25/06/2019
You were truly outstanding Mickey Mongan....Well said Anthea Thomas
In life there are many people that have a fire burning within to change and heal the world, but it is only the few that truly do.
When we have an exceptional and burning woman come to the world with a new paradigm and spreads an idea that challenges the status quo, they cause unrest with those comfortable, but importantly they touch the hearts of those that need the message most, and through their vision and unapologetic philosophy, they shift and shake a culture to wake up a part of people (or women) that has been forgotten or taken away.
Mickey has been that ‘burning woman’, that in previous times, may have been burned at the stake for her beliefs and determination to spread the message and truth of the normalcy of birth. It took thick skin, courage, determination and a strong belief to spread this message, 1 family at a time.
Over the years as a practitioner I had sometimes seen Mickey’s strength or filter-less views as harsh, but began to realise that this is the reason that she has managed to impact so many people, and how she has managed to prevent so many thousands of women from living with birth trauma.
Through working with Mickey as a Faculty member I saw that this intelligent, kind, soft hearted and authentic woman was not only changing the history of birthing, but also impacting first chapters of children’s lives with the gift of conscious, empowered parents, that is giving each of these children the chance to continue to write their stories with these lessons imprinted at a cellular level. The extent of the impact and ripple effect that she has had will never truly be known, and almost too great to fathom.
To Maura and all the family, thank you for sharing her with us. Our thoughts are with you as you adjust your lives without her, but I hope you take great comfort and pride in knowing that the world is mourning her and we will all be forever changed by her vision. Mickey is now an integral part of the history of birth, as she is a part of all of us who have known her and been touched by her message and incredible program of positive birth.
Xx Anthea Thomas - Faculty Member Australia
