For over three decades, Andrew S. Bonci, DC, has been a dedicated clinician, educator, and writer, blending the art of healing with the power of words. Since beginning his clinical practice in 1989, he has touched countless lives—first in the vibrant heart of New York’s Greenwich Village and later in the Greater Kansas City area. His career reflects a deep commitment to both patient care and the education of future healthcare professionals.

A Healer and Educator

Andrew’s expertise extends far beyond the adjustment table. For seven years, he served as an associate professor and department chair of diagnostic sciences at a major chiropractic college in the Midwest, shaping the minds of aspiring practitioners. His courses—ranging from neuromusculoskeletal diagnosis and geriatrics to infectious diseases and clinical laboratory diagnosis—underscore his multidisciplinary approach to health. Today, he continues to serve patients in Overland Park, Kansas, offering chiropractic care and specialized aromatic wellness consultations.

A Voice in Aromatic Poetry and Well-Being

When not in the clinic, Andrew channels his passion for wellness and literature into writing. An accomplished author, he publishes works on aromatic wellness and didactic poetry, exploring the intersections of science, healing, and art. His books, available on Amazon.com, reflect his unique ability to educate and inspire. He also gives back to his professional community by teaching license renewal seminars for chiropractors in Missouri and Kansas.

A Multilingual Life, Rooted in Nature

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Andrew embraces a global perspective in his work and personal life. At home, he shares a peaceful sanctuary with his wife, Dr. Ragan Fairchild-Bonci, surrounded by a thriving native garden that attracts birds, butterflies, and the occasional curious neighbor. Their household is joyfully shared with two dogs and two cats, adding warmth and lively companionship to their days.

Whether through his hands-on care, his engaging lectures, or his thought-provoking writing, Andrew remains a dynamic force in holistic health—forever learning, teaching, and healing.

Lastly, within the community where he works, they know him and endearingly refer to him as Andrés. This is true for both Spanish and English speakers. Therefore, you will encounter the name Andrés when reference is made to him. It is a form of his name that he embraces.

Healing requires both deep knowledge and a nuanced understanding of the human experience. That’s why I’ve dedicated my career to advanced study across disciplines—from the science of movement to the complexities of trauma and stress. My credentials include:

• Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology – Laying the foundation for understanding the body in motion.

• Doctor of Chiropractic – Mastery of spinal health, musculoskeletal function, and holistic pain management.

• Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Christian Studies – Exploring the intersection of faith, resilience, and healing.

• Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress – Specialized training in helping patients navigate trauma’s physical and emotional toll.

• Fellow, American Institute of Stress – Expertise in mitigating the impact of chronic stress on the body.

• Certification, Aromatherapy Safety Profession from the American College of Healthcare Sciences, Portland, Oregon.

• Certification in Cannabis Health & Medicine – Evidence-based insights into plant medicine for pain, anxiety, and restorative sleep.

These qualifications aren’t just titles. They’re tools. Whether I’m adjusting a spine or crafting an aromatic poem, my approach is informed by decades of learning and listening. True expertise means meeting you where you are.

I will remember that influence is never neutral.
I will not confuse fragrance with cure, nor symbolism with authority.
I will practice restraint before intervention and humility before certainty.

I will not use another’s suffering to enlarge my identity or my need to be needed.
I will remain psychologically honest, emotionally grounded, and attentive to beauty—so that what I offer others lives also in me.
I will cultivate silence, reflection, friendship, rest, poetry, and reverence for ordinary life.

Exhaustion distorts judgment.
I will care for my own nervous system so my presence does not become coercive or hollow.
I will remain teachable, respect the limits of my authority, and refer when referral is wiser than accompaniment.
I will not promise transformation.
I will compose conditions in which another person may breathe more freely.

The client is not a project, a market, a diagnosis, or a reflection of myself.
I will strive to leave people freer than I found them.
When I can no longer practice with clarity, tenderness, restraint, and truth, I will pause rather than pretend.

The calling is not mastery over others.
It is smaller than that—and far more difficult:
To remain awake, gentle, truthful, and permeable to beauty in an age of distraction, acceleration, performance, and exhaustion.
To accompany suffering without exploiting it.
To remember that the practitioner is also a fragile human moving through the same uncertain world.

The work is not merely to compose aromatic poems.
The work is to become the person capable of writing them truthfully.

My mother, Antoinette, deserves special mention here. At 91 years of age, she remains a force to be reckoned with. Though time has made her body more fragile, her mind remains remarkably clear, discerning, and alive.

We still speak by phone for two to four hours each week. In those conversations, we catch up on the ordinary events of life, but we also wander into deeper territory: family, memory, aging, grief, faith, writing, and the clinical encounters that continue to shape my work. Again and again, her questions sharpen my thinking. Her insight steadies me. Her lived wisdom reminds me that a well-examined life does not belong only to scholars, clinicians, or writers. It belongs to anyone who has suffered, loved, endured, and kept showing up.

Antoinette’s life continues to inspire and illuminate the path of those who come to know her. Her story is the heart of my book, A Well-Seasoned Life, which invites readers on the journey of her long, faithful, difficult, humorous, and deeply human life.