About Me

Hey y’all! I’m Micky ScottBey Jones (she/her).

I used to be a birth doula, now I’m known as The Justice Doula. That means now I accompany people as they birth non-human, precious things into the world - like love, empathy, self-compassion, liberation, healing and resilience. My work with you is about accompaniment - being a caring companion, a witness to your struggle, a curious co-learner, a gentle, firm voice asking you what you want and reminding you of the wisdom you have inside and the resources you have for more growth and resilience.

As a facilitator, my goal is “to make things easier*”. As a coach, I’m here to help you ask better questions and see possibilities to make the changes you want and need to make. The work I support through coaching or facilitating is your work to do - be it collaborate with your team on a strategic plan or come into alignment through team building exercises or improve communication as you learn your enneagram profiles and deepen self-awareness - it is my work to make it easier through skilled support and guidance.

*what does it mean to facilitate?

How do I help?

I help you do clarifying self-awareness work, identify and cultivate your values, develop skills for personal and professional growth, set goals for sustainable leadership and if working with a team, help your team reach new levels of connection and alignment.

Who do I help?

With my 20+ years of experience in various social sector fields: nonprofit, social movements, healthcare and faith communities, the people that tend to find me and resonate with me are people working in the social sector from foundations to nonprofits to community organizations.

How I often support individuals, teams and organizations:

  • Enneagram teaching, typing and coaching w/ understanding of cultural overlays & dynamics

  • Sustainable leadership practices, self-care and communal care plan development

  • Healing & resilience building practices for all people with a special atention to Black and Indigenous people & other people of color / people of the global majority and LGBTQ+ people

  • Facilitation of retreats, team building and other organizational or team processes.

  • Leadership and Life Coaching for people who are ready to build awareness and take action.

  • Support for people navigating conflict, accountability processes or “cancel campaigns”

I’m not a brand, I’m a person and who I am, including the personal lessons I’ve learned are intertwined with how I build relationships, work, teach, facilitate and coach. I lead with humanity in my work.

I am committed to the flourishing of the people of the Global Majority, of those historically targeted by colonization, patriarchy, homophobia, xenophobia and all the isms.

Because these things cause suffering for all and I want liberation for us all, I work with and support all who are committed to individual and social transformation, healing and change.  We must all heal our wounds and do our work. I’m not your average coach or facilitator, but if this resonates with you, you’re not average either. Let’s work together.

My Experience

Here are some highlights of my education and professional experience that undergirds my work:

  • I have extensive movement organizing and nonviolence philosophy and tactical training including training by Rev. James Lawson, Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra, Momentum, Faith in Action (formerly PICO) and Training for Change.

  • I have extensive facilitation training and experience including DesignShop, emergent strategy and Narrative 4 (N4) Story Exchange.

  • I have extensive program and curriculum development experience including educational cohorts, workshops, certificate programs, national and international travel based learning and spiritual transformative experiences and multi-year experiences.

  • Full CV or resume available upon request.

  • Coaching certification: I am a certified coach with the Academy of Creative Coaching and currently pursuing credentialing with the International Coaching Federation.

  • Enneagram certifications: Certified Trainer & Coach: School of Conscious Living ; Certified Teacher: The Narrative Enneagram ; Level 1 Awareness to Action Enneagram and currently pursing Level two.

  • B.A. in Consumer and Family Sciences with emphasis in Child Development and Family Studies.

  • M.A. in Intercultural Studies from NAIITS with Portland Seminary. I was theologically trained by Indigenous people of Turtle Island (the U.S. and Canada) and continue to be in community with my NAIITS elders and peers. 

My Writing

I am the author of Keep the Fires Burning: Conquering Stress and Burnout as a Mother-Baby Professional, and contributing author of Becoming Like Creoles: Living and Leading at the Intersections of Injustice, Culture and Religion, and Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers . I have also contributed to multiple volumes of the Oneing Journal through the Center for Action and Contemplation and the NAIITS Academic Journal. When it comes to the Enneagram, I’m known for the controversial article, The Enneagram is Not Just for White People and was interviewed for a 2020 Los Angeles Times article about the current moment of enneagram popularity.

My writing has been featured on many platforms including  Christians For Social Action, The Porch Magazine, Sojourners, Our Bible App, and Red Letter Christians, and I’ve been a guest on many podcasts including CTZNWELL,  The Liturgists, Lord Have Mercy and Love Period. I am currently a regular co-host on the podcast, Bruce Reyes-Chow and Friends.