Ashley Judd Criticizes Late Mom Naomis Parenting

Hollywood actress Ashley Judd, who was in the hit films Double Jeopardy and Kiss The Girls, took a swipe at her late mother Naomi Judd on Tuesday.

The star wrote an Instagram post about having to relive her childhood as she didn't have much of one while her singer mom toured constantly.

'There was no parent (or adult) supporting, nurturing, guiding and reinforcing my learning, delighting in, or protecting that little girl,' shared the brunette who left years ago to live a quieter life in Tennessee.

Judd also shared that for her 58th birthday last month she re-imagined her 12th birthday as she does not remember having any celebrations when she was a child.

'Have you ever considered, from your adult perspective, restaging for your sweet inner child an experience she either never had at all?' she asked her followers.

'Or an experience that did not unfold with the safety and attention it should have? I deeply enjoy doing this from a loving inner-parent perspective for my inner family.'

She then got back to her grim childhood.

'Many of us grew up with unmet needs.... I don’t remember any of my birthdays growing up,' she noted.

'Today, as adults, we can listen carefully to those missings, identify what happened that should not have happened - and, crucially, what did not happen that should have happened - supplying that, now, with love and humor to ourselves.'

The Hollywood icon, who used to date her A Time To Kill costar Matthew McConaughey, shared photos from her mock 12th birthday where she sang and danced with her friends.

Judd was dressed in a blue floral-print dress with no shoes on.

'This past weekend, alongside sensitive, playful people who also relish carefree timelessness, we restaged my 12th birthday party,' she shared as she could be seen next to a chocolate cake with a 12 on it.

'We backfilled what was always missing and no longer is, thanks to vulnerable imagination.

'We laughed, frolicked, square danced, took a Scopes Monkey Trial True or False quiz (including quite a bit Mrs. Minor did not cover in 1979), and ate a dream cake any 12-year-old would adore.

'We also anonymously wrote down 6th grade shames, placing them in a safe jar where others could read them with empathy (and maybe even a little 12-year-old problem solving).. Shame reduction! Who knew others were also awkward and scared at times.'

The Hollywood actress has been on a 'long journey to reconnect with herself and find joy in everyday things during the few decades she has left,' a source has told the Daily Mail.

Growing up in a famous family - her mother is the late singer Naomi Judd and her sister is country crooner Wynonna Judd - has been a source of trauma, as working for them when she was younger did not allow her to .

She later found herself in a completely different, yet still demanding, environment as an A-List leading lady with roles in films such as A Time To Kill, Double Jeopardy and Kiss The Girls.

The pressure to look good under the spotlight was intense. But the movie icon has now begun her healing process by listening to her 'inner voice' with the help of a 'wisdom teacher' that is guiding her to unfiltered happiness, Daily Mail has learned.

'She wants to experience the joy she never had as a child,' said the pal. 'Her hope is to loose all the drama and expectations and splash around like a silly child enveloped in light.'

'Ashley hopes to become totally unselfconscious so she can find her true self,' the insider added.

This lines up with a late August Instagram post that Judd made while on vacation in Greece.