here) and it really lifts the intense, triggering and emotionally loaded flooding one can get. So proud of you for going. It takes courage & strength to do this work
Thank you. I lost my brilliant son, my only child, almost exactly 10 years ago. But because I had been meditating for about 45 years at that point and also studying metaphysics as well, I probably was able to accept his death more easily than most parents do. I believe each of us create our arc in this life consciously and unconsciously. I know it was his arc, his internal agreement with this life span. I accept that in my life AND I miss him .
I could listen to Ashley Judd and her stories all day. She is such a brilliant speaker. My older sons saw her in Washington a few years ago when she spoke at the women’s march . I saw her on stage with Wynonna in October a couple years ago, in Toledo, Ohio during the music tour, which was absolutely amazing!!! I wish that I could write a book myself, about all of the nudges, and vivid dreams I’ve had in life, visits from friends and family who have passed on.. I would title it: “The Nudge”…. Thank you Anderson and Ashley for this lovely video. 💕
well she is an actress but this is real life and death experiences and memories she is speaking about. This is not acting. This here, is in depth conversation with Anderson about her experiences in life, as well as his also..This is not a movie….
Oh lawd, I love Ashley Judd! And of course the music from her mom and sister is so beautiful. I lost my husband similarly to Naomi. Maybe it’s me, but it’s been a heavy grief, and difficult to carry and wade through. Being able to hear Ashley speak on her grief is a true gift.
im so sorry about your husband loss, trust me i completly understand how it feels to lose our love one, my wife passed away 3yrs ago and the pain was unbearable but it get better with time, itd be nice to hear from you, where are you from .?.
Love Can Build A Bridge is one of the songs I played for my Momma when she was transitioning and leaving this world. What a beautiful song...and if only it could.
I love Ashley so much . She talks so beautifully and eloquently. Anderson you are a wonderful man. I love how intelligent, interesting and thoughtful you are with every person you interview. Beautiful interview 🫶🏻
8:00 the most important thing a human needs to hear at the end of their lives. No one deserves to die alone, to have someone with them and reassure them it’s okay, all has been forgiven and to have that comfort and love. There is so much safety in a loving touch. What a beautiful daughter she is God Bless Her always 🙏🏽
Ashley Judd is a brilliant human being and a very deep and enlightened soul. I have admired her and been inspired by her for many years now and I thank her for her incredible intelligence, her articulation and allowing her aura to brighten this world. Had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing her in person at The Women's March on Washington in January 2017. Thank you, Ashley. Thank you, Anderson. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I recently lost my dad who was my best buddy. I thank GOD that I learned long ago that allowing myself to feeling my feelings would not kill me, so now I can cry when the well is full. I believe that we cry when we just have no words to March our emotion. It’s a release and it allows me to be able to go on, fully present and not constrained. I hate this process at times but also know I must embrace its presence as it is part of life and truly, oh so truly the price for loving.
We as children who experienced traumatic experiences & grief we learned to survive but we didn't learn the skills to thrive. I was lucky to have 3 loving ladies at different times in my life showed up and Unconditionally loved me and helded me learn the skills to thrive. A 12step recovery program & EMDR & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helped with Complex PTSD, also did for me what Ashley talked about. I was also able to help my mom pass over. Thank you Anderson I really appreciate your thoughtful podcasts and the visitors you choose. Mr. Rogers said when we are afraid & lonely look for the Helpers to show up. I think you are finding great helpers & sharing them with us all. Your doing this for the greater good. Peace be with you 💫💜💙🕊️
I sobbed through the entire interview. I barely survived a suicide attempt a few years ago. I was in a coma for days. I'm so glad I survived. I never wanted my pain to affect anyone else like this.
I tried to die 26 years ago. I too ended up in ICU. It stills stops m sometimes. I think about what would have happened to my children. Makes me cry to what could have been. I ended up being a single parent for 13 years. Thank you god for this discussion.
This is such a precious interview. Pain and trauma is real in all walks of life. This interview discusses Finding healthy ways to process it 🫶 ignore the idiots and their soulless comments on here. Many of us appreciate you sharing your heart
I am so grateful i found this today. My mentally ill mother passed in 94. I was born to keep her alive. Holy cow. Thats it Ashley. I didnt know i had healing to do cuz i raised mine different. At 61 now, that little girl has shown her face, " remember me." Must be a hollor thing. Show no emotion. 😢
"It's not crying,that would kill me". That hit home hard. I'm finally facing my childhood trauma 😭 this goes back 25- 30 years ago and it's extremely painful especially from the one who was to care for you (dad). If we don't get to the bottom of what's hurting us it will manifest in other ways like addictions and pain in the body like cancer etc. I am a big believer that the pain and trauma lives in the body. The issues are in the tissues.
Very powerful interview/moments. Thank you both for sharing so much. I saw so much of my grief in this interview. My daughter passed in 2019 and I still talk about her in the present because she is here, she is alive in my memories of the love she gave .
She is so articulate to explain her trauma, her process, and basically her story. When I had mental health treatment, it helped me to put labels on what was going on too.
Beautiful, wise, talented, gentle and kind. Being with a dying loved one, in my opinion, is far preferable to being absent. It is an honour and a privilege, and Ashley was a blessed gift to her beloved mom. I am glad for the healing journey that she has been able to discover.
Does your heart break for everyone that you don't know dies? I'm tired of these comments too. None of you really give a shit about anything but yourselves.
This is truly one of the best interviews I’ve ever watched or heard. It’s so deep so real so educational. The two of you together are so purposeful thoughtful. I just can’t get over how intense and yet beautiful the conversation was thank you .
This is exactly how I felt, my jaw dropped and I listened intently. Much was said here, intense private moments that they both joyfully shared. I will watch this repeatedly, and share it with my cousin who just lost her husband. What a gem.
What a powerful message. My coping mechanisms in childhood that kept me alive in a drug addicted home where my agency was easily traded for my parent’s needs and wants - from sexual, physical and emotional abuse - as long as we never spoke about it - we could all survive. As soon as I opened my mouth, I was out without care or concern as to where I lived or how I got to school. This unresolved trauma has riddled my life and while decades of therapy have set my mind free in many ways - I see my overachieving career, inability to sit still, balancing other’s problems as if they are mine, everything is awesome attitude, detached though I am physically present and other worldly procrastinator though I rarely miss a deadline for what it is - my survival instinct. Now I know. Now I see that so profoundly and I am incredibly grateful for this session. I love this and honor their grief, my grief and everyone who has healing to do. Much love.
Thank you for your sharing.....so much of what you have written, I can identify with....Yes, this conversation between Ashley and Anderson is powerful. Well done.....blessings on this day and the many more to come
Grief is the worst thing in the world..Ashley is fearless to tell her story...I wish her nothing but good health, happiness, and sunshine.. I pray Naomi is now at peace in heaven...
Such a heartfelt, and beautiful interview. I lost my mom, and my dad as we knew him when I was six. They were struck by a drunk driver going over 100 mph. She broadsided them and my mom died instantly. My dad was in a coma for about 6 weeks with a severe closed head injury. The accident changed him forever. The dad that was very strong and could do anything was changed, he cried all the time. I remember going up to see him, us three youngest could not go up for a while, because at that time they didn’t let little kids go up there. They finally made an exception and I remember walking up to this man in a wheelchair with a wooden table on the front and he looked at us and said, “Who are they?” He didn’t remember who we were. He lost 10 years of his memory and we all were born in those 10 years. They said my dad would be nothing more than a vegetable, but he proved them all wrong. He was in the hospital and then an extended care facility for about two years before coming home to us. He ended up going back to work for the factory that he worked at prior to his accident, he couldn’t do the job he had done before, but nonetheless, he accomplished so much more than we thought he could. I don’t think any company would do that in today’s world. He retired from there. I was sick the night of the accident and I remember walking to the back door with my mom and I told her that I loved her and she told me she loved me. Those were the last words to each other. There were six of us kids and we lost my brother in a motorcycle accident when he was 20, then we lost my dad after another car broadsided him, he was in the hospital from October until February and d from some of the injuries suffered in that accident we lost him a bit later. I do still grieve every day. I think of them every day. At one point someone suggested I see a therapist which I did. We, obviously, talked about my loss and she had told me it was okay to be angry that they left me, but how can you be angry at someone who didn’t mean to leave you? It did help me to understand my feelings. She told me to,write them a letter telling them that I was angry, but I never did. I think acknowledging that I was hurt by the accident helped me tremendously. Losing someone or several someone’s is life altering and changes one’s perspective on life.
What a beautiful insightful interview with Ashley on grief. Anderson is so caring with his questions, and it is an inspiring interview, very beautifully done. ❤❤
What a beautiful interview. I lost my husband 3 years ago, and what really helps me through the grieving process is knowing that he's always with me. Our bodies are pure energy, and energy never dies. Anderson and Ashley, we will always grieve for our loved people, but know they can hear and see you, so keep talking to them.
im so sorry about your husband loss, trust me i completly understand how it feels to lose our love one, my wife passed away 3yrs ago and the pain was unbearable but it get better with time, itd be nice to hear from you, where are you from .?.,.
My mom died on 28 November 1998 as a direct result of the last beating my father gave her on 27 July 1965. I was taken away from her by him on 27 September 1967 and kept away from her until December 1976. My relationship with my mother wasn't healed until the late 2010's, some 20 years after she passed. So much of what the 2 of you are talking about was so important in my own journey through trauma & grief. Thank you for sharing. I actually got to meet your Mom in her driveway back in 1994, Ashley. I loved her then & still do.
Ohhh my gosh your comment brought tears to my eyes… I am so genuinely sorry to hear about this. Thank you so much for bravely sharing this here. My mother died in 2022 from medical negligence. Our moms deserved a different final chapter. I am sending you a lot of love ❤
My daughter died and I do the thing with her clothes integrated with mine. I just thought it was a little bit of crazy, but it makes me feel better. When I heard you do this too with your mother's things, I could relate. ❤
Im so sad about this situation, but I can completely understand!! Depression is complicated!! I loved your mother and continue to love you and your sister. I am so sorry. Your mom is beautiful!!❤
What a profoundly tender conversation between two sensitive souls. Thank you for blessing us with your grace and loving compassion. The world just became a slightly safer place to be.
Thank you Ashley and Anderson. You are both awesome and wise. I’ve always admired Ashley’s strength. Take care of you. I do Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) therapy and that has changed my life.❤
I’m so glad you found a solution. Could you tell me more about NET? I’m told I have complicated grief. Its general intensity has not subsided after 12 years. For me, it’s an overall loss of identity and agency. I would say I’ve tried many things, but it’s all CBT, and it’s not that effective.
@@TenTenJ I just wanted to add that afterwards you may feel a range of things from needing a good cry to waves going through your body to having to concentrate on your breathing to euphoria. If I have major breakthrough it can be overwhelming but I trust the process and go with it. Don’t schedule anything else for at least the day of therapy and if possible for about 3 days (in my case). It’s weird to see what comes up and how much trauma is associated with that original trauma and I find my brain can connect the dots on the way home. Others will find that happens at night. I wished I’d written down all the insights and revelations after those first few years ASAP. Also you may need a sleep afterwards, drink plenty of water and for some reason I can be pretty hungry afterwards.
@ It sounds like it doesn’t work, but trust me, it does. Don’t let my description put you off, if someone explained it to me beforehand I wouldn’t have gone but even if it cost $1B a session I’d still move heaven and earth to do it. It’s based in science, not magic. The therapist touches different parts of your head, arms and torso to find out where the trauma is stored. They’ll tell you what type of trauma is stored there and when and then you recall what traumas happened to you then. They may get you to put your hand over the spot and the other on your forehead and then while you’re recalling the incident and there’s tapping on your back or maybe your body is put in another position to neutralise the trauma. Your body may release a lot of heat and for me it can take a few days to 2.5 weeks for my body to process it. It’s so powerful even if it feels subtle at the time.
@ There are videos of sessions on youtube if you look up NET therapy explained. The NET foundation also has a video interviewing the founders which is excellent. It’s not narrative exposure therapy which is another video online. Gosh I hope you find someone near you that does it and you take that leap of faith. It’s the best present you can give yourself.
How Ashley held her mom and spoke to her with so much love and understanding while she lay dying is one of the most admirable gestures I’ve ever heard. I could on,y hope, in a situation like that, I would have the fortitude to do the same thing, but I doubt it. What a heartbreaking discovery.
This is by far one of the most profound episodes of Anderson’s show. I listened to this at the beginning of 2024 on the podcast and was fated to hear this conversation. A month later began a string of loved ones passing away. I was completely discombobulated and came back to this episode over and over again pouring over every single word trying make sure I wasn’t missing any insights. I have inevitably gotten something out of this conversation every time I listen to it. This is a show that is so necessary and important. Thank you for letting us in on these beautiful stories of how folks find their way through a winding road we all walk.
Dear Ashley, you are such a beautiful soul! I crossed paths with you once in the Newark airport lounge. Your message of grief resonates with me. Thank you for sharing it!
Please write a book about this! I found my mother who died unexpectedly and the way Ashley describes the journey is exactly what I’ve felt in my heart.
Ashley and Anderson, I sympathize with you in your grief, and sadly completely understand it. Thank you for people like you who come out and admit the horrible dark days of grief and loss. Ashley the childhood grief I also share. I have lost my sister (best friend), step dad, mom,and brother in a span of a few years. This summer I lost my beloved lab buddy. God bless you and keep you, and his peace and grace be with you. Thank you for sharing and helping us all.❤
This is my first time ever posting a comment on Anderson podcast. Thank you Anderson! I happened upon this interview with Ashley Judd. I love her as an actor and person. You both are such deep souls. A sage at 66 years of age, I have lived an amazing life and though a traumatic illness "stopped me in my tracks" at 50, Ive never given up and the search for the of my understanding. I mirror so many of the entries of comments on this interview. Losing my mother at the age of 16, being her caregiver and that of an infant and younger sister, and a working father, there was no time to Grieve....my life through out has been filled with many opportunities to find healing through my art, and relationship. At this sage age, I am still grieving and letting go to healing one day at a time. Blessings to all on this earthly path we journey together..❤
My gaawwdd!! We need so many more conversations like this!! Growing up in an environment where emotional conversations were avoided, this interview is so therapeutic. I fell asleep listening to one video and woke up to this. Providential. I appreciate it. I LOVED the Judds' music and admired Ashley's professional career. Thank you Ashley for your open vulnerability and teaching us about living with grief. 🙏 Love and peace to you and Anderson for sharing this.
I love you Ashley. I've read your book, and Winonas. Watch everything I could and I just want you to know I'm a huge fan and I wish you well. You're an amazing woman.
We are just wounded children searching for someone to heal us, but like she says, the person that will heal you is yourself. Hold your own hand, comfort yourself and cry if you need to
It's still hard for me to believe Naomi would hurt herself. Being the beautiful woman she was and the fact that she cared about her image and the care she took to take care of herself. She was a beautiful gifted woman
You never stop grieving, it just takes on different faces. There is no right way or wrong way to grieve, only your way. There is no time limit on your grieving process, it takes as long as it takes. My brother was murdered 31 years ago, and I'm still in my process, it takes on a new face every year. You just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I love what Ashley said, you have to do it yourself, but you do not have to do it alone.
I can so relate to all of this. Grief from traumatic loss has been such a big presence in my life. The thing that enabled me to finally begin to process grief that has crippled me for years was psilocybin. Profound doesn’t even come close to capturing the magnitude of the experience.
Mr. Cooper. I don’t know if you see these comments. I stumbled upon these videos. Thank you so much. I lost my brother 2021 and then my mother July 2024. Thank you 🙏🏻 for giving those who grieve a safe place.
Ashley and Anderson, I am in similar waters as you both. You are both comforting this dark and cold time for me; I would be a brother to you both. Thank you, and blessings.
What a beautiful conversation. I feel so connected to you both. I lost my Mom at Christmas 2 years ago. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone in my grief. ❤
I am just finding this series with Anderson on Grief. These are really thoughtful and candid in his conversation and with his interviewees. I love this so deep and warm and honest conversation with Ashley. Thank you.
I found myself on a similar journey . I understand now that the suffering myself and my mother have endured were for soul growth. I'm so grateful for the bitter and the sweet that the Great Mystery has gifted me. When I feel the depths of despair trying to dim my light, I pray and give gratitude for all of it. This beautiful human experience...I am so blessed.
I lost my husband last May after taking care of him for 4 yrs …in my arms. Good Mental health care is so hard to find. I’ll keep looking for if I don’t feel I won’t heal. It’s been 6 months and I now am having nightmares. This has to stop. I’ll keep trying. Thank you both.
A wonderful pod cast between Anderson n Ashly Judd. I can definitely identify the grief. It never leaves you you learn to live with it. I’ve been there.
Wow.. at times I get so frustrated with Ashley. I bought her books have listened to her and felt during her marriage she could come across so holier than thou and and vain and just full of herself. Ashley’s understanding of grief dealing with her horrific shock of seeing her mothers death, childhood grief whether it’s obvious, hidden, covered up , etc is beautifully explained. She has a real gift I think sometimes when somebody passes or dies, were afraid to say die, who has such a strong personality there is air left in the room for others to speak and I am hearing Ashley speak and I greatly appreciate what she says and I hope she writes a new book because she is excellent at this and very compassionate.
Such an incredible sweet soul Ashley is! May she continue on this journey with the lightness of being, you are loved. Thank you Anderson and Ashley, this has been a moving experience.😇😇😇💕🪽🪽🪽❤️
Idk about all this hokey kumbaya talk… but how is it that her words are so comforting, even to a harder hearted nonbeliever. She makes me feel peaceful in her explanations.
Mahalo for sharing your recovery, Ashley. You certainly carry your Momʻs beautiful Spirit. I have always loved all you Judd women. I hope someday we might meet as we trudge along our road. Blessings and aloha from this Marin native.
Thank you Anderson and Ashley. I am currently working through and on numerous experience from my past, my Mom’s abuse, my Dad’s abuse and how I truly feel and how as well as why it has impacted me. It has been a long journey. I appreciate you both so much and I feel grateful and honored to listen to what you have both shared.❤
Ashley, I met your mom years ago at the American Airlines club lounge in LA. I was teary eyed, traveling back to Tokyo where were were living due to my husband’s job. We began to chat and I told her I was leaving my two college age daughters in the states. She proceeded to give me a Holy card of a guardian angel and the prayer. It was signed by her in a purple marker with a heart. She said, I also have two daughters and this will help. God rest her soul.
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@@martymana1 was Naomi Catholic?
That’s really sweet
"I have learned how to hold my own hand." That made me cry, it was so close to home.
Same
Hearing Ashley talk about being with her mother as she passed broke me. I’m sobbing. That amount of trauma is something no child should have to bear. Ashley, you are so strong.
Loved Ashley's movies, sorry she's so bereaved, reach for God I'm sure he's there for you😊
She looks so much like her mother😊
@@Vivian-bu4me you’re right-never thought of that before. I still don’t understand why Naomi did that at that time and wonder if that long return trip from Europe made her so tired that it temporarily messed up her judgement-that’s such as long hard flight and she had only been back less than 24 hoursI think. Not getting proper sleep causes ppl to make terrible decisions sometimes
We have been stuck awake for more hours unable to cope with the time changes and zones before-I wonder if that aggravated her frame of mind
Most all children lose their parents first. It is the natural progression of life. Why is her loss any more traumatic than an others.
@@Blondiegirl-g2e Well you are right in your observation except suicide of loved ones is always painful-to those left behind wondering if the person was suffering-something was hurting them, or they would not have ended their lives.. I think the reason she is on video about it, is because she is expressive and people like that.
The healing session we didn't know we needed. Thank you.
Wonderful interview.
What a beautiful conversation. So raw and so brutally honest. Thank you Anderson for this gift.
Indeed❤
We lost one of my sisters to alcoholism years ago. One day, my daughter and I had a major fight to the point I sat in my car crying, and the song "Let it be" by the Beatles came on the radio. It was one of my sisters' favorite songs. I felt her presence in the moment, and i did let it go. Later, all worked out between my daughter and I.
@@Mmch2112 between my daughter and me
"No one can do it for us but we don't have to do it alone". Pretty much sums it up. THANK YOU for that Ashley. It helped me.
Ashley is a sincere human being. I was gifted with a brief elevator ride conversation after seeing her in a conversation at a therapist training conference. She is beyond incredibly articulate and speaks a truth beyond academia can provide. Thank you Ashley again and again.
Only Anderson is capable of doing such a sensitive , beautiful interview.
@@elliep6236 he’s a really great guy to do interviews with to read the news and in everything which I’ve ever seen him appear!
He is great hey ??...................I live in Australia so don't get to see his shows but I remember the one he did with Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa on Tony's last show..............He is the the ultimate professional.
Silliest thing I have ever watched from two crazy kooks.
Beautiful interview well done to do so and God bless all of you amen amen amen.
@@elliep6236 only Anderson? I don’t think so..
Love this,….grief is something that we all will share no matter our beliefs. We should talk about it more as a society so these videos are much needed.
Absolutely...if we were all in a circle, there would be weeping..and yes laughter..
you are so right!
Two of the most admirable humans around. What a beautiful conversation. I just lost my dad, who absolutley loved Naomi Judd, and I came across this out of nowhere. A gift.
Yes, it is a blessing when we come across what we need to hear, when we need it the most.
☮️🙏🏻🍀
17:17 "I'm here, Anderson." Brought a tear to my eye. A very inspirational interview between two individuals, both still processing grief. I thought that I was the only one who still buys cards for those based on what they would have chosen.
Thank you both for being so candid. It's helping others tremendously.
That was such a beautiful comment from Ashley.
Thank you, Anderson, for all of these interviews on grief. They help the rest of us more than you know.
What you aren't prepared for is the trauma experienced when one watches a person die. As much as I wanted to be with both my parents as they passed, it took a long time to process agony with grief. Everything they speak of rang true with me. Thank you Ashley and Anderson ❤
Same here!
So true! My last vision of my very vibrant and outgoing 64-yr-old mother was in the hospital where she had just finished her only round of chemo for AML leukemia. (AML leukemia onset was very sudden and was a rapid progression of only several weeks). I found my mother in her hospital bed, alone and unconscious, having suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. I immediately alerted nursing staff, who laughed it off, saying she was in a deep sleep, exhaling loudly. I said, "No!" This is not normal!" After performing some x-rays/brain scans, and diagnosing a hemorrhagic stroke (brain bleed), the neurosurgeon said my mother wasn't a candidate for surgery due to her leukemia/chemo. They then moved her to ICU where they let her body die very slowly, a day later. I'll never forget that day or seeing her in ICU. I'm convinced the chemo was too strong for her body and it killed her. I miss her every day. 😢
What a very powerful interview. There are so many layers to grief. Ashley and Anderson navigate the process with such grace. We lost our 19 year old son to a sudden illness and I dream of him at all ages. One that stands out very clearly is when he was 3 years old at Christmas and is playing quietly with a little truck he got for Christmas. I ask him if he is having fun and he looks at me and smiles so sweetly. I miss him so much and always will. He had the biggest heart, best sense of humor and quick wit. One thing I learned is that people can be obtuse, even obnoxious but are often well-meaning.
I’m so sorry. 😢 Look up the “ Miss Foundation “
@@Starfish2145I’m sorry for your loss. I’m also thankful for your dreams, May God bless and keep you❤️
i just want to give you a tight bear hug! 😔
This lady Ashley Judd has brought me to tears saying the things I've thought after my mom passed away. What a great guest who is helping me to weep and hopefully heal.
Ashley,
I met your mother many years ago when I was in my early 20s. She was the most gracious and kind human being I have ever met. I also met you and your sister at an Arizona resort you all frequented in the early 90s. You and your sister were equally kind. I'm so sorry for your loss. One day you both will smile upon her memory and the pain will disappear.
This woman is beautiful inside and out she radiates her spirituality and is magical and wonderful❤
Stop fawning. It's a trauma response and ingenious.
It's called Botox and fillers. She is not serving anything that nobody else has experienced in grief. She got crazy herself and her sisters daughter is on the streets homeless. The real tragedy is in the living.
@@pacesetterbyyouas in genuine ... naive?
She is a total nut. SHe is as bat crazy as her mom. Mentally ill, the both of them.
She radiated hate at the million woman March
Oh grief, I know it so well. Losing my brother 26 years ago has been with me for so long. We were very close, and I hold on to the thought I will see him again when I pass. Ashly and Anderson, thank you for talking so freely about your grief. People say I should be over it but now. That’s it’s not normal to still shed tears at the very thought of my brother. I really don’t care what people think, God formed me this way. It’s just how I feel and I don’t feel the need to explain why I still grieve for him. And it’s okay to feel this way. I know it will be over when one day I will see him again. I’m at peace with myself. God bless all who are grieving ✝️
Bless you & I completely agree with you. Paz be with us all 🙏. "Sra Isa"
I lost my brother 7 years ago and I feel EXACTLY the same way you do. At the mere thought or mention of him I am in tears. I do know I will see him again some day . I’m glad you know the same thing. I pray for you the peace of God🙏🙏🙏🙏
I lost a much loved brother more than 32 years ago - I still deeply miss him and weep for him frequently- losing a sibling is a significant loss, my mother died 5 weeks prior to my brother’s passing - I feel for you - blessings from Australia x
I sometimes wake up sobbing. I'm 78. I have a lot of grief I haven't processed. Thank you for this wonderful interview Anderson. May we all heal. 😢
I hope you find peace.
❤🙏
Im 63 & I do too, w regularity
Thats the phase im stuck in...
Going to try to address it by doing " the work " ill look into a group this week, in fact .
We need to do the kindest thing for ourselves & work it out in order to have innerpeace ..
Helps to know we are not alone ( ty for sharing that )
On tougher nights Ill revisit this video & its comments.
Its never to late to heal
Let's let that time be now.🌻
Please give your life to Jesus.. He will heal you. I promise. Don't carry that alone.
I know..I've been through a lot of trauma, loss, and with Jesus even though we suffer in this world there's peace and joy that you will never feel without Him.
🙏💙☁️🌹
@@natashab3412 Be at peace for this day only, and try it again tomorrow. I embrace you from far across the ocean. 🌺💕
Ashley should be a therapist. She is so well spoken about her own grief. She makes it easy to understand her thought proces. ❤
No she's a very strange person
Lots of therapy and Faith help too
She should have a podcast. She could share so much
@freemankathleen that would be absolutely horrible
@@Mark_B585 so sad you see her that way. God bless you
How powerful this discussion was. Ashley has such grace and power in her words. This brought me to tears. Your being there with your mom, what a powerful time that was for Ashley and her mom. I had the privilege to be with my mom till she passed and I am so glad I was there. She has come to me so many times since her passing 2o0 yrs ago. Thank you for posting.
I was with my Mom recently as she passed. This has helped me tremendously as I miss her so very much!!
Such a beautiful conversation. So vulnerable and real. I appreciate the honesty from both of you on such a challenging topic.
I've always admired Ashley Judd and especially now in her mature stage of life. Although she wasn't a part of her Mom sister duo..yet she WAS there.. like butter. They were 3 peas in a pod. After I read Love Can Build a Bridge my respect for them was anchored in my ❤ forever. They came through life's experiences together, and they will be together forever. RIP thanks for the
Enlightenment, angel of light
What a great interview. I also acknowledge your grief Anderson.
This has been the most eloquent one on grief that really helps everybody understand a bit. Well done.
Two beautiful minds full of heart and love beyond measure. Listening to Ashley speak about grief is like being with her in the privacy of close and holy prayer. I feel so much love for you both-so generous of spirit, so a lively intimate with suffering-of self and other……Thank you for this gift.💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙
@ColleenC-n5v I love how you expressed your words in your comment. So lovely and heartfelt. Peace and Blessings to you.
EMDR IS THE GO TO standard of care for trauma and is extremely effective. I had it done myself ( psychotherapist here) and it really lifts the intense, triggering and emotionally loaded flooding one can get. So proud of you for going. It takes courage & strength to do this work
Thank you. I lost my brilliant son, my only child, almost exactly 10 years ago. But because I had been meditating for about 45 years at that point and also studying metaphysics as well, I probably was able to accept his death more easily than most parents do. I believe each of us create our arc in this life consciously and unconsciously. I know it was his arc, his internal agreement with this life span. I accept that in my life AND I miss him .
So beautifully shared, thank you for posting your comment❤
What a beautiful conversation! Anderson Cooper's podcast has helped me realize how universal yet different grief can be.
The closest I have ever felt to other people was in the throes of grief. It destroys you but it connects us in a way nothing else does.
I could listen to Ashley Judd and her stories all day. She is such a brilliant speaker. My older sons saw her in Washington a few years ago when she spoke at the women’s march . I saw her on stage with Wynonna in October a couple years ago, in Toledo, Ohio during the music tour, which was absolutely amazing!!! I wish that I could write a book myself, about all of the nudges, and vivid dreams I’ve had in life, visits from friends and family who have passed on.. I would title it: “The Nudge”…. Thank you Anderson and Ashley for this lovely video. 💕
She's acting
well she is an actress but this is real life and death experiences and memories she is speaking about. This is not acting. This here, is in depth conversation with Anderson about her experiences in life, as well as his also..This is not a movie….
@@pattyvanpilsum9897 And you're apparently low on compassion. And empathy.
She lacks the vocal fry of the left. Refreshing
@@barbe.1556why would u say that? I am in the industry m. I assure u she is acting. I’ve met her in person and she is not a joy.
Beautiful interview and conversation. Thank you Anderson and Ashly.
Oh lawd, I love Ashley Judd! And of course the music from her mom and sister is so beautiful. I lost my husband similarly to Naomi. Maybe it’s me, but it’s been a heavy grief, and difficult to carry and wade through. Being able to hear Ashley speak on her grief is a true gift.
im so sorry about your husband loss, trust me i completly understand how it feels to lose our love one, my wife passed away 3yrs ago and the pain was unbearable but it get better with time, itd be nice to hear from you, where are you from .?.
@ Tennessee, and you? Thank you for the sweet message.
@@suewalker3603 it’s nice to hear from you, I’m originally from Paris France but I live in st agustine Florida.
Love Can Build A Bridge is one of the songs I played for my Momma when she was transitioning and leaving this world. What a beautiful song...and if only it could.
I love Ashley so much . She talks so beautifully and eloquently. Anderson you are a wonderful man. I love how intelligent, interesting and thoughtful you are with every person you interview. Beautiful interview 🫶🏻
8:00 the most important thing a human needs to hear at the end of their lives. No one deserves to die alone, to have someone with them and reassure them it’s okay, all has been forgiven and to have that comfort and love.
There is so much safety in a loving touch. What a beautiful daughter she is
God Bless Her always 🙏🏽
Ashley Judd is a brilliant human being and a very deep and enlightened soul. I have admired her and been inspired by her for many years now and I thank her for her incredible intelligence, her articulation and allowing her aura to brighten this world. Had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing her in person at The Women's March on Washington in January 2017. Thank you, Ashley. Thank you, Anderson. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I recently lost my dad who was my best buddy. I thank GOD that I learned long ago that allowing myself to feeling my feelings would not kill me, so now I can cry when the well is full. I believe that we cry when we just have no words to March our emotion. It’s a release and it allows me to be able to go on, fully present and not constrained. I hate this process at times but also know I must embrace its presence as it is part of life and truly, oh so truly the price for loving.
We as children who experienced traumatic experiences & grief we learned to survive but we didn't learn the skills to thrive.
I was lucky to have 3 loving ladies at different times in my life showed up and
Unconditionally loved me and helded me learn the skills to thrive. A 12step recovery program & EMDR & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helped with Complex PTSD, also did for me what Ashley talked about.
I was also able to help my mom pass over.
Thank you Anderson I really appreciate your thoughtful podcasts and the visitors you choose. Mr. Rogers said when we are afraid & lonely look for the Helpers to show up.
I think you are finding great helpers & sharing them with us all. Your doing this for the greater good.
Peace be with you 💫💜💙🕊️
It's crazy. All the best to you.
I sobbed through the entire interview. I barely survived a suicide attempt a few years ago. I was in a coma for days. I'm so glad I survived. I never wanted my pain to affect anyone else like this.
🌬🌀🙏🌿🌻🌟💞
I tried to die 26 years ago. I too ended up in ICU. It stills stops m sometimes. I think about what would have happened to my children. Makes me cry to what could have been. I ended up being a single parent for 13 years. Thank you god for this discussion.
@@a.life.reimagined I'm so glad you're here ❤️
This is such a precious interview. Pain and trauma is real in all walks of life. This interview discusses Finding healthy ways to process it 🫶 ignore the idiots and their soulless comments on here. Many of us appreciate you sharing your heart
Very true and meaningful words for those of us who experienced childhood grief. Ashley is a very brave woman
Ashley God Bless you - your journey is inspirational
I am so grateful i found this today. My mentally ill mother passed in 94. I was born to keep her alive. Holy cow. Thats it Ashley. I didnt know i had healing to do cuz i raised mine different. At 61 now, that little girl has shown her face, " remember me." Must be a hollor thing. Show no emotion. 😢
"It's not crying,that would kill me". That hit home hard. I'm finally facing my childhood trauma 😭 this goes back 25- 30 years ago and it's extremely painful especially from the one who was to care for you (dad). If we don't get to the bottom of what's hurting us it will manifest in other ways like addictions and pain in the body like cancer etc. I am a big believer that the pain and trauma lives in the body. The issues are in the tissues.
Very powerful interview/moments. Thank you both for sharing so much. I saw so much of my grief in this interview. My daughter passed in 2019 and I still talk about her in the present because she is here, she is alive in my memories of the love she gave .
This was a beautiful, deep and very real conversation.
She is so articulate to explain her trauma, her process, and basically her story. When I had mental health treatment, it helped me to put labels on what was going on too.
Beautiful, wise, talented, gentle and kind.
Being with a dying loved one, in my opinion, is far preferable to being absent. It is an honour and a privilege, and Ashley was a blessed gift to her beloved mom.
I am glad for the healing journey that she has been able to discover.
Thank you for sharing this story. I remember when I heard about Naomi Judd’s passing. It was heartbreaking, and I am inspired by Ashley’s courage.
Does your heart break for everyone that you don't know dies? I'm tired of these comments too. None of you really give a shit about anything but yourselves.
Lori ignore this mindless comment..we all bleed the same and grieve in our own way. We all feel each other's pain. It's called empathy.
This is truly one of the best interviews I’ve ever watched or heard. It’s so deep so real so educational. The two of you together are so purposeful thoughtful. I just can’t get over how intense and yet beautiful the conversation was thank you .
This is exactly how I felt, my jaw dropped and I listened intently. Much was said here, intense private moments that they both joyfully shared. I will watch this repeatedly, and share it with my cousin who just lost her husband. What a gem.
You put words to my grief. Thank you. I learned how to hold my own hand. God is there at the end, no doubt!
Wr do only have our own hand in the end
What a powerful message. My coping mechanisms in childhood that kept me alive in a drug addicted home where my agency was easily traded for my parent’s needs and wants - from sexual, physical and emotional abuse - as long as we never spoke about it - we could all survive. As soon as I opened my mouth, I was out without care or concern as to where I lived or how I got to school. This unresolved trauma has riddled my life and while decades of therapy have set my mind free in many ways - I see my overachieving career, inability to sit still, balancing other’s problems as if they are mine, everything is awesome attitude, detached though I am physically present and other worldly procrastinator though I rarely miss a deadline for what it is - my survival instinct. Now I know. Now I see that so profoundly and I am incredibly grateful for this session. I love this and honor their grief, my grief and everyone who has healing to do.
Much love.
Thank you for your sharing.....so much of what you have written, I can identify with....Yes, this conversation between Ashley and Anderson is powerful.
Well done.....blessings on this day and the many more to come
This interview truly is one of the top 3 I've ever listened to. Thanks to both of you Ashley and Anderson.
Grief is the worst thing in the world..Ashley is fearless to tell her story...I wish her nothing but good health, happiness, and sunshine..
I pray Naomi is now at peace in heaven...
Grief and sorrow are the price we pay for truly loving someone.
Such a heartfelt, and beautiful interview. I lost my mom, and my dad as we knew him when I was six. They were struck by a drunk driver going over 100 mph. She broadsided them and my mom died instantly. My dad was in a coma for about 6 weeks with a severe closed head injury. The accident changed him forever. The dad that was very strong and could do anything was changed, he cried all the time. I remember going up to see him, us three youngest could not go up for a while, because at that time they didn’t let little kids go up there. They finally made an exception and I remember walking up to this man in a wheelchair with a wooden table on the front and he looked at us and said, “Who are they?” He didn’t remember who we were. He lost 10 years of his memory and we all were born in those 10 years. They said my dad would be nothing more than a vegetable, but he proved them all wrong. He was in the hospital and then an extended care facility for about two years before coming home to us. He ended up going back to work for the factory that he worked at prior to his accident, he couldn’t do the job he had done before, but nonetheless, he accomplished so much more than we thought he could. I don’t think any company would do that in today’s world. He retired from there. I was sick the night of the accident and I remember walking to the back door with my mom and I told her that I loved her and she told me she loved me. Those were the last words to each other. There were six of us kids and we lost my brother in a motorcycle accident when he was 20, then we lost my dad after another car broadsided him, he was in the hospital from October until February and d from some of the injuries suffered in that accident we lost him a bit later. I do still grieve every day. I think of them every day. At one point someone suggested I see a therapist which I did. We, obviously, talked about my loss and she had told me it was okay to be angry that they left me, but how can you be angry at someone who didn’t mean to leave you? It did help me to understand my feelings. She told me to,write them a letter telling them that I was angry, but I never did. I think acknowledging that I was hurt by the accident helped me tremendously. Losing someone or several someone’s is life altering and changes one’s perspective on life.
Wow… and I also remember those days way back when children under 12 were not allowed to go up in the hospital to visit.
That’s horrible….so 😢
@@dianekay8771 a lot of loss for someone still so young.
I am so sorry for you, so tremendously tough events… big huge from Italy
Your story is so heartbreaking. I sit here in tears having read it. I will never understand why some suffer so in this life. Take care.
What a beautiful insightful interview with Ashley on grief. Anderson is so caring with his questions, and it is an inspiring interview, very beautifully done. ❤❤
What a beautiful interview. I lost my husband 3 years ago, and what really helps me through the grieving process is knowing that he's always with me. Our bodies are pure energy, and energy never dies. Anderson and Ashley, we will always grieve for our loved people, but know they can hear and see you, so keep talking to them.
im so sorry about your husband loss, trust me i completly understand how it feels to lose our love one, my wife passed away 3yrs ago and the pain was unbearable but it get better with time, itd be nice to hear from you, where are you from .?.,.
My mom died on 28 November 1998 as a direct result of the last beating my father gave her on 27 July 1965. I was taken away from her by him on 27 September 1967 and kept away from her until December 1976. My relationship with my mother wasn't healed until the late 2010's, some 20 years after she passed. So much of what the 2 of you are talking about was so important in my own journey through trauma & grief. Thank you for sharing. I actually got to meet your Mom in her driveway back in 1994, Ashley. I loved her then & still do.
Ohhh my gosh your comment brought tears to my eyes… I am so genuinely sorry to hear about this. Thank you so much for bravely sharing this here. My mother died in 2022 from medical negligence. Our moms deserved a different final chapter. I am sending you a lot of love ❤
My daughter died and I do the thing with her clothes integrated with mine. I just thought it was a little bit of crazy, but it makes me feel better.
When I heard you do this too with your mother's things, I could relate. ❤
Im so sad about this situation, but I can completely understand!! Depression is complicated!! I loved your mother and continue to love you and your sister. I am so sorry. Your mom is beautiful!!❤
What a profoundly tender conversation between two sensitive souls. Thank you for blessing us with your grace and loving compassion. The world just became a slightly safer place to be.
My God. This is the most incredibly beautiful , healing, insightful, inspiring conversation.
Thankyou so much, both of you . Truly. ❤
Thank you Ashley and Anderson. You are both awesome and wise. I’ve always admired Ashley’s strength. Take care of you. I do Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) therapy and that has changed my life.❤
I’m so glad you found a solution. Could you tell me more about NET? I’m told I have complicated grief. Its general intensity has not subsided after 12 years. For me, it’s an overall loss of identity and agency. I would say I’ve tried many things, but it’s all CBT, and it’s not that effective.
@@TenTenJ I just wanted to add that afterwards you may feel a range of things from needing a good cry to waves going through your body to having to concentrate on your breathing to euphoria. If I have major breakthrough it can be overwhelming but I trust the process and go with it. Don’t schedule anything else for at least the day of therapy and if possible for about 3 days (in my case). It’s weird to see what comes up and how much trauma is associated with that original trauma and I find my brain can connect the dots on the way home. Others will find that happens at night. I wished I’d written down all the insights and revelations after those first few years ASAP.
Also you may need a sleep afterwards, drink plenty of water and for some reason I can be pretty hungry afterwards.
@@HappyHarryX5 but what is it? What is the process?
@ It sounds like it doesn’t work, but trust me, it does. Don’t let my description put you off, if someone explained it to me beforehand I wouldn’t have gone but even if it cost $1B a session I’d still move heaven and earth to do it. It’s based in science, not magic. The therapist touches different parts of your head, arms and torso to find out where the trauma is stored. They’ll tell you what type of trauma is stored there and when and then you recall what traumas happened to you then. They may get you to put your hand over the spot and the other on your forehead and then while you’re recalling the incident and there’s tapping on your back or maybe your body is put in another position to neutralise the trauma. Your body may release a lot of heat and for me it can take a few days to 2.5 weeks for my body to process it. It’s so powerful even if it feels subtle at the time.
@ There are videos of sessions on youtube if you look up NET therapy explained. The NET foundation also has a video interviewing the founders which is excellent. It’s not narrative exposure therapy which is another video online. Gosh I hope you find someone near you that does it and you take that leap of faith. It’s the best present you can give yourself.
Wow, I needed this right.now!!! This was well articulated. May we all breathe in peace.
How Ashley held her mom and spoke to her with so much love and understanding while she lay dying is one of the most admirable gestures I’ve ever heard. I could on,y hope, in a situation like that, I would have the fortitude to do the same thing, but I doubt it. What a heartbreaking discovery.
This is by far one of the most profound episodes of Anderson’s show. I listened to this at the beginning of 2024 on the podcast and was fated to hear this conversation. A month later began a string of loved ones passing away. I was completely discombobulated and came back to this episode over and over again pouring over every single word trying make sure I wasn’t missing any insights. I have inevitably gotten something out of this conversation every time I listen to it. This is a show that is so necessary and important. Thank you for letting us in on these beautiful stories of how folks find their way through a winding road we all walk.
Beautiful interview. Ashley was so loving of her mother. Naomi must have been so proud of her. She’s a gem ❤
I just love Ashley,she speaks such tender truth and with her gift of healing my soul hears her wisdom! Thank you,teacher,healer and leader….
Dear Ashley, you are such a beautiful soul! I crossed paths with you once in the Newark airport lounge. Your message of grief resonates with me. Thank you for sharing it!
Ashley - always a class act. Thank you Anderson and Ashley for this interview.
She's such a strong lady. My heart goes out to her, Wynonna and their family.
Please write a book about this! I found my mother who died unexpectedly and the way Ashley describes the journey is exactly what I’ve felt in my heart.
Shes so articulate and intelligent! A beautiful woman and a great actresses! How painful her life has been many times but shes very honest and strong!
Ashley and Anderson, I sympathize with you in your grief, and sadly completely understand it. Thank you for people like you who come out and admit the horrible dark days of grief and loss. Ashley the childhood grief I also share. I have lost my sister (best friend), step dad, mom,and brother in a span of a few years. This summer I lost my beloved lab buddy. God bless you and keep you, and his peace and grace be with you. Thank you for sharing and helping us all.❤
This is my first time ever posting a comment on Anderson podcast.
Thank you Anderson!
I happened upon this interview with Ashley Judd. I love her as an actor and person. You both are such deep souls. A sage at 66 years of age, I have lived an amazing life and though a traumatic illness "stopped me in my tracks" at 50, Ive never given up and the search for the of my understanding. I mirror so many of the entries of comments on this interview. Losing my mother at the age of 16, being her caregiver and that of an infant and younger sister, and a working father, there was no time to Grieve....my life through out has been filled with many opportunities to find healing through my art, and relationship. At this sage age, I am still grieving and letting go to healing one day at a time. Blessings to all on this earthly path we journey together..❤
My gaawwdd!! We need so many more conversations like this!! Growing up in an environment where emotional conversations were avoided, this interview is so therapeutic. I fell asleep listening to one video and woke up to this. Providential. I appreciate it.
I LOVED the Judds' music and admired Ashley's professional career. Thank you Ashley for your open vulnerability and teaching us about living with grief. 🙏 Love and peace to you and Anderson for sharing this.
I love you Ashley. I've read your book, and Winonas. Watch everything I could and I just want you to know I'm a huge fan and I wish you well. You're an amazing woman.
We are just wounded children searching for someone to heal us, but like she says, the person that will heal you is yourself. Hold your own hand, comfort yourself and cry if you need to
Grief for what life should have been, and it did not turn out this way. Great video Anderson.
Anderson Cooper, you are such a special person. A class act.
That has to be one of the most beautiful interviews I have ever heard. And really caused me to dig deep inside my grief stricken self
It's still hard for me to believe Naomi would hurt herself. Being the beautiful woman she was and the fact that she cared about her image and the care she took to take care of herself. She was a beautiful gifted woman
You never stop grieving, it just takes on different faces. There is no right way or wrong way to grieve, only your way. There is no time limit on your grieving process, it takes as long as it takes. My brother was murdered 31 years ago, and I'm still in my process, it takes on a new face every year. You just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I love what Ashley said, you have to do it yourself, but you do not have to do it alone.
I can so relate to all of this. Grief from traumatic loss has been such a big presence in my life. The thing that enabled me to finally begin to process grief that has crippled me for years was psilocybin. Profound doesn’t even come close to capturing the magnitude of the experience.
Psilocybin? Do tell
Mr. Cooper. I don’t know if you see these comments. I stumbled upon these videos. Thank you so much. I lost my brother 2021 and then my mother July 2024. Thank you 🙏🏻 for giving those who grieve a safe place.
Ashley and Anderson, I am in similar waters as you both. You are both comforting this dark and cold time for me; I would be a brother to you both. Thank you, and blessings.
What a beautiful conversation. I feel so connected to you both. I lost my Mom at Christmas 2 years ago. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone in my grief. ❤
I am just finding this series with Anderson on Grief. These are really thoughtful and candid in his conversation and with his interviewees. I love this so deep and warm and honest conversation with Ashley. Thank you.
I found myself on a similar journey . I understand now that the suffering myself and my mother have endured were for soul growth. I'm so grateful for the bitter and the sweet that the Great Mystery has gifted me. When I feel the depths of despair trying to dim my light, I pray and give gratitude for all of it. This beautiful human experience...I am so blessed.
Ashley and Anderson have great chemistry. This conversation helped my heart on so many levels.
I lost my husband last May after taking care of him for 4 yrs …in my arms. Good Mental health care is so hard to find. I’ll keep looking for if I don’t feel I won’t heal. It’s been 6 months and I now am having nightmares. This has to stop. I’ll keep trying. Thank you both.
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A wonderful pod cast between Anderson n Ashly Judd. I can definitely identify the grief. It never leaves you you learn to live with it. I’ve been there.
Everyone who suffers from grief their journey is unique. We all experience grief, yet we experience it differently.
Wow.. at times I get so frustrated with Ashley. I bought her books have listened to her and felt during her marriage she could come across so holier than thou and and vain and just full of herself. Ashley’s understanding of grief dealing with her horrific shock of seeing her mothers death, childhood grief whether it’s obvious, hidden, covered up , etc is beautifully explained. She has a real gift I think sometimes when somebody passes or dies, were afraid to say die, who has such a strong personality there is air left in the room for others to speak and I am hearing Ashley speak and I greatly appreciate what she says and I hope she writes a new book because she is excellent at this and very compassionate.
Such an incredible sweet soul Ashley is! May she continue on this journey with the lightness of being, you are loved. Thank you Anderson and Ashley, this has been a moving experience.😇😇😇💕🪽🪽🪽❤️
Idk about all this hokey kumbaya talk… but how is it that her words are so comforting, even to a harder hearted nonbeliever. She makes me feel peaceful in her explanations.
her honesty and transparency is so helpful and relatable, thank you
Mahalo for sharing your recovery, Ashley. You certainly carry your Momʻs beautiful Spirit. I have always loved all you Judd women. I hope someday we might meet as we trudge along our road. Blessings and aloha from this Marin native.
Thank you Anderson and Ashley. I am currently working through and on numerous experience from my past, my Mom’s abuse, my Dad’s abuse and how I truly feel and how as well as why it has impacted me. It has been a long journey. I appreciate you both so much and I feel grateful and honored to listen to what you have both shared.❤
I love how honest she is!Thank you Ashley for sharing all of this with us...how hard that must be! You are a remarkable woman..