Footprints & Impacts Podcast

Send 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 —...

Send 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 &...

Send 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...

Send 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 Sensit...

Send a text In 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 struggl...

Send a text Dans cet épisode d’Empreintes et Impacts, nous accueillons Lila Refaie, avocate bilingue au ARCH Centre de Droit des Personnes Handicapées, pour discuter des défis juridiques rencontrés par les personnes atteintes de Sensibilité Chimique Multiple (SCM). Lila partage son expertise en matière de droits des personnes handicapées, y compris les protections juridiques dont bénéficient les p...

Send a text Legal Rights and Advocacy for People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) with Lila Refaie. In this episode of Footprints & Impacts, we are joined by Lila Refaie, Bilingual Staff Lawyer at the ARCH Disability Law Centre to discuss the legal challenges faced by individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Lila shares her expertise on disability rights, including the leg...

Send a text In this special episode, we’re diving deep into the connection between human health and our ecosystem, focusing on the effects of environmental toxins and their impact on the body. We’ll also be exploring Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) — a condition that’s often misunderstood but increasingly recognized as a disability, characterized by heightened sensitivity to chemicals and toxi...

Send a text In 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 t...