Finding Our Way Again: Poems and Conversations for Rediscovering Relationship Intimacy

By Reid Walton, LMFT

This is a poetry book about different relationship experiences. It’s about taking a look at yourself and how you can embrace your relationship in new ways to create something more intimate and close. These poems are a meshing and blending of my take on research, theories, philosophies, professional experiences, and ideas to help enrich your relational experience. Being a human is complex. These poems have limitations and abilities to speak into all experiences, across all time and with all variables. Life is fluid and changing and what may be true or helpful in one situation may not be in another. This is not a life hack….Not a short cut. This is not therapy. This is not a replacement for engaging in more care for those who need it. Though I cannot promise or guarantee any results for you - my hope is this space helps you live more like the kind of person you would like to be. To enjoy your relationship and more of what you can offer it. My hope ultimately is for peace, understanding, joy, connection and meaningfulness for you in practical ways. I am rooting for you and your partner…. Enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Release date: Apr 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9781977274199

Reid Walton, LMFT

Reid Walton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private-practice and Speaker who resides in Orange County, California. He works with couples, individuals and families. He is married to his wife Joelle and has three daughters Raymi, Reese and Crosby. You can contact Reid through www.reidwalton.com

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Finding Our Way Again

Poems and Conversations for Rediscovering Relationship Intimacy

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Contents

Introduction

Acceptance

Behavior

Cost

Defend

Emotions

Friendship

Gratitude

Home

I

Joke

Kiss

Love

Meaning

Never

Open

Pattern

Quiet

Romance

Safety

Time

Understanding

Versus

Why

XXX

You

Zoom

Introduction

Remember being on the first few dates with your partner? Remember being curious and allowing the other person to reveal themselves? The questions, the interest, the sharing, the story telling….

It feels good when someone is curious about your life. It signals that you are seen and desired. When we have been in relationship with someone overtime—we can start to assume a lot about each other, which influences how we engage (or don’t engage). Overtime we stop being curious because we believe we already know the answers, we forget the significance and the relationship can lose it’s flavor. We stop putting energy in. We stop