For clients and families
When politics is straining a family relationship
A free, private resource for between sessions. Kitchen Table Truce helps people keep or repair relationships with family and friends when they see Trump differently. It takes no side and never tries to change anyone's vote.
What's on the site
- Plan a conversation
- Four questions, then a plan: what to say, what to avoid, and a graceful way out.
- 30-second help
- For the middle of a tense moment: one slow breath, three calming lines, three ways out.
- Say this, not that
- Forty calmer things to say in the moments that usually go wrong.
- Olive branches
- Ready-to-send messages for before a visit, after a fight, or after a long silence.
- Practice rounds
- Short, scripted conversations to rehearse before the real one.
- When to step back
- Signs it's about more than a disagreement, and where to find help.
What it isn't
It's an educational communication tool, not therapy or crisis care. If a relationship involves threats, abuse, or fear for your safety, start with a professional or the help listed on the site's "When to step back" page.
In a crisis: Call or text 988, or chat at chat.988lifeline.org
Private by design
No accounts, no cookies, and no ads. What someone picks in the planner stays on their own phone.
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Free to print and hand out. Questions or suggestions: [email protected]