Caitlin StrommenAug 12, 20212 min readI miss you - Blink-182Baby is very complicated to explain to another person, she was a concept, a representation of the ideal feminine archetype, born from an...
Caitlin StrommenAug 9, 20212 min readSoulmate - Lizzo Baby was broken. She was made out of broken pieces. My heart was broken and as a result I created Baby as a persona and defence mechanism...
Caitlin StrommenAug 1, 20212 min readDaydream Believer - The Monkees I love this song for two reasons it makes me think of mum because it was through her that I first heard it, and because it makes me think...
Caitlin StrommenJul 24, 20212 min readPerfect 10 - The Beautiful South I think I left off at the point where I moved schools and was struggling to a djust/ not adhere to conventional gender stereotypes such...
Caitlin StrommenJul 12, 20212 min readLady Like - Ingrid AndressBaby was my mask, costume, alter ego, persona, other self. She was how I disguised and covered everything I didn’t like about myself. I’d...
Caitlin StrommenJun 17, 20212 min readPlease please please let me get what I want - The SmithsWhat I want is freedom, independence, happiness. Joy. Love. Peace. All that good stuff. I'm done with nightmares, internal screams....
Caitlin StrommenJun 11, 20213 min readHouse With No Mirrors - Sasha Sloane The anorexia was preceded in year six by me throwing my food away at break and lunch in an effort to be thin. I didn't quite know why...
Caitlin StrommenJun 8, 20212 min readGirl Almighty - One Direction Baby was born in a toilet stall at the age of twelve, as I cried after being mocked mercilessly by another boy from my year group. I was...