A podcast where we uncover how the environment shapes our health and well-being.
Whether you’re curious about how chemicals in your surroundings affect you, or you are looking for practical ways to live a healthier life, you’re in the right place.
Brought to you by the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Québec, this podcast shines a light on multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), the importance of healthy, least toxic product choices and what it means for those navigating this disability where over 1 million Canadians have a diagnosis of MCS.
We're here to raise awareness, offer resources for accessibility, prevention and build a healthier, inclusive community.
Let's explore how our footprints leave a lasting impact on our health and our planet.
This Podcast is part of the Empowering Community and Removal of Barriers project, funded in part by the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program, Disability Component.
Managing Exposures for Better Health: Lived MCS Experience with Teresa Peters
Send us a text From Toxic Collapse to Managing Exposures: Teresa Peters on her experience with MCS. What if the body’s greatest breakdown could become the beginning of its greatest achievement? In this powerful and deeply moving episode, we welcome Teresa Peters, whose life was radically transformed at just 22 years old after a simple dose of headache medicine triggered a cascade of severe illness — asthma, autoimmune disease, thyroid dysfunction, depression, and years of debilitating...
24 Sept 2025
La SCM et les droits humains : occasions manquées et chemin à parcourir avec Me Paul-Claude Bérubé
Send us a text La SCM et les droits humains : occasions manquées et chemin à parcourir. Pourquoi la Sensibilité Chimique Multiple (SCM), une condition médicale pour laquelle plus d’un million de Canadiens ont reçu un diagnostic, reste-t-elle marginalisée par rapport aux autres handicaps? Et que faudra-t-il pour obtenir enfin reconnaissance, droits et justice? Dans cet épisode d'Empreintes & Impacts, nous recevons Me Paul-Claude Bérubé, nouveau directeur général de la COPHAN et ardent dé...
24 Sept 2025
MCS and Human Rights: Missed Opportunities and the Road Ahead with Paul-Claude Bérubé, LLB
Send us a text MCS and Human Rights: Missed Opportunities and the Road Ahead Why does Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), a medical condition where over one million Canadians have a diagnosis, remain marginalized compared to other disabilities? And what will it take to finally secure recognition, rights, and justice? In this episode of Footprints & Impacts, we sit down with Me Paul-Claude Bérubé, newly appointed Executive Director of COPHAN and longtime international disability rights ...
20 Feb 2025
Environmental Health & MCS : The Hidden Impact of Toxins with Dr. Caroline Barakat
Send us a text In this insightful episode of Footprints & Impacts, we sit down with Dr. Caroline Barakat, an Associate Professor specializing in Environmental and Occupational Health at Ontario Tech University. With expertise in air pollution, toxin exposure and public health, Dr. Barakat sheds light on the often-overlooked connections between environmental exposures and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). We explore the long-term health effects of pollution, how chemicals in eve...
20 Jan 2025
Living with MCS: Renu Bakshi’s Journey from Struggle to Advocacy
Send us a textIn this powerful episode of Footprints & Impacts, we speak with Renu Bakshi, a former journalist and anchor, who now works as a media trainer and crisis manager, about her deeply personal experience with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Renu shares the challenges of living with this often misunderstood and invisible disability, including stigma, lack of support and the struggles she’s faced both personally and professionally.Despite these challenges, Renu has transf...
20 Dec 2024
Droits Légaux et Défense des droits des personnes atteintes de Sensibilité Chimique Multiple avec Lila Refaie.
Lila Refaie, bilingual lawyer at ARCH Centre de Droit des Personnes Handicapées, shares her expertise on the legal challenges faced by individuals with Sensibilité Chimique Multiple and the legal protections afforded to them under Canadian and Ontario human rights laws.
20 Dec 2024
Legal Rights and Advocacy for People with MCS with Lila Refaie.
Lila Refaie, a Bilingual Staff Lawyer at the ARCH Disability Law Centre, shares expert insights on the legal protections available to individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity under Canadian and Ontario Human Rights Act, empowering them to advocate for their rights.
20 Nov 2024
Toxic Truth - Understanding Environmental Health and MCS with Dr. John Molot
Dr. John Molot, an expert in environmental health, shares his insights on the toxic truth behind environmental toxins and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, revealing the hidden impacts on human health.
6 Nov 2024
Navigating MCS: History, Experiences and Future Aspirations of EHAC-ASEC & ASEQ-EHAQ
Send us a textIn this enlightening first episode, Rohini Peris and Rosa Iacono share their personal journeys with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and delve into the impactful work of the Environmental Health Associations of Québec and Canada. They discuss the association's history, mission and current initiatives aimed at supporting individuals with MCS. Listeners will gain insights into the importance of education, support, collaboration in raising awareness and shaping public polic...
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