About Well-being and YU

About Well-being and YU

As part of the greater work of the creation of a Well-being Strategy at York, the Well-being and YU podcast encourages student engagement and supports the fight against stigmas associated with mental health and well-being. We aim to highlight various supports and resources related to issues faced by York students, while working towards building a resilient community.

Values

  • Connection
  • Community
  • Compassion
  • Respect
  • Acceptance

Mission

Our mission is to cultivate connections with our audience through a podcast that engages in open discussion on topics that are important for the health and well-being of the York University community.

Vision

Our vision is to establish a strong foundation upon which the community can enhance their health and well-being on campus, creating a long-lasting impact that extends beyond the boundaries of our university.

Our Team

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Susu Beheiry

(she/her)
Podcast Host
Psychology, 4th year

As a psychology major, I am passionate about promoting and applying mental health in my day-to-day life. I want to see other students caring about their mental health and well-being as much as they care about their physical health and grades. I mean come on, how many of us schedule meditation time as urgently as scheduling a dentist appointment? I hope that through the Well-being & YU podcast, you can actually shift your perspective and remember that self-love and discipline are not enemies, as they both help you work toward your goals. Hopefully we can achieve these goals together, one episode at a time.

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Prabhleen Luthra

(she/her)
Podcast Coordinator
Statistics, 3rd year

I am an international undergraduate student, excited to promote and work for a valuable resource, which empowers students to prioritize their well-being and make positive changes in their lives. To me, well-being involves self-care, cultivating healthy habits, continuous learning and evolving, practicing mindfulness, and fostering positive connections. It is all about living a life of balance, meaning, joy and fulfillment.

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Jhonathan Varela Gonzalez

(he/him)
Podcast Technical Editor
Film Production, 4th year

I am a Film Production student with a passion for sound design and composition. Well-being, to me, means being able to find a good balance between yourself and your environment. It's being able to check within yourself what makes you feel complete and what does not, and then applying the necessary changes to make you feel whole. 

Past Contributors

Harjot Suri

(he/him)
Scheduling Coordinator
Kinesiology and Health Science

Karyn Popel

(she/her)
Technical Editor
Bachelor of Arts

Hasan Sheather

(he/him)
Technical Podcast Editor
Kinesiology and Health Science

Clifton Grant

(he/him)
Podcast Host
Law and Society

Ethan Muir

(he/him)
Technical Podcast Editor
Sociology

Frequently Asked Questions

This podcast is part of a larger project to create and implement a well-being strategy at York University. Podcasting was chosen as a medium to support student engagement and work to break down stigma associated with mental health and well-being. Well-being and YU aims to highlight supports for students and work towards building a resilient campus community together.

Well-being and YU aligns our focus with two guiding documents, The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) Mental Health and Well-being for Post-Secondary Students Standard, and the Okanagan Charter. Through this alignment, we seek to encourage ever-expanding and holistic discussions about well-being, with a specific focus on topics that are relevant to the student population at York University. This includes providing resources and learning skills, fostering a supportive and healthy environment, and making space for students’ voices in the conversation.

Podcasting at York University is supported by York University Libraries and the Digital Scholarship Centre. They provide learning resources, workshops, equipment and facilities to students, staff and faculty to cultivate critical intellect, digital fluency, and openness to possibility through the integration of digital media creation in academic and personal projects. You can learn more about the Digital Scholarship Centre, the Media Creation Lab at Scott Library, and about storytelling through podcasting on the Digital Scholarship Center website.

Well-being and YU is available for download on many major podcast services, including Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor.fm. We also publish our podcasts to YouTube, where captioning is available through YouTube’s automated captioning service.

Our goal is to make our conversation open and accessible to all members of the York University community. As such, we welcome suggestions from anyone in the community for how we may adapt and improve our ongoing commitment to accessibility.

If you have suggestions, comments or concerns, please contact us at schwpod@yorku.ca.

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Get in touch!

Do you have questions or feedback on the Well-being and YU podcast? Email us at schwpod@yorku.ca, and we'll do our best to get back to you right away!

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