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I am switching careers!
I am not taking on new doula clients.
From September 2024 and on I only work with repeat clients.

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​Who is Matilda Lindén CD(PALS)?

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A grounding touch and calming words go a long way. *Posted with permission.
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I take on many roles as a doula. Sometimes as a hairstylist! *Posted with permission.

A little bit about me.

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Baby girl A, 2 hrs old. *Posted with permission.
I am a certified birth doula and have attended over 230 births in and around Seattle since May 2010.
I was born and raised in Sweden and have lived in Seattle since early 2002. I currently live just south of Seattle with my wife and teenager.

I became passionate about pregnancy and birth when I was pregnant with my child, born in August 2009. After reading book after book, being active in my online community, taking prenatal yoga classes and birth classes, I realized that this was something that I wanted to keep working with after the birth. I just didn't want it to end.

I took the Birth Doula Training at The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Seattle Midwifery School, now at Bastyr, in January of 2010. I have been certified with DONA International and am currently certified with PALS Doulas.


When I'm not working I spend time with my family. Throughout the years my kid and I have read the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson books together, and are now working our way through the Merlin series, and watching the Marvel movies. We sing a lot together, and the instruments in our house are played daily. We also really like going on adventures in and around Seattle.
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I love practicing yoga. I don't think that I would have been able to go through my very, very long labor without the breathing and relaxation techniques that I learned on the yoga mat. Yoga keeps me grounded, and strengthens me physically and mentally, both of which are very important in my role as a doula.

Music has always been a passion of mine, and I went to Cornish College of the Arts and graduated in 2007 as a jazz vocalist. I am currently a member of Ancora, a women's choir in Seattle. Don't be surprised, I might sing a little tune during labor or in a postpartum meeting!
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​My wife, Andrea, and I enjoy taking our dogs for walks, watch movies, spending time with our friends, cooking (and eating!), and occasionally going on a motorcycle ride.

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Gondola ride up Crystal Mountain with Mt. Rainier in the background.
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Boat trip on Puget Sound with friends.
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Finding inner peace and strength with yoga.

Trainings & Certifications.

January 2010 - DONA approved Labor Support Training at The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Supporting the Journey, Avoiding the Obstacles: Working with VBAC clients"
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Ready, Set, Rebozo! Rebozo Uses for the Childbearing Year"
April 2012 - Advanced Doula Training "B.R.A.S. - Breastfeeding Resources, Applications, and Skills for Doulas"
May 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Pacific Association of Labor Support
September 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with DONA International
January 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Placenta Encapsulation"
February 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "The use of TENS unit in labor"
April 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "When a baby is sick or dies"
May 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Powerful Prenatals"
July 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "
Supporting LGBTQ families"
April 2014 - Advanced Doula Training "HypnoBirthing for birth workers"
May 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Pacific Association of Labor Support
September 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with DONA International
April 2016 - Advanced Doula Training "Spinning Babies"
June 2016 - Workshop for Acupressure in labor and postpartum.
October 2016 - NW Doula Conference
​November 2016 - Webinar "Compassionate Healing: Recovery from Traumatic Birth for Parents and Providers" 
​October 2017 - NW Doula Conference
May 2018 - Advanced Doula Training "When the Unexpected Happens: Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth"
June 2018 - A Day of Learning with Penny Simkin
August 2018 - Recertified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Pacific Association of Labor Support
January 2019 - Advanced Doula Training "Powerful Postpartums"
​June 2019 - Introduction to Midwifery Assistant Training
October 2019 - NW Doula Conference
February 2020 - Craniosacral Therapy 1
October 2020 - Postpartum Doula Training
September 2021 - Recertified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Pacific Association of Labor Support


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