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Well-being and YUA York University Student Health and Well-being Podcast Author: York University, Department of Student Counselling, Health and Well-Being (SCHW)
Well-being and YU is a podcast created by students for the York University community and beyond, connecting well-being resources and practices to real-life student experiences. Each episode we highlight a topic that is important to our community, sharing resources and conversations that uncover the relationship between well-being and YU. We are students too. We know how busy university life is, so we have designed each episode to fit into your daywhether its on your commute to school, or taking 5 minutes to re-centre yourself before an exam. Connect with us at our website: https://counselling.students.yorku.ca/well-being-podcast (go.yorku.ca/WBpodcast) and subscribe to Well-being and YU Wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you join us on this journey, because a few mindful minutes can really make a difference! Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Digital Well-being: A Guide to Healthy Tech Use
Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
The countdown to mid-December is on and I could bet on what you’re busy with right now. Are you wrapping up your exams and paper submissions? Or unwrapping your PlayStations and video games that got dusty while you aced those exams? Or maybe you’re lingering on online shopping sites, waiting for the moment we finally start wrapping holiday gifts. Regardless of the task, we’re constantly plugged into the digital world. In this episode of Well-being & YU, our host Susu B. sits down with Dr. Roxanne Cohen, a Postdoctoral Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the Young Lives Research Lab, Co-Director of the Rooted & Rising Leadership Program, and Co-Community Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. Dr. Cohen leads youth advisory committees shaping research on youth and planetary well-being in the digital age. Her work connects digital wellness, mental health, climate resilience and human rights, including co-developing a no-cost digital citizenship and well-being platform. Dr. Cohen brings a research-informed but deeply human perspective to what digital well-being truly means for students. Together, we explore how young people engage with technology, what “purposeful use” looks like, and how digital habits affect our mental and physical wellness. Importantly, Dr. Cohen highlights why students and youth should not be blamed for the role technology plays in our daily tasks, and why compassion, awareness, and small behaviour shifts matter more than guilt. Join us on this journey as we rethink the relationship between students and screens and learn how to take back control in a world that’s always “on”! Resources:Young Lives Research Lab Focused on youth, education, and global good- leads research on digital impacts and youth well-being. https://www.younglivesresearch.org/ https://virtualwellbeinghub.ca/en/resources/student-health-at-york Certificate in Digital Health https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/certificates/digital-health Student Counselling, Health and Well-being https://students.yorku.ca/counselling Well-being Strategy: https://www.yorku.ca/well-being/strategy/ Cyber-bullying and Online Harassment Guide and resources: https://infosec.yorku.ca/cyberbullying-and-online-harassment-resources/ What Is Digital Wellness & Why It Matters for Your Mental Health https://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/what-is-digital-wellness-why-it-matters-for-your-mental-health/
