Analise’s Story
When Analise and I discussed her coming on to the podcast to share her story, I honestly didn’t know exactly what she had been through in life. To sit next to her and listen to her talk so positively about the trials that she has faced, and overcame, was enlightening. I love her outlook on life. She is an incredible person.
Analise first tells us about living in California when she was young. A strange man came and lured her and her little friend away from their babysitter’s home. He took them to a park and was showing them pornographic photo’s from a magazine. He sexually assaulted Analise. After this happened she told her babysitter who denied that this could have even happened. She then told her mother, who believed her every word. Thank goodness! This helped Analise to find her voice, which years later she would have to use again in another assault case.
Analise was a college student who was enjoying what life had to offer. She went to a fraternity party one night and was sexually assaulted there. It was such an horrific assault that almost turned deadly. The doctors did not think that she was going to make it. Little did they know how fiery Analise was, and she pulled through. I’m sure it was nothing short of miraculous. Analise once again, used her voice for the good. There is now a law put in place at the University she attended. This law is to help other’s not have to go through what she did.
After all of this, Analise got married and was on the track to having a family, but unfortunately, easy wasn’t going to be a part of their vocabulary when trying to conceive. She went through a few rounds of IVF, and then she welcomed her first baby, a girl, into their home. After they had their new baby girl, and some time went by, they knew that they wanted to have another. So they went through the hoops that they needed to, to get another baby, a boy. While all of this was going on she found out that her sister, who was incarcerated, was pregnant as well, and couldn’t provide for her baby. So Analise and her husband did a courageous thing, and brought her sister’s baby boy home to live with them. They later adopted him, and he is officially a part of their family. Analise and her husband ended up having 2 more children. In the midst of all of that, her sister found out she was carrying another child, and wanted Analise to adopt this baby, but Analise and her husband felt very strongly that this baby was meant to go to someone else’s home, so they ended up working with the court, and getting the baby placed with a different family.
I am in awe of Analise and her strength. She is such a beautiful person from the inside out, and it goes to show how much I can learn from her and grow as a person. It was such an honor to listen to her speak. I hope you enjoy her episode.