Inspiring Conversations with Bonnie Fischer, D.C. of AlignSD Wellness Center

Today we’d like to introduce you to Bonnie Fischer, D.C.

Hi Bonnie, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hi there! I am a family-oriented chiropractor, located in the Mission Valley area, who has been serving our San Diego community since graduating in 2008. As a new grad, I started my business in 2009 not really knowing what area of chiropractic I wanted to specialize in, but serendipity has a way of showing up to place you on the path you’re meant to take. My practice was slow to grow, as I was also working a full-time job in biotech, but while driving one day, I heard an advertisement on the radio by a local acupuncture fertility clinic. They sounded like they were really strong in their focus and good at marketing (which I had zero experience with) so I decided to reach out to see if there was a business opportunity there. I ended up moving my practice to their office in 2011 and started to learn a lot about fertility and pregnancy care for women. I fell in love! I knew that working with women was where I was meant to serve and in 2013, I completed continuing education to get certified in Webster Technique through the ICPA.
Fast forward several years and one underlying theme that kept coming to my attention was the lack of reliable and informed decision-making resources for women transitioning into motherhood and recovering during their postpartum journey. I knew that all of my years of clinical experience could be put to better use, so in 2018 I decided to open AlignSD Wellness Center. My dream was to own and operate an integrated clinic that served our local mothers with a welcoming, caring, evidence-based approach to wellness care. I wanted to create a safe space where women could come to create community, feel empowered about their bodies, and heard when they shared the challenges they faced, as well as offer top of the line chiropractic care.

Since then, we have had the pleasure of adding acupuncture and massage services, as well as infrared sauna therapy to our suite of offerings to best serve our clients. Our beautifully decorated reception area, which is intentionally designed to feel like a cozy room in your friend’s house, is a great space to host workshops and events to bring our community together. In addition, we’ve worked hard over the years to network with San Diego’s top maternal health experts to bring all the best resources to our clients. I always tell my patients that if there is something I’m unable to directly help them with, there’s a pretty good chance that I know the best person to direct them to.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I have been in practice now for 13 years and each year has brought its own set of obstacles to overcome. The COVID pandemic hit us hard, like most small businesses. We’ve been constantly having to pivot and come up with alternatives to still be able to deliver the quality care that our clients have come to expect and appreciate from us.

For instance, prior to the pandemic, we created a postpartum workshop that brought together several maternal health providers covering a variety of resources for women transitioning into motherhood. Our workshop was meant to be held in-person so that we could help mothers forge new relationships with other local mothers. At the same time, our attendees would glean insightful information on some of the challenges that they may potentially face during postpartum and how to navigate them. This workshop was meant to be AlignSD’s flagship offering to our community. Of course, in-person events came to a screeching halt in 2020 so I was faced with another decision; cancel the series or pivot into a new format. For the past two years, I have been working on collaborating with our panel of experts to reinvent the workshop into an online course. I’m excited to say that all of our sessions have been recorded and edited and will be ready to launch soon! I’m absolutely thrilled by the content and can’t wait to share the information we’ve put together for expecting parents. This maybe wasn’t how I originally envisioned the series in 2018, but I now believe that AlignSD’s postpartum course, Blooming Into Motherhood, will work out for the best as we will be able to help a much larger group of women. Hopefully one day soon, we’ll be able to get back to offering our workshop in-person again so that we can still focus on building community ties.

We’ve been impressed with AlignSD Wellness Center, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
My passion and purpose in life is to offer exceptional chiropractic care to women searching for fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum support. In addition to my Webster certification, I completed a year’s worth of continuing education to be highly trained and knowledgeable in adjusting infants and children.

For busy moms who cannot let body aches and pains get in the way of balancing work or home life, AlignSD Wellness Center is the premier provider of gentle, non-invasive, drug-free chiropractic care. We provide our clients with the cost-effective care they need in a family-friendly environment that respects their busy schedules. Unlike other healthcare providers our clients may have seen in the past, our team of caring providers really listen to patient’s needs and search for the underlying cause of the problem. Our practice excels at prioritizing the needs of busy moms and their families.

Are there any books, apps, podcasts or blogs that help you do your best?
Yes, absolutely! I LOVE podcasts. I try to start each day by listening to an uplifting and informative podcast to get me in the right mindset to focus on patient care. I’m a big fan of ICPA’s podcast, Pathways to Family Wellness. It’s a great resource for holistic care with a family-based approach that I often recommend my patients listen to. I’m also a big fan of Oprah’s Super Soul podcast and anything featuring Brené Brown.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://alignsd.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alignsd_wellnesscenter/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alignsdwellnesscenter
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/bonnie-fischer-d-c-alignsd-wellness-center-san-diego