Summon Your Superhuman Podcast
Summon Your Superhuman is a podcast exploring strength, self-leadership and the journey of becoming deeply grounded in who you are.
Hosted by Ria Mestiza. A performance coach, speaker and the 2021 recipient of Australia’s #1 Health & Wellness Coach award, this show features powerful conversations with thinkers, creators, leaders and everyday people doing extraordinary things.
Through solo reflections and thoughtful guest interviews, each episode explores the habits, mindset shifts and personal challenges that shape real growth.
Because becoming your “superhuman” isn’t about perfection, it’s about alignment, courage and the willingness to evolve.
Summon Your Superhuman Podcast
79. Willis Chimano: Heavy is the Crown | Identity, Courage & Radical Self-Expression with Ria Mestiza
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Award-winning Kenyan artist and cultural voice Willis Chimano joins me for a powerful conversation on identity, courage and radical self-expression.
As a founding member of Sauti Sol, Willis helped redefine contemporary African music on the global stage. Now stepping boldly into his solo era, he speaks openly about what it means to live authentically as a gay man in Africa, the cost of visibility, and the freedom that comes with truth.
We explore:
• The transition from Sauti Sol to solo artistry
• The weight and liberation of authenticity
• Masculinity, spirituality and softness
• His memoir Heavy Is The Crown
• What freedom truly means
This is a conversation about strength — not as performance, but as honesty.
If you're in Adelaide and want to see him live, his "intimates" shows can be found on the Fringe website for next Friday March 6-8th and his Author Talk is free at the West Torrens library on March 10th.
With Love,
Ria Mestiza
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