The Mental Health Awareness Walk

Author: Lawal Olayeni L (Tamilore)

"You can't pray away depression"..

The blue ink which painted those words on white cardboard pulled me in...

WHO ARE WE?!,

the sound jolted me back,oh!

On Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 PSYCHIFE HAD HER MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WALK..

PSYCHIFE!!

We responded proudly,

The great Psychology students of Obafemi Awolowo University😁..

Hold up! Wait,wait,wait before we continue Let's rewind😉

It all started with a vision,

A spark ignited by our amazing Director of Socials – Ireoluwa Aroyehun, heart full of impact and ideas loud enough to shake speakers.

She didn’t just plan an event.

She planted a movement.

Because she understood:

Mental health isn’t just a topic.

It’s a lifeline.

It’s life.

(And besides, It's part of what we do😌😉)

From the first meeting to the last minute prep,

Every detail carried purpose.

From cardboard cutouts that spoke for the silent,

To the chants that echoed through campus air like a war cry for healing.

It was more than a walk.

It was a Declaration :

We see you. We hear you. We’re walking with you.

That was the spirit we wore louder than our shirts

Our feet moving minds,

shifting stigmas, step by step.

A call to action as we raise dust with our feet.

The campus watched.

Some paused.

Some smiled.

Some stayed silent

But even silence heard us.

Looking at our cardboards raised high in different colors:

"It's okay not to be okay"

"Mental health is real"

"Stop the traumas,Start the conversations"

"Stop whispering about mental health,we need to scream"

"Some people are not lazy,they are depressed"

And my personal favorite?

"You can't pray away depression"

among so many others..

 

We walked,we talked,we chanted all in the same voice,with the same spirit and in unity "MENTAL HEALTH IS REAL"!!...

This was PSYCHIFE in motion.

PSYCHOLOGY not just as a course,

But as a calling.

And if purpose had a playlist,

That day? 

Was a full album on repeat.

And to the ones still battling in silence:

We walked for you.

We're still walking for you.

And until every mind is held with kindness,

We’ll keep chanting, keep showing up,

Keep being loud about the things that steal our people quietly.

Because awareness isn't a one-time walk;

It's a lifetime journey.

And this was just the beginning.

WE ARE PSYCHIFE 

FOR SELF- ACTUALIZATION AND HUMAN HAPPINESS