Michaela Nikolaenko

Raised & Redeemed

Religion EN ↓ 131 episodes

I’m Michaela—a wife, mom, and Jesus follower who was radically saved from child abuse trauma, substance abuse, New Age deception, sex work, and ungodly relationships. Now, I share what it means to live a raised and redeemed life after a life of sin. This podcast is for those who’ve been to the dark side and back—and are ready to grow in holiness, confront the battle within, and pursue sanctification through spiritual discipline. Rooted in Orthodox Christianity, this is real talk for the soul that longs for God. Reach me and find out more at www.michaelanikolaenko.com

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Michaela Nikolaenko

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Religion

Podcast website

www.michaelanikolaenko.com

Latest episode

Jun 24, 2026

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Episodes

56. Drugs, Prostitution, Failed Marriages & Rehab ... BUT JESUS | Chrissy Reifschneider 16.08.2023

Chrissy spent many years looking for a savior in all the wrong places - drugs, men, money, and more. She didn't realize she had an addiction problem until numerous arrests and car accidents later. She tried to get clean a few times for her family's sake, but kept running, relapsing, and returning to her old ways. Finally, Chrissy got fully sober, married a man from the club she'd been...

55. I Encountered Jesus at the Strip Club | Corrine Santanelli 09.08.2023

After years of battling with anxiety, Corrine made a deal with God that if he helped her, she would give her life to him. Before she knew it, she was supernaturally experiencing him on stage in the club she was dancing at. She looked out into the audience and heard God tell her that he loved her, and every person in there. On that same day, she locked up her locker for the last time, drove off, an...

54. Marriage After a Promiscuous Past | Vitaliy & Michaela 02.08.2023

Welcome back for Season 3 of the podcast! On this episode, I have on my husband, Vitaliy, to discuss marriage after (my) promiscuous past. We talk about how I first told him my testimony, how we protect our marriage by protecting our triggers, how we survived year 1, and all the hardships, growth, and blessings along the way! DISCLAIMER: Naturally, I had technical difficulties for the first episod...

53. 1-Year Milestones, Taking a Break & What's to Come 28.06.2023

Hey Raised & Redeemed Fam, just wanted to let you know, I am taking a break for the Summer to get my head, heart, and health in order. 💕 Listen to today's episode to hear more about our 1-year milestones for the Raised & Redeemed podcast, the things I'll be focusing on this July, and what's to come for season 3! ---------------------------------------------------- 🎙️ Listen to...

52. Russian Orthodox to New Age to Born Again Christian | Ana Empowers 21.06.2023

Hey you guys, today we’re talking to @anaempowers, a faith-based life coach, podcast host of the Living for Christ Podcast, and someone who has recently been saved from the New Age. Anastasiya grew up in a family who considered themselves to be Russian Orthodox Christians. However, there was virtually no talk of Jesus in her home and even littler understanding of the Bible. This led to her later s...

51. The Doctors Told Me One of My Babies Had to Die... But God | Rachel Pitari 14.06.2023

What’s up you guys, today we’re talking to Rachel Pitari, otherwise known as @faithfulllmama on TikTok, about how she went from agnostic, to New Ager, to believer in Christ. She tells about the demonic encounters she had, numbing with weed to sleep at night amidst the sleep terrors, finally seeking God the New Age way, but then ultimately coming to Christ when she realized only the name of Jesus c...

50. God Told Me To Quit Porn... And Then I Became a Pastor | Brittni De La Mora 07.06.2023

Today we’re talking to Brittni De La Mora, a wife, mom, author, and founder of Love Always Ministries. Little would anyone know, Brittni used to be a pretty famous porn star who was addicted to drugs and dead in her sin, but then God began revealing himself to her… Today we’re talking about how she left the industry, the spiritual darkness she felt there, getting free from the spirit of lust, and...

49. Marriage, Intimacy, & Healing From Past Hurt | Lindsey Maestas 31.05.2023

Hey you guys! I’m fan-girling pretty hard right now because today’s interview is with one of my biggest inspirations, Lindsey Maestas! She is host of the Living Easy Podcast, founder of The Wife Project, a marriage and intimacy coach, and also just an overall social media superstar. Today we discuss healing from past relational hurt as a married woman, and experiencing the fullness of love and int...

48. Demons Have Nothing on our Father in Heaven with Briana Petty 24.05.2023

Hey you guys, today we’re speaking with Briana Petty, founder of Flourishing Faith Ministries and soon to be a licensed Christian counselor. In a world growing increasingly focused on deliverance, we have a conversation today about our experiences with it, and how we’re learning to not focus so much on the dark side but to instead claim our authority in Christ. Yes, demons are real and we have to...

47. What I'm Learning: False Deliverance Ministers, Growing in Marriage, & Focusing on Heaven 17.05.2023

Today I'm answering your questions from a recent Q&A! I'll be going into how I've gotten free some from of my fearful Ex-New Age legalism, the rise of false deliverance ministers in the church, the extent to which Christians can be afflicted by demons, growing in marriage (with a husband who's still learning how to spiritually lead), and learning how to partner with God's K...

46. I Was a Youth Group Party Girl Who Fell Into the New Age... But the Holy Spirit Called Me Home with Sierra Tarantino 10.05.2023

Despite growing up in a Christian home, Sierra didn’t quite understand the love and truth of Jesus, and it led her to filling the voids with boys, parties, drugs, and eventually the all-too-trendy New Age spirituality. God gradually gave her the eyes to see the darkness in those things, and she accepted Jesus to be her Lord and savior one day in the middle of her shift at her college juice bar. #n...

45. Drug Addiction Led Him to Rock Bottom... And There He Found Jesus with Chad Logan 03.05.2023

Today we’re talking to Chad Logan, founder of The Hope Project, a certified recovery coach, and podcast host of Real Talk with Chad Logan. After experiencing different childhood traumas and abandonment, Chad began coping with substances from an early age. His life grew darker as the substances became harder, and after numerous times of moving across the country and still finding himself there, he...

44. The New Age Almost Cost Me My Children... But Then Jesus Stepped In with Eva Hope 26.04.2023

What’s up everybody, today we’re talking to Eva Hope all the way from Australia about how she found Jesus and came out of the New Age. After some scary demonic encounters and dreams from her young son, Eva was a desperate mama trying to keep her babies safe with energy cleansings and New Age practices… but the torment continued.  It wasn’t until she finally began to call on the name of Jesus and h...

43. Healing With Jesus After Church Hurt, Abuse, and Chronic Illness with Devin Bower 19.04.2023

Hey everybody, today we’re talking to Devin Bower, and man, God just so perfectly timed this episode because we’re talking about the miracles, healing, and love of Jesus today and I personally need more of that. Today Devin is telling her story of being born into a Catholic family who almost aborted her to stay on par with the religious code, but by God’s grace, she was given a chance at life. She...

42. I Saw Hell at a J. Cole Concert... And God Saved Me From the Fast Life with Kacy S. 12.04.2023

Today I’m speaking with a sister in Christ named Kacy and it actually marks her one year anniversary of walking with the Lord and her first time sharing her testimony. Kacy was living the fast life, full of rebellion, and wanting nothing to do with the God her family worshiped. She ended up marrying her drug dealer, fell deep into the New Age, and then found herself working in the entertainment in...

41. A Rediscovered Faith: I Got Lost in the World, Addiction, & The New Age with Sarah Weingarten 05.04.2023

Today we’re speaking with Sarah Weingarten, otherwise known on YouTube as @SarahSpeaksUp, about her testimony of being freed from a spirit of rebellion, alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, the New Age belief system, and more. Jesus first saved her at age 19; she was on fire and living for him, but the devil subtly creeped in and convinced her the world was better. After years of trying to fill herse...

40. Kabbalist Parents, Human Trafficking & Disassociation.. But Jesus Freed Me with Hannah Mannon 29.03.2023

Hey you guys, today we are talking to our sister in Christ, Hannah Mannon, otherwise known as @mustardseedhannah. Hannah’s story isn’t quite like any story I’ve ever heard before, and that may be the same for you. She grew up in a home with high level occultists, and speaks a lot about the programming she experienced, that would later result in her being sold and trafficked. After a lifetime of th...

39. Self-Deliverance: What Opens Portals to Demons & How to Get Free From Them with Nicole Mancini 22.03.2023

Today I have Nicole Mancini on the show and we’re talking all about deliverance. Stick along to hear more about how portals get opened to demons and what someone should do if they suspect they have them. Towards the end, Nicole even shares with us a prayer for self-deliverance. #deliverance #deliveranceministry #christianpodcast ---------------------------------------------------- Follow Nicole on...

38. I Knew The Spirit World Was Real... But I Didn't Believe Jesus Was God with Ana Lico 15.03.2023

Today we’re speaking with Ana Lico, a prophetic artist who has been Raised & Redeemed from the New Age deception. After claiming Christ as her Lord and Savior, the demons still bound to her began raising hell in her life and in this she began to see the severity in fully submitting to Jesus and cleansing herself of divination and other devices used and abused by the devil such as music, mariju...

37. Psychedelic Trip Gone Wrong: Demons Took Me To Trial, But Jesus Said I Was His with Joshua Zatkoff 08.03.2023

As featured on Delafe Testimonies, we’ll be speaking with Joshua Zatkoff. Today he’s going to be sharing with us his full testimony of being saved from addiction, demons, suicide attempts, and numerous overdoses. The devil was trying to take him out, and toward the end of this episode, we even get to hear his experience of spiritual warfare on a psychedelic trip gone wrong where the devil and his...

36. Depressed & Suicidal: The Holy Spirit Freed Me From Demonic Oppression with TraeLynn Gee 01.03.2023

Today I have TraeLynn Gee on the show and we’re talking all things New Age to Jesus.   TraeLynn thought she was on the path to success following these teachings from fallen angels, until her addictions got worse and the pain became too much to bear.  Finally in full surrender and under the power of the Holy Spirit through her Christian mom, a demon became manifest and finally released he...

35. From Ex-Mormon to Agnostic to Believer in Jesus Christ with Monica Warren 22.02.2023

Today I have a very special guest, Monica Warren, who I met on Christian TikTok as she is out here spreading the gospel and sharing her testimony of coming to Christ after growing up in the Mormon church. Monica not only gives us an inside look at some of the interesting things Mormons believe in, but she also tells us her story of growing exhausted trying to live worthy enough of God’s love, leav...

34. New Age to Jesus: The Journey to Embracing Godly Femininity with Ashley Emig 15.02.2023

Today we’re speaking with my friend and sister in Christ, Ashley Emig. This is round two of having her on Raised & Redeemed so if you haven’t already listened to her personal testimony, be sure to go back and listen to episode 6: Out of the New Age.   In today's episode, we’ll be diving a little deeper into what it means to be a Godly woman and wife, why God’s order in the household is so...

33. Mental Health Issues & Demonic Oppression | Dissociation Led Me to Jesus with Vitaliy Podgornyy 08.02.2023

Today we’re talking to Vitaliy Podgornyy, Host of Alpha Talkz about all things spiritual. Vitaliy does a great job at tying physical world things to the spiritual dimension and exposing wickedness in high places that lead to many of the world’s struggles with addictions, mental health issues, and so on. We will be talking about some darker topics such as demons, addiction, and spiritual oppression...

32. Ex-Lesbian Comes to Christ & Casts Out Demons with Jessica Smith (Testimony) 01.02.2023

Today I have Jessica Smith on the show and we are going into some deep topics that you might not otherwise hear at church or in your personal lives.   Jess once struggled with addictions, pains, and sexual brokenness that not only led to her identifying as a lesbian, but she even began taking hormones to become transgender.    The Lord fought for her and redeemed her as his child wh...

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