Some stories don’t need a spotlight—they need a steady hand.

In Part II of this two-part series, Jermine Alberty sits down with his brother Jimmie Marks for an unfiltered conversation about childhood trauma, family fragmentation, and the slow, daily work of rebuilding love, trust, and identity. This episode builds on Part I’s interview with their father, Jimmie Jones, moving the story forward through a sibling lens shaped by shared wounds and different paths.

Together, they wrestle with nature versus nurture in real time—what was carried in their bones, what was poured into them, and what they chose to become. They reflect on a grandmother’s quiet rituals that modeled resilience, the inner war between rage and restraint, the challenges of reentry after incarceration, and the discipline of gentleness rooted in faith.

This is a conversation about healing without erasing, setting boundaries without abandoning love, and choosing purpose when bitterness would be easier. If you’re torn between who you were told you are and who you feel called to be, this episode is for you.

This is The SALT Talk with Jermine Alberty.

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