Into-Me-See: Mastering Black Intimacy for the Relationship You've Always Wanted

Couples Seek Real Intimacy. Yet So Few Achieve It. The Hurdles Are Especially High For Black Couples. Intimacy is fundamental to sustaining a healthy, romantic relationship. With true intimacy, partners allow themselves to be open and vulnerable, to discuss emotions,experiences, and needs freely. They rely on each other for safety, both physically and emotionally. In Into-Me-See, licensed therapist Dr. Jeannelle Perkins-Muhammed explores the cultural and personal factors that can make it challenging for Black couples to develop and maintain  intimacy. The book's title comes from a cultural idiom that describes the ability to look beyond the physical and look deeper to see the greater connection to another person. Unique among books on intimacy, Into-Me-See explores specific cultural issues affecting Black couples, including how a history of slavery and the ongoing racism in America have created relationship expectations that often work against intimacy. Other topics include- The four