Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA
Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA is a deep, inspiring, and consciousness-expanding podcast about who we are, who we have been taught to be, and who we dare to become. From Suriname, the diaspora, and the wider world, SUPERSHARDA explores identity in all its layers: personal, cultural, spiritual, and societal. The podcast opens meaningful conversations about ancestry, family, diaspora, purpose, healing, career, mental health, spirituality, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation. The central question of the podcast is: How does this topic shape who we are, and how can we more consciously choose who we become?
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Ep.8 | Black, Dutch & Surinamese: Identity, Racism & Self-Acceptance | Nancy Neede
What happens when the world tries to define who you are, but you refuse to choose only one part of yourself?In this episode of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Nancy Neede — the first Black Miss Holland — explores Black and mixed identity, racism in the Netherlands, her Surinamese roots, modeling, motherhood, spirituality and the journey toward self-acceptance.Growing up in the Netherlands with
Ep.7 | African History Before Colonization: Mansa Musa, Comics & Gaming | Mpilo Mizere
What if the African history you know is only part of the story?In this episode of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Malawian entrepreneur and creative Mpilo Mizere explores African history before European colonization, African identity, Mansa Musa, the Moors and his mission to bring pre-colonial African history to new generations through comics and gaming.Born in South Africa with Malawian and Z
Ep.6 | The Story Behind SUPERSHARDA: Modeling, Identity & Healing | Guest Host Priscilla Sordam
Who is SUPERSHARDA when the runway, achievements and public image are stripped away?In Episode 6 of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, the tables are turned. Questions submitted by the community are handed to guest host Priscilla Sordam, who interviews SUPERSHARDA about the woman behind the name.From growing up in Suriname and studying and modeling in China to pursuing an international modeling c
Ep.5 (Part 2): She Lost Both Parents, How She Found Her Way Back | Grace Karijodiwirijo
What happens when losing one parent changes your entire childhood—and grief slowly begins consuming the parent you still have?In Episode 5 (Part 2) of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Grace Karijodiwirijo continues the story that began with losing her mother at just 13 years old.After her mother’s death, Grace watched her father struggle deeply with grief. As everyday responsibilities began fal
Ep.4 (Part 1): From Indonesia to Suriname, Then She Lost Her Mom at 13 | Grace Karijodiwirijo
What happens when you leave one home as a child, grow up between two cultures, and then lose the person at the center of your world?In Episode 4 (Part 1) of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Grace Karijodiwirijo shares her deeply personal journey from Indonesia to Suriname and the experiences that shaped her identity, faith and childhood.Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to an Indonesian mother and Su
Ep. 3 | Aby-Jo Elshot: The Reality of Modeling, Beauty Standards & Identity
What happens when an industry built around appearance starts telling you what you should look like?In Episode 3 of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Aby-Jo Elshot reflects on more than 25 years across modeling, fashion, beauty and entrepreneurship and the experiences that shaped who she became beyond the image.Aby-Jo shares how an accidental audition launched her modeling career, how her mother
Ep. 2 | Paul Barbato: How Curiosity Built Geography Now! & Shaped His Identity
How far can curiosity take you when you’re willing to keep following it? 🌍In Episode 2 of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Paul Barbato, creator of Geography Now!, shares how his curiosity about countries, cultures and people grew into a global YouTube platform and an unexpected career.Paul reflects on growing up mixed Korean-American, navigating identity and belonging, and losing his father wh
Ep. 1 | Gwendolyn Smith: How Surinamese Society Shapes Who We Are
How much of the way we think, communicate and behave is shaped by the society we grow up in? 🇸🇷In Episode 1 of Identity Spectrum with SUPERSHARDA, Dr. Gwendoline Smith explores the tribal characteristics of Surinamese society and how culture influences the way people communicate, handle conflict, view success, lead and make decisions.Born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese mother and Dutch father,
