"I hope she is at peace, and that her children and loved ones are finding solace where they can." "It's hard to put into words just how influential she was to the blogosphere," writer Roxane Gay wrote on Twitter. "My heart is breaking," food blogger and television personality Ree Drummond, AKA The Pioneer Woman, commented on Armstrong's Instagram. He did not provide further details.įollowing the news, social media users mourned the loss of Armstrong and honored the impact she had on the internet and as a blogger. Her partner Pete Ashdown told The Associated Press she died by suicide and that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.Īshdown said Armstrong had been sober for over 18 months but had recently had a relapse. Her death was announced on her verified Instagram account Wednesday. The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site and on social media, has died at 47.
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