How I Navigated Unwanted Pregnancy And Voodoo Attacks with Elsa Cooky Part 1

#theyellowmicpodcast #truelifestory #realstory #truestory This is not just another episode. This is a story of pain, silence, shame, and survival. In our first episode of the year, we sit with a woman whose life changed forever while she was in the university. Born into a family of church planters, her pregnancy became something her parents felt they had to hide. She was taken from Jos to Lagos, placed in the care of her father’s missionary friend — only to experience deep maltreatment from the friend’s wife. When her parents eventually intervened, her mother didn’t take her home. Instead, she was taken to a convent in Imo State — a place meant to protect pregnant women, but filled with fear, manipulation, witchcraft, and spiritual oppression. After giving birth, she spent only two weeks with her baby. Then one day… the child was gone. And till today, she has never seen her baby again. This episode raises hard questions about: Shame in religious spaces How women are treated when they “fall short” Abuse hidden behind spirituality And the lifelong scars of silence 🎧 Watch with empathy. 💬 Speak with honesty. 🟡 Welcome to a new year on The Yellow Mic Podcast. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction & disturbing spiritual experiences (Guest opens with supernatural attacks, fear, and why the story matters) 5:02 – Guest introduction & book background (Who Elsa Cookie is and why she wrote My Waking Nightmare) 7:06 – Growing up in a strict missionary home (Childhood, church pressure, silence around sex and relationships) 14:45 – Return to Nigeria & exposure to witchcraft (First encounters with shrines, spiritual attacks, fear at night) 25:18 – Family conflict & emotional neglect (Relationship with parents and brother, betrayal, control) 31:12 – The birthday incident & being disowned (Secret party, confrontation, inheritance taken away) 39:59 – Searching for love & emotional safety (How neglect led to vulnerability and pregnancy) 45:04 – Pregnancy discovery & abortion pressure (Fear, church stigma, death of a student from abortion) 50:32 – Sent away to hide the pregnancy (Badagry experience, abuse, hunger, humiliation) 56:01 – Rescue from abuse & continued rejection (Parents discover the abuse but still refuse her return) 1:00:08 – Forced adoption plans & convent experience (Confiscated phone, signing papers, mortuary, strange events) 1:07:05 – Life inside the convent & spiritual encounters (Hostility, attacks, fear, silencing) 1:12:19 – Escape attempts & resistance (Choosing to keep her baby, confronting authority) 1:17:16 – Labour, birth & supernatural occurrences (Giving birth, near death, strange signs) 1:22:02 – Losing her child & emotional aftermath (Grief, trauma, unanswered questions) 1:24:29 – Society, church & hypocrisy (Judgment, lack of support, pro-life without care) 1:29:14 – Healing, ministry & helping other women (Turning pain into purpose) 1:33:04 – Parenting, discipline & restoration (What religious homes get wrong) 1:37:27 – Final reflections & gratitude (Courage, survival, hope) Guest: Elisa Cooky — Buy Her Book: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSRZ635S Selar: https://selar.com/47415cm250 Bookplaze: https://bookplaze.com/books/my-waking... Hosted by: The Yellow Mic Podcast ► Watch more episodes:    / @theyellowmicpodcast   ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theyellowmi... ► Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theyellowmicp... ► Follow us on FaceBook:   / 1fsdy7z4at