What does it take to rebuild when your dreams come true, and still break you? In this profoundly moving episode of Listen To Your Footsteps, host Kojo Baffoe sits down with Caz Abrahams, a multi-hyphenate creative whose name lit up South African stages, magazines, television screens, and hearts, only to vanish at what looked like the peak.
But Caz didn’t disappear. He was descending into the valleys of grief, identity loss, and spiritual transformation. From child dance prodigy in Zimbabwe to Michael Jackson impersonator on South Africa’s biggest club stages, from model and presenter to father of six, Caz’s story spans industries and continents, but the thread that ties it all together is raw resilience.
He speaks openly about:
Growing up without a father and losing his brother to suicide
The heartbreak of losing a child during childbirth
Stepping back from fame to raise his family and find healing
Discovering faith and ancestral lineage as tools for transformation
Launching his wellness podcast Strength Outta Struggle as a spiritual calling
Throughout the episode, we are invited into Caz’s private pain and public pivots. We hear how he got legal residence in South Africa by writing from the heart. How he almost became the next Milli Vanilli, and why he’s glad he didn’t. How the loss of a child changed everything. And how, today, he approaches life as a vessel of service, healing, and truth.
This episode is a balm for anyone who’s ever had to start over. It speaks to fathers, creatives, seekers, and survivors. It challenges the notion of success and replaces it with something more sustainable: spiritual clarity and emotional truth.
What you’ll take away from this conversation:
A deeper understanding of how grief and purpose coexist
The invisible cost of fame, and how to recover from it
The healing power of storytelling and creative honesty
A redefinition of masculinity, fatherhood, and spiritual leadership
Why stepping away from the spotlight might be the ultimate act of strength
Caz Abrahams, Every Break Was A Message is not just a conversation, it’s a revelation. Watch/Listen to it now and let this soulful storyteller remind you that healing is the real performance.
You can find the latest from Caz on the following digital spaces: LinkedIn | Instagram or check out theFitLife / Straight Outa Struggle Podcast
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, go to https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
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Episode Title: Caz Abrahams, Every Break Was A Message
Podcast: Listen To Your Footsteps
Host: Kojo Baffoe
Episode Number: 88
Guest: Caz Abrahams
Recorded at Spotify Africa Joburg Studio
Show Music by Kweku 'Taygo' Baffoe
Produced by Ayob Vania
