RETURN THE VERDICT
The Still Chosen newsletter
August 2026|No. 01

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The Reclamation

What happened to you does not have to be your verdict. Five steps to begin reclaiming your worth.

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The Reclamation

What reputation damage does to how you see yourself — and why the work that you put in to reclaim all of you will be shown externally.

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Podcast

Episode one: The Room Where They Decided Who You Were

Episode one of The Quiet Reclaiming publishes Sunday 27 September. The first movement: seeing it exactly as it was.

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The Still Chosen SEAM workshop: See, Empty, Anchor, Move

Workshop

The Shift: Reframe the Inner Resistance

Abuse can leave you drained and disoriented, but you are the victor, not the victim. In this workshop, you’ll name the resistance standing in your way and build countermeasures that carry your recovery forward.

Live on Zoom · Thu 15 Oct, 9am ET

The letter

The Reclamation

You are more powerful than you realise — you have everything within you to recover and become triumphant.

Reputation damage can feel like you are being swallowed whole by an overwhelming darkness, so obscure that you are unable to find your way through this convoluted maze. On purpose, you were never meant to liberate yourself. The road dark and weary elicits a continual state of commotion that inevitably steals your light, your energy, your vitality, and lastly, your peace. Energetically, you are being swayed in the wind, directionless, confused and bewildered.

Of course, the defamation was meant to distort everyone’s perception of you, but most importantly distort your perception of yourself. Consequently, as your beliefs, values, and principles deteriorate — you are left feeling ungrounded, lacklustre, scattered, and unfocused. Working through the remnants of an abuse that you can’t efficiently explain to anyone.

Fortunately, there is a solution, and the work starts within. Even though there are external forces influencing your life negatively, you do not have to impress upon anyone your worth or even acquaint them with your cause.

The work that you put in to reclaim all of you will be shown externally.

Where to start

You can start here with this simple step and reclaim your worth:

  1. Observe the intentions, actions, and emotions (all are telling a story).
  2. Put a name on it.
  3. Decipher the cause and effect.
  4. Implement countermeasures, and finally,
  5. Test the countermeasures for effectiveness.

Remember, what happened to you does not have to be your Verdict. If you can find the courage to transform your mind, then you can transform your life.

Sorrina Jolie De NoirWriter · Recovery Strategist · Coach