Three home births, painless birth, the mind-body connection, and chiropractic care in pregnancy

Arrivals: A Birth Story Podcast · Mar 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

This week, Merelise is joined by chiropractor and mama, Dr. Rachel Stockwell, who shares the incredible stories of her three, beautiful water births at home.

Rachel is a second generation chiropractor who grew up ingrained in the birth community and knew from a young age that she would always want to give birth to her own children at home. During her third home birth, Rachel experienced a rare occurrence - an intense mental and emotional block that led to her being fully dilated, but without any pain, urge to push, or really any other signs of labor. Thankfully, her midwife was able to have a…