E141 Focus on Facets - Environmental Wellness

Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 141
Date: October 8, 2024

Participants: John Webster, Riley Thompson and Cameron Earnshaw
Guest: Tova Davidson

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: We found a nice Mental Health Commission of Canada social media post with a mental health check-in prompts.

[0:9:49] Focus on Facets: John introduces the category of Environmental Wellness as part of our 8-week Focus on Facets program.

[0:11:49] Expanding Minds Interview: [Environmental Wellness] Tova Davidson talks to us about the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals – a set of goals that each person and organization must move forward to have a just, clean and prosperous future on this planet.

See the U.N. 17 SDGs: Click Here

[0:29:08] Running Popup: Some guests thank us for getting their word out. We give thank yous right back at them, for helping us learn and understand wellness concepts.

[0:30:54] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Cameron had short notice to take a shot at a cruise gig. He learned much in the process.

Quotes and Take-Aways:

Tova – Canadians have the highest emissions per capita (per person) of the entire G-20. We are three times higher than the average of the G-20. So that means we are actually the worst emitters in the whole world per person.

Tova – We are extracting fossil fuels from the oil sands and it is dirty and resource intensive to get that out. The bitter irony is that we are creating high carbon emissions to pull out fossil fuels to make carbon emissions.

Tova – I’m worried about the survival of humanity. The earth will bounce back. I’m not sure we will.

Tova – It is the affluent who have created climate change, and it is the less privileged who are more impacted by climate change. It is the people we need to think about.

Guest Information: Tova leads Sustainable Waterloo Region by developing its strategic direction, supporting team members and building key relationships throughout Waterloo region. She brings her experience in public relations and communications to creatively approach sustainability opportunities. Paired with her business background she collaborates with organizations in Waterloo Region to drive change locally and provincially to help our environment. Tova was selected by The Guelph Mercury for Top 40 Under 40, and was the recipient of the Mayor’s Award of Excellence. She leads by example while inspiring others to do the same.

Tova’s Twitter @tova_sustygal [https://twitter.com/tova_sustygal]
Sustainable Waterloo Region Website: https://www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila, Elise, Isabelle, Noura, Julie and Riley