Windy-Dae Doula

07/21/2025

07/16/2025

Hello, my name is Justice (she/they). It would be an honor to serve you.
I'm a doula because I've always been in awe of the miracle of birth and life's changes. I'm passionate about helping others to feel empowered. I care about making sure people of all beliefs and backgrounds have personalized and affirming support. I identify with the LGBTQ+ community and I have a chronic illness. I specialize in serving families who have marginalized identities. I focus on trauma-informed and inclusive care.
When I'm not busy with school I love to read books, write poetry, craft, and spend time in nature. I'm Christian and am currently in my first year of seminary (pastor school) to become ordained with the PC(USA) and earn Marriage and Family Therapy counseling licensure
If you are interested in getting to know me and learning about the services I offer, check out the linktree on my page.

07/09/2025

I've made an update to my website, about what I specialize in and why:

I identify with the LGBTQ+ community and I have a chronic illness. I have worked with families experiencing high-risk pregnancies. I specialize in serving families who have marginalized identities. I see the complexity of the medical system and how things families have little or no control over may affect their care, and this upsets me. I have experienced aspects of this myself, and I navigate medical settings where doctors often tell me, "I don't know". You may be wondering, "If Justice has a chronic illness, will that affect her ability to care for me?" I do not accept clients if I am experiencing or anticipating a flare-up of my illness. An important part of this work includes making sure that I will be able to care for families I serve. This means that if I'm not feeling well, I will direct you to other doulas in the area. I do not anticipate this getting in the way of my ability to serve families I've committed to. It hasn't stopped me in the past, and I've been diagnosed as chronically ill for a few years now. I know how to manage my symptoms so they don't interfere with my ability to support families.
(Photo from, "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn)

05/22/2024

Hello Dear Folks,

My May has been filled with fishing. Fly-fishing to be more specific. I have been taking a class called, "Always A River: Fishing In Lit". I am now officially a fly-fisherman and learned from guides on the AuSable. I'm learning new things every day about what it means to be human. A lot of this, I've learned from the river. Below is an excerpt from my final essay. I love writing, probably almost as much as I love helping people, and fishing.
I have learned to love, as do all honorable fishermen. I have learned to love and let that love spread over everything I greet, everything I see, everything I ever dream to be. The dream is within me, it isn’t a mystery. I love who I am becoming, just as the river loves me. She entices me with whispers like the water of the womb. I feel I belong in her tomb. I will never die, my spirit will live on like my lost fly. There is nothing to yearn for when she holds me. The rocks and my pole, they mold me; tether me to the ground and silence all sounds of mourning. I need no warning to love. I never have. There never was. Bruises adorn my knees like kisses from the stream; it’s no fault that I fell; it’s all part of the dream. I am part of the dream.
I have learned to live, as do all honorable fishermen. I have learned to live, and let live, and let God take care of me. Let me take care of me. On the water, life does not question itself. Life hears it’s own call to shelter and brings itself there. Life congregates in the bubbles of home and allows itself to fester. “Why do I test her?” I ask myself. What does the river have to prove? Nothing. The river is a life, within a life, within herself, and the balance of nature. It asks no questions; it fears no danger. Worry isn’t necessary; prayer is the anchor. The river worships itself, kissing the ground it moves along. It reaches, and feeds, and remembers, and recedes where it’s not needed. The water doesn’t stop itself, doesn’t care to know where it’s going. The water trusts itself; knows what path is worth flowing on. The water is my teacher. It is so easy to forget, and so hard to remember. So I will catch more fish.
I am still accepting clients for 2024

03/25/2024

Since I'm starting out this journey, I figured it's a good time to explore my values. Here are the most important things to me as a supporter.

03/07/2024

My current favorite thing about being a doula is finding creative ways to provide personalized support. I am so grateful to be invited as part of this season of life for my clients. ❤️
Doulas aren't only support for a birthing parent. As a doula, I serve the whole family unit in time of transition with new life. During pregnancy, I help brainstorm a birth plan and learn about what makes the birthing parent feel most held. We discuss resources and how the family is feeling about their new life. During birth, I'll help each supporter find ways to contribute meaningfully. I'll help with meditation, massage, mantras, etc... After birth, I could stop by and tidy up living spaces. I could make the family a warm meal and discuss their feelings about recent experiences. It's all up to the birthing parent to decide what kind of support they would like. ❤️

03/04/2024

Exciting News! Make Parenting a Pleasure – Spring 2024 cohort registration is open!

Join our free 12-session class for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of kids aged 0-8. Classes start April 11, 2024 from 6:00-8:00pm at Child Advocacy and continue every Thursday and Sunday until May 23, 2024. Some key topics covered in this course are:
- Informational, Social, and Emotional Support
- Guidance in Parental Self-Care
- Tools for Creating a Positive, Nurturing Environment
For more information, contact Ashley at 989-463-1422 or ashley@childadvocacy.net.

Registration required: https://forms.gle/xCNgJ37fi4NQbWeg9

02/28/2024

I am offering flexible payment options for my 2024 clients, these families will help me to earn certification.

02/28/2024

The Michigan Paid Leave for All Coalition (MIPaidLeave4All) is working to make sure all Michiganders have access to paid family leave and earned paid sick time. Right now they are working to pass the Family Leave Optimal Coverage bill as well as to build support for the MI Time to Care case that will soon be in front of the MI Supreme Court. Please reach out to Aisha Wells at aisha@motheringjustice.org with any questions about their efforts or how to join the coalition.

Here is a little more about their efforts:

Family Leave Optimal Coverage (FLOC) was introduced by Senator Erika Geiss (SB 332/SB 333) and Representative Helena Scott (HB 4574/HB 4575) in May 2023. It is a state-run paid family leave program that would provide eligible employees with up to 15 weeks of paid leave, giving workers time away from their jobs to take care of their health, care for a family member, including parental leave.

MI Time to Care court case: In 2018, the legislature used an unconstitutional process called "adopt and amend" to prevent Michigan Voters from deciding on earned paid sick time and minimum wage ballot proposals, so the MI Time to Care Coalition filed a case claiming this process as unconstitutional. It has been picked up by the Supreme Court and we are looking to have community organizations show their support for that case through amicus briefs, which is something someone who is not a party in a case can file with unique expertise. You will not need to write this (unless you want to!) but there will be a community brief for organizations to sign on to.

The Michigan Paid Leave For All (MiPaidLeave4All) is a coalition of individuals, businesses, community groups and nonprofit organizations that are willing to commit to organize and fight for the right of EVERY worker in Michigan to have access to PAID Family Leave Optimal Coverage to take care of themselves and their loved ones when they are ill. While always growing, the Michigan Paid Leave for All Coalition is led by Mothering Justice, and includes A Better Balance, Caring Across Generations, Detroit Action, Family Values @ Work, MOSES, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network, Oakland Forward, One Fair Wage, ROC-Michigan, State Innovation Exchange, The Arc Michigan, and United for Respect. For more information please contact Aisha Wells (aisha@motheringjustice.org).

Information Obtained from the Gratiot County Breastfeeding Coalition.

12/06/2023

We are so excited to be hosting this FREE Training!

11/21/2023

Updated Childbirth Education & Breastfeeding Basics Flier for Isabella County.

📣BIG NEWS❗❗️

Childbirth Education will be coming to Clare & Gladwin Counties.🙌🫶

Dates and times will be posted in the near future😉

11/20/2023

😊❤️Here's a brief overview of what services are included in my contract. My website is up and running if you have questions or would like to schedule a consultation. It's linked in my bio.

“If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use it.”
– John Kennell, M.D., pediatrician – Birth with Confidence