Certified Doula and HypnoBirthing@ Childbirth Educator
Amanda Matthews- Owner, CD(DONA), HBCE, CCE, PPD
🏆 Amanda Matthews is the recipient of the 2026 LUXlife Parent & Baby Award for Best Holistic Birth Support – Inland Empire, recognizing her commitment to providing compassionate, personalized, and evidence-based support for growing families throughout Southern California.
As your doula, I walk alongside you, offering knowledge, encouragement, and unwavering support so you can blossom in your own unique journey. Birth may be unpredictable, but one truth remains constant: you are wonderfully made. You are capable, embraced with strength, grace, and a sense of peace that surrounds and carries you through the sacred journey that is childbirth.
As a mother, I know firsthand how transformative birth can be. Each of my own births was a unique experience that deepened my respect for the birthing process and the strength within every woman. I believe every birthing woman deserves to feel heard, supported, and empowered. Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, home birth, or something in between, I’m here to help you feel confident and cared for every step of the way.
I am also a HypnoBirthing® Certified Childbirth Educator, passionate about helping families prepare for birth through evidence-based education, deep relaxation, and confidence-building tools. With both knowledge and compassionate support, I aim to create a space where you feel connected to your body, your baby, and your choices.
I serve families throughout the Inland Empire and surrounding areas, and I would be honored to walk alongside you during this beautiful, life-changing season.
This work is truly my heart, and I’m humbled each time I’m invited into the sacred space of birth. I would be honored to support you on your journey.
🌸 My Birth Philosophy 🌸
I believe that birth is a natural and transformative process—just as every flower knows how to bloom, every woman’s body was beautifully and intentionally designed by God to give birth. We are fearfully and wonderfully made, created with purpose and equipped with an innate wisdom that guides both mother and baby through the sacred journey of childbirth. With the right environment, knowledge, and support, birth can be embraced with strength, grace, and a sense of peace that surrounds and carries you through the sacred journey that is childbirth.
Education is the root of empowerment. When families understand how birth works and the choices available to them, they can enter labor with calm and confidence instead of fear, trusting in the innate wisdom and design within them. Advocacy is the sunlight that nurtures growth—every family deserves to feel respected, heard, and supported in their decisions.
As your doula, I walk alongside you, offering knowledge, encouragement, and unwavering support so you can blossom in your own unique journey. I honor both your birth preferences and your faith, and I strive to cultivate an atmosphere of comfort, prayerful peace, and confidence as your birth unfolds. Birth may be unpredictable, but one truth remains constant: you are wonderfully made, deeply loved, and you are fully capable.
LUXlife Award | DONA Certified | HypnoBirthing® Gold Seal Certified | Spinning Babies® Trained | Acupressure for Labor Certified | CPR Certified | Background Check Certified | HIPAA Certified
Certified Doula and HypnoBirthing@ Childbirth Educator
Katarina Lunde- CD (DONA), PPD, HBCE
Katarina is a DONA certified birth and postpartum doula serving families in Orange County and San Diego. With a tender, Christ-centered approach, she supports families through labor, birth, and early postpartum with compassion, prayerful peace, and evidence-based care.
Katarina has been my constant and reliable backup for every birth I attend, faithfully caring for families with the same heart of service and commitment. Her calming presence, gentle spirit, and devotion to helping parents feel supported make her a true blessing to the families she serves.
Rooted in her belief that every baby’s arrival is a God-designed moment, Katarina walks alongside families with encouragement, hands-on comfort, thoughtful guidance, and a deep respect for the sacredness of birth. She strives to ensure each family feels confident, cared for, and surrounded with grace.
🌸 Katarina's Birth Philosophy 🌸
I believe women are capable to birth safely and naturally with little to no medical intervention, by cultivating an educated support team and an environment of comforting peace, encouraging prayer, & gentle guidance. As a Christian, I honor the miraculous and precious gift from God each baby is, the beauty of pregnancy, and the calling of motherhood. Each stage is a beautiful and transformative opportunity of faith and surrender in submitting our heart's desires to the Lord, surrendering our worries to Him, standing firm in faith, and trusting God in how He has created us. My heart in supporting mamas in their journeys is to empower you, pray with you, advocate for you in love, and embrace God's grace and mercy in your pregnancy and birth.
DONA Certified | CPR Certified | Background Check Certified | HIPAA Certified