You don’t talk your way back into trust. You show up your way back, again and again.

Explanation wants to fix the whole thing in one conversation, and trust does not move at that speed. It is assembled from many small confirmations over time, so the only thing that shifts it is repetition where nobody is watching. A speech can make the other person feel better for an evening and changes nothing underneath.

Pick something small you can deliver consistently for the next two months and deliver it without mentioning it. No progress reports, no asking whether things feel better yet. Let the pile of ordinary kept commitments make the argument for you.