Listen to this when
I'm OK
for the ones who made it out okay 🌙
Who it's for
Christina Aguilera reflects on growing up with her father's violence and how she came through it.
Carrying painful memories→At peace with having survived
Feelings it meets
What it is
"I'm OK" is a string-backed ballad on Christina Aguilera's 2002 album Stripped, written with and produced by Linda Perry. The song looks back on her childhood with an abusive father and credits her mother with protecting her. Aguilera said she recorded the vocal in one take and began to cry, which can be heard on the recording.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to domestic violence.
Age: Suggested 13+
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
