Wynonna Judd
Five-time Grammy-winning country singer, formerly one half of The Judds
Wynonna Judd (Five-time Grammy-winning country singer, formerly one half of The Judds) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Death of Naomi Judd, Addiction and recovery, Country Music Hall of Fame.
In their words
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Judd says Lainey Wilson is the current artist who most reminds her of her younger self.
“I would say Lanie Wilson just because she is so young at heart and she seems very carefree to me”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:53:04
Judd calls George Strait the greatest artist of all time.
“George Strait. Hands down. Greatest artist of all time. To this day, he's the king”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:43
Judd advises children in broken homes to find a consuming passion, saying music saved her life.
“Find something that you're so passionate about that it saves your life. Honestly, whether it's sports or anything creative”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 54:55
Death of Naomi Judd
Judd defends speaking out after her mother's death, saying keeping secrets no longer benefits her.
“the truth is, this is my story. And I don't think that keeping secrets anymore is beneficial to me”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:46:42
Judd blames pharmaceutical companies and deferential doctors for her mother's decline, saying celebrities receive the worst care.
“the pharmaceutical companies really let her down. And the doctors that treated her more like an equal than a patient. Celebrities get the worst care”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:36:37
Addiction and recovery
Judd hopes her story helps other parents of addicts set loving boundaries.
“it's really my hope that I can help someone else out there in the world of addiction say no with love and let go and let God”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:20:30
Judd says she stopped enabling her daughter after realizing her financial support could contribute to her death.
“oh my God, I'm actually, it's possible that I could be part of the reason she dies. I'm loving her to death”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:25:15
Country Music Hall of Fame
Judd says she attended the Hall of Fame induction the day after her mother's death because she would not miss her destiny.
“I was not gonna miss out on my destiny. That's the only thing that kept me going”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:44:32
People pleasing
Judd describes compulsive giving that included buying her mother a tour bus, which led her accountant to quit.
“I bought my mother the tour bus we had for Christmas. That's half a million at the time”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 2:42:31
The Judds
Judd believes the 1991 farewell tour extended her mother's life by several years.
“And I think it literally prolonged her lifespan by three to five years”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 2:04:19
Fame
Judd argues that sudden fame at 17 was damaging and that she felt she had not earned her success.
“If you want to really ruin somebody's life, let them win the lottery at 17”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:06
RCA Records
Judd says The Judds were signed by RCA immediately after singing live for executives after hours.
“We went into RCA Records after hours and sang live in front of the powers that be. and got signed on the spot”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:01
Codependency and love addiction
Judd recounts that when told in therapy Ciminella was not her father, her first response was to reassure her mother.
“She said, Michael Ciminella is not your biological father. And the very first comment out of my mouth was, Mom, it's okay”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 25:26
The Hard Truth (Wynonna Judd album)
Judd says she is telling her story now to break family cycles and stop keeping secrets.
“I want to break the cycle more now than ever. And part of that is letting it go. I will no longer keep secrets in this family”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 8:07
Appearances
#345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological FatherThe Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 5, 2026 · 4 h 57 min
Wynonna Judd tells Shawn Ryan about her chaotic childhood, The Judds, her mother Naomi's suicide and her daughter's addiction, while husband Cactus Moser recounts his motorcycle accident.
Often appears with
- Shawn Ryan · 1 shared episode
- Cactus Moser · 1 shared episode