A Struggle for Intimacy is a deeply personal and emotionally raw collection of poetry and reflective prose that explores love, loss, faith, trauma, healing, and the human need for connection. Through honest, unfiltered words, Christine Michelle invites readers into the quiet spaces of her life-moments of longing, heartbreak, anxiety, grief, addiction, motherhood, friendship, and spiritual questioning. Each piece captures a feeling many experience but struggle to put into words, offering comfort to those who have felt unseen, unheard, or alone. This book is not just poetry-it is a journey. A journey through pain and perseverance, broken relationships and hope restored, questions for God and moments of divine clarity. From poems about intimacy and love to reflections on mental health, loss, and personal growth, these pages speak directly to the soul. Written as both confession and encouragement, A Struggle for Intimacy is for readers who are healing from trauma, rebuilding their identity, or searching for meaning beyond survival. It is a reminder that even in brokenness, connection is possible-and healing can begin with truth.