Happy “Spotlight Day”!
Today, I’m excited to share with you some of this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community.
Let’s dive in!
Inspiring Freedom
This week, CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Jenna Force from Arizona, US celebrated 2 years smoke-free.
Jenna used to smoke for 25 years and then vaped for 5 years non-stop. She felt too addicted and didn’t believe she could ever be free.
After joining the program, she did all the steps and had her last vape.
The result? She has zero desire to smoke or vape.
She’s free!
If you feel afraid, worried, or doubtful you’ll ever be free, know you’re not alone.
This is what Jenna recently shared with our program members group:
“On September 10, 2023 I felt the same exact way. I believe in this program more than I believe in most things because I am celebrating two years on the 11th of this month. I can be around nicotine in a vape or cigarette and I do not care for it at all. I have zero desire. I am grateful to wake up each day not seeking/craving nicotine so intensely I cant think of anything else! I just simply don’t want it. I got my life back.
I smoked for 25 years, I double fisted vapes for the last five- no joke one in each hand.
Today, I don’t even think about it anymore. You can. You will. Keep shining and get excited about this next chapter, it’s amazing!”
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Pauline Westfield from England, UK celebrated 6 years smoke-free! When she first joined the CBQ Program, Pauline was not at all excited to say goodbye to her cigarettes. She enjoyed smoking a lot, but after smoking for over 40 years up to 30 a day, she felt she had to quit – or at least try.
Despite being skeptical, Pauline did every exercise and every step outlined in the CBQ Program. By day 5 of the program, she felt excited to quit. By day 8, she couldn’t wait! She smoked her last cigarette.
And 6 years later, she’s still a happy non-smoker!
Now Pauline is over 70 years old and feels like 20. Her inspiring journey started when she attended the free CBQ webinar 6 years ago.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Pauline as part of CBQ’s Ask An Ex series. You can watch Pauline sharing her story of how she quit smoking with the Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Program:
Inspiring Quit Smoking Benefits
This week, CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Gary Richmond from Michigan, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free. While interviewing Gary, he told me he smoked his first cigarette when he was just 13 years old. Then, he said, “I smoked for 33 years up to 2 packs a day”. He tried to quit on his own but it didn’t stick. He even switched to vaping but ended up smoking and vaping.
After coming across the CBQ Method, Gary decided to join the members’ program and give it a try. To his surprise, by day 10 of the program he could not smoke more than 2 cigarettes. He quit, and 4 years later, he’s still a happy non-smoker… who has saved over $10000 from not smoking.
You can watch Gary sharing his story on this Ask An Ex episode:
To your freedom,
Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)
Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Method™
P.S. Feeling inspired to break up with nicotine… but don’t know how ready you are to say goodbye? Take this quiz to find out how ready you are to quit smoking this year:
cbqquiz.com
This free assessment will reveal your “Readiness to Quit Smoking” score, show you how close you are to success, identify what might be sabotaging your efforts, and suggest the next best step to take. It’s insightful, personalized, and quick!
