30 Walks, 30 Talks: making time to check on your mates

Expanded from a LinkedIn post originally published on 2026-10-02.

30 walks. 30 men. 30 real conversations.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a November challenge, and this year I wanted to do something that wasn’t just about fitness. I’ve opted for an hour walk every day for 30 days.

For Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m going to walk for one hour every day and call a different man from my contacts. Some will be people I speak to regularly, others I haven’t spoken to in a long time.

I’ll ask one simple question: “Are you okay? Really?”

With their permission, I’ll record parts of the call and share them anonymously. The point isn’t to put anyone’s personal life online. It’s to show how important it is to actually check in with the men around us.

A lot of men spend their lives supporting their families, friends and partners, but rarely get asked how they’re really doing.

Since living on my own, I’ve even found myself wondering, if something happened to me, how long would it take for someone to notice? Less than a day? 3 days? A week?

I’ll be setting up a website and donation page soon and sharing more as November gets closer.

Support your men. Check in properly.

If you like the idea, don’t just like this post. Comment on it with some 🔥 or 👏🏼 emojis. Let’s make this a thing.

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More than a fitness challenge

The hour-long walk gives the challenge a structure. The call gives it a purpose beyond getting outside. I want to use that time to reconnect with men I speak to often and men I have not spoken to properly in a long time.

The question is not intended as a performance or a content hook. It is an invitation to say something more honest than the automatic answer we often give when someone asks whether we are okay.

The conversation comes before the content

Any recording or sharing needs the person's permission, and anonymity matters. The point is to encourage checking in, not to turn someone else's private life into a public story.

At the time of this announcement, the website and donation page were still to come. The commitment was already clear: thirty days of making the effort, and a reminder that supporting someone can start with a call.