What if the kindest thing you could say is the clearest thing you’ve been avoiding? We explore how to make your words instruments of healing—especially during a season that calls for gratitude and courage. Drawing on Don Miguel Ruiz’s be impeccable with your word and Brene Brown’s clarity is kindness, we get practical about speaking truth without cruelty, and warmth without pretending. If holiday conversations feel tense, this guide to honest, compassionate communication will help.
We dig into the fawn response—people pleasing as a survival strategy—and how it quietly erodes boundaries, self-worth, and trust. You’ll hear clear markers to notice when you’re saying yes but meaning no, plus coaching on building self-awareness, reclaiming needs, and seeking support through therapy. Then we put language in your pocket: short, humane scripts for the Thanksgiving table that keep peace without sacrificing your voice. I love you and want a peaceful meal. I appreciate your view, and I’d like to focus on gratitude. I hear you, I don’t agree, and I still care about you.
Gratitude becomes sturdier when it’s practiced out loud. We share a daily Glow, Grow, Gratitude reflection, three spoken habits to amplify appreciation, and a simple repair ritual—owning harm with I’m sorry—to restore connection. We also introduce the SALT framework—service, affirmation, love, transformation—to anchor how words can uplift, acknowledge, protect, and clarify. And we hold space for the full story of this holiday by honoring Indigenous histories with empathy and truth, reminding ourselves that impeccable speech includes honest remembrance.
If you’re ready to trade vague niceness for clear kindness, and performative small talk for healing conversation, this is your roadmap to calmer tables and truer ties. Subscribe, share with someone who needs these scripts, and leave a review telling us which line you’ll try first.

The SALT Talk with Jermine Alberty
Service. Affirmation. Love. Transformation.

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