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Samantha Bushika is a writer, creator, coach, and living proof that rock bottom can be the foundation you rebuild your life on. After nearly two decades lost in heroin addiction and the revolving doors of jail, divinely guided, she clawed her way back into the light, one gritty, imperfect step at a time, proving them all wrong (#ProveThemAllWrong).

Today, she is ten years sober, a homeowner, a mom of two late-in-life miracles, a certified coach, a Certified Reiki, sound, & crystal healing practitioner, and a woman who refuses to let shame, fear, or society’s labels define her.

Sam is the founder of Progressing Not Perfecting, an Alternative Holistic Wellness & Personal Transformation Platform: built on raw honesty, resilience, authenticity, and transformation. Sam's work blends recovery, spirituality, and personal growth in ways that are real, unpolished, and deeply human.

Sam shares that she writes to connect. She creates to heal, and she shares because she knows what it’s like to feel broken and forgotten—and she also knows what it’s like to rise anyway. Sam doesn't preach perfection. Quite the opposite, really. She's here to prove that progress is powerful, messy, and enough.

Whether through her blog, coaching, her ember series, digital products, or guided meditations, Sam is very clear: her mission is simple: to help others find hope in their darkest places, reclaim their voice, and remember who they are because she never had that.

You can find Sam's platform at https://www.samanthabushika.com.