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Meet Author Adwoafuaa
Tell us about yourself.
I am a first generation Ghanaian American born and raised in Illinois but now I am a Texan. I have five children and am married. I graduated from Northwestern University for undergrad and University of Illinois at Chicago for medical school. Currently I work as an emergency room physician although I have a background in General Surgery and Family Medicine. I have an unconventional hobby doing aerial aerobics and I love to travel.What inspired you to become an author?
I've been writing books for the past ten years but was always too afraid to publish them. I still have some drafts that need some tweaking in the works. I have been writing in my journal since I was in the fifth grade and haven't stopped writing since. Not to mention that my father was an English teacher and we grew up surrounded by books. He would even pay me and my brothers for each book we read.
How would you describe your feature book in a nutshell?
This is my debut memoir and it took a lot of coaxing for me to publish it. It is a tale of two medical students from completely different backgrounds who fell in love despite many red flags. We eventually got married and I endured abuse in various different forms. I finally gathered the strength to divorce him. There was a time of peace prior to him unleashing hell with the assistance of the family law system.
Did you ever consider changing the ending of your book?
No, I wish it was a happier ending in which I maintained custody of my children but reality is not so pretty.
What do you think makes a book memorable?
For memoirs you have to be extremely vulnerable, utterly and completely exposed. No matter how embarrassing, hurtful or revealing it may be. Just speak truth, nothing more, nothing less.
What advice would you give to authors who are trying to get published?
Do the marketing beforehand. Do a soft launch.
What is your biggest dream?
For the family court system to actually work in the BEST interest of the children.
Do you prefer reading physical books or e-books?
Physical
What would you like to say to your readers?
I would like my readers to know regardless of if they've been married, divorced have kids or not that everyone has a story to tell. You don't necessarily have to tell your story in book form, but get your story out there. Open up your truth to anybody, especially people that you trust. Since writing my memoir, I've had women that I've worked with for several years now coming to tell me that they too have experienced the same custody battle that I had. I wish I knew at the time when they were going through it because it could have served as a resource for me and for others. But the shame associated with what we've been through as women, mothers, working mothers and as professional mothers it's just unheard of and you feel alone. But that's when you let your silence win.
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In Custody MD: Fighting for the Woo, Dr. Adwoafuaa Nwokocha delivers a raw, gripping memoir chronicling her descent into the high-stakes hell of family court. What begins as a love story between two med school students unravels into a devastating custody battle against her ex-husband—an elite cardiac surgeon with the money, lawyers, and manipulative tactics to weaponize the legal system.
Told with vulnerability, humor, and razor-sharp clarity, this book is far more than a courtroom drama. It's a powerful indictment of how race, gender, and power intersect in modern custody disputes. It’s about motherhood under siege, the systemic bias against working Black mothers, and the resilience it takes to fight back—not just for justice, but for your children’s future.
You’ll meet unforgettable characters—from scheming nannies to indifferent judges to a community of women who refuse to back down. Through it all, Dr. Nwokocha proves that love, truth, and maternal instinct are forces even the most stacked system can’t erase.
If you’ve ever felt powerless in the face of injustice—or wondered how far a mother would go to protect her children—this book is your answer.
Locations or links where books can be purchased:
Ingramspark
Draft2Digital
Kobo
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