{"id":14361,"date":"2026-05-05T08:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=14361"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:39:04","slug":"real-talk-reconnection-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/05\/05\/real-talk-reconnection-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk: Reconnection and Mental Health \u2014 Tainted Love, 40 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Real Talk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some connections come back around. But that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re meant to stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In real life, reconnection and mental health don\u2019t always move in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where reconnection and mental health intersect in ways we don\u2019t talk about enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"545\" data-attachment-id=\"14373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/05\/05\/real-talk-reconnection-mental-health\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?fit=611%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"611,545\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This professional headshot of Rick Ollie accompanies a Real Talk blog post on reconnection and mental health. The image reflects a calm, approachable tone aligned with themes of emotional boundaries, personal growth, and Mental Health Awareness Month.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Ollie \u2014 Real Talk: Reconnection and mental health&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?fit=611%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?resize=611%2C545&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Rick Ollie smiling, representing reconnection and mental health during Mental Health Awareness Month\" class=\"wp-image-14373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?w=611&amp;ssl=1 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reconnection-mental-health-headshot-rick-ollie.png?resize=13%2C12&amp;ssl=1 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rick Ollie shares a personal perspective on <strong>reconnection and mental health<\/strong>, exploring how past connections can resurface without needing to become present-day relationships. This Real Talk reflection focuses on emotional boundaries, personal growth, and understanding what reconnection really means.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Message That Brought It Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple years ago, Lisa commented on a Facebook post of mine. We had met decades earlier at a College Newspaper Awards ceremony\u2014one of those moments where two people cross paths and eventually moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had found me weeks prior through a &#8216;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2024\/04\/13\/meet-tara-edwards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet Me<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; article I had written about my best friend, Tara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This particular post was about May being Mental Health Awareness Month in which I attached the song to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s funny, every time I heard this song over the past 40-ish years I wondered what you were up to. It was playing that whole weekend in GR at the newspaper gathering.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tainted Love.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZVpR3Pk-r8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Soft Cell: Tainted Love<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Why That Song Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you know the song, you know it\u2019s not soft nostalgia. It\u2019s complicated. It carries distance. It says something didn\u2019t quite fit, even if it mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, I had thought about Lisa too. Also, in a way that lingered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That part is only human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Reconnection and Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the part we don\u2019t talk about enough especially during Mental Health Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not every reconnection is meant to turn into a relationship. That\u2019s the reality of reconnection and mental health\u2014boundaries matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And pushing it to become one can do more harm than good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve been conditioned to believe that when someone reappears, it means something bigger. That it\u2019s fate. That it\u2019s unfinished. That we should explore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But sometimes\u2026 it\u2019s none of those things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it\u2019s just recognition. And understanding that is a big part of protecting your mental health during reconnection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A moment where two people can acknowledge. &#8220;<em>Yeah\u2014you were part of my life once.\u201d<\/em> And as loving or friendly as it was, leave it there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Reconnection and Mental Health: Knowing the Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growth is like understanding the difference between a meaningful memory and a meaningful direction. They\u2019re not always the same thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, Lisa\u2019s message didn\u2019t open a door. It didn\u2019t need to. What it did was remind me that even across 40 years\u2014through different lives, different paths, everything life throws at you\u2014some connections leave a mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not one you need to act on nor one you need to revisit. Just one you can respect. Because reconnection and mental health aren\u2019t about going backward\u2014they\u2019re about staying grounded in who you are now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure, you can wish them well on special days and be supportive of their endeavors in life. That&#8217;s part of being a decent human. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Real Talk Takeaway<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is <strong>National Silence the Shame Day<\/strong>\u2014a reminder that conversations around mental health matter. Not just the obvious ones, but the quiet, complicated ones too. The kind we don\u2019t always say out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like reconnection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the emotions that come with and knowing when something meaningful isn\u2019t meant to become something current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peace isn\u2019t found in chasing every connection that resurfaces. It\u2019s found in knowing which ones to appreciate\u2026 and which ones to leave exactly where they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Lisa is one I appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Real Talk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>If you\u2019ve enjoyed what you read here, please subscribe to my email list at the bottom of the page<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>. 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