Heather Armstrong's mother breaks silence on beloved mommy blogger's tragic death by suicide at 47
THE mother of parenting blog superstar Heather Armstrong has spoken up about her daughter's suicide, sharing that the family is devastated by the loss and is clinging to their faith.
Linda Hamilton-Oar broke her silence following her daughter's death, which was announced this week.
"We as a family are devastated, but we have faith that we will see her again," Hamilton-Oar told DailyMail.com.
She also spoke about Armstrong's ability to touch other people's lives for the better.
"I don't think she wore her heart on her sleeve," said Hamilton-Oar.
"But she had a gift of incredible discernment.
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"She could see what people needed."
Hamilton-Oar revealed that her daughter had had this skill since childhood, calling her "intuitive."
Heather Armstrong was known as the "queen of mommy blogging" and was one of the practice's pioneers, writing under the pseudonym Dooce.
She had a long career as a writer, publishing three books, including It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown and a Much Needed Margarita, and The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live.
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Her writing often explored topics like her parents' Mormonism, her struggles with depression and alcoholism, dating, parenting, and work.
At the height of her career, Armstrong's blog reportedly reached over 8million readers monthly, earning over $100,000 a year from ads.
She was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and has been included in Forbes' list of the most influential women in media.
About a month before her death, Armstrong wrote a blog post discussing her sobriety.
“Sobriety was not some mystery I had to solve. It was simply looking at all my wounds and learning how to live with them," she wrote.
Armstrong was found dead by her boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, in their home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was 47 years old and had two children, Leta and Marlo, with her ex-husband Jon Armstrong.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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