Nasia Davos

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 Milestone

Jennifer Leonowens from Guatemala celebrated 5 years smoke-free! Jenny, an incredible clinical psychologist, had tried many times to quit smoking with one-on-one therapy, hypnosis, nicotine patches, and vaping, etc. As she told me herself during this Ask An Ex interview, nothing worked for her and quitting smoking was the one thing she couldn’t do.

After attending a CBQ webinar, Jenny decided to join the CBQ Program, did every step, and found her forever freedom!

This is what she shared “As a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, I found it congruent and instructive; one day leading to the next. The exercises helped a lot. Every day before starting the new set of videos I would go through the pdf sheets of the previous day as well as my personal notes. This practice kept me focused and on track. I, like many others, had tried to become smoke-free previously with no success. It was your Cognitive Behavioral system that was effective and sustainable.

Again, thank you. I’ve come a long way from that person I used to be that looked for every, and any, opportunity to have a cigarette, even if it meant sacrificing the moment with others.”

Inspiring Transformation: Vape-Free

Today, CBQ Program member Kellie Langan from South Carolina, US, is celebrating 3 years vape-free!! Kellie quit vaping on March 12, 2022. She was a smoker who switched to vaping, thinking it was the answer to quitting smoking. As many of you have experienced first-hand, vaping quickly becomes even more engrained in our lives.

That’s what happened to Kellie, and even though she wanted to quit nicotine for good, she couldn’t put her vape down. She tried to quit on her own, many times, but nothing really worked until she joined the CBQ Program.

As Kellie shared, she was able to let go of vaping with the CBQ Program and even enjoyed the process! Not only that, but the CBQ program opened her up to new ways of thinking and showed her how to change anything she wanted in her life.

Powerful!

This is Kellie holding her CBQ Success Certificate:

3 years later, Kellie is still a happy non-vaper! You can watch a short video of her sharing her experience here.

Inspiring Moment & Advice

Since last week’s spotlight, CBQ Program member Viviana Castañeda from Queensland, Australia celebrated 1 year smoke-free! Viviana was a smoker for 20 years and really wanted to quit

“I tried everything to quit and nothing worked, I was desperate mostly because I could not understand my behaviour, I was smoking and saying I do not want to smoke, it was horrible.”

But after watching my videos on YouTube, Viviana decided to join the CBQ Program.

What happened?

This is what she recently shared with the CBQ Community:

“On March 6th, 2025, I’ll be celebrating one year smoke-free! The anxiety, frustration, and disappointment was one of the toughest challenges of my life. But after I took Nasia’s program. Today, I stand proud. Regaining control feels incredible!

Quitting was not painful like other times. breaking free from smoking is a huge accomplishment for me.Huge thanks to Nasia for this amazing program, it opened my eyes and helped me reclaim my power. Here’s my pic, I’m beyond happy to share this milestone with all of you!”

I hope this week’s tips and stories showed you that you, too, can write your own success story.

As always, a big thank you goes out to all of our amazing members who gave me permission to share their stories with you.

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!

Start Your “How ready are you to quit smoking?” Quiz Here

Happy “Spotlight Day” & Happy March!

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 Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Katia Massey from the UK celebrated 4 years vape-free! Katia used to smoke, and in an attempt to quit, she switched to vaping. As she told me herself during our interview, vaping was more addictive and became an inseparable part of her life for years. She couldn’t do anything or go anywhere without it. On top of that, she felt intense guilt and health anxiety because she vaped non-stop. Every attempt to quit made Katia feel deprived and turn to emotional eating, and she hated that.

Katia knew she had to try something different, and the CBQ Program was different. After completing the process, she stopped seeing vaping as something of value and broke the hand-mouth habit.

4 years later, Katia is still a happy non-vaper and enjoys her life with her husband!

This is Katia with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Inspiring Success

Two days ago, CBQ Program member Lisa Kolden Schlichting from North Dakota, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free! 2 years ago, Lisa was terrified of quitting smoking. She said “My biggest fear was that I would change and become angry and resentful as I did during past cessation attempts.” A smoker of over 35 years, every time she tried to quit she felt deprived and unhappy. After researching online and attending a CBQ webinar, Lisa decided to join the CBQ Program, did every step and succeeded! This is the first time she feels good without cigarettes. In her own words, “This time was completely different because this program helped me be a happy non-smoker, not a deprived smoker. 🙂 Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

This is Lisa with her CBQ Success Certificate:

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!

Start Your “How ready are you to quit smoking?” Quiz Here

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 Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Deborah Lemmer from Colorado, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free! Deborah quit smoking just before turning 60 years old, and changing her mindset was the key to success.

She was skeptical about investing in something online (which makes so much sense especially in today’s world!) but she knew she can trust the CBQ, took a leap of faith, and she’s now free!

Three years ago, Deborah did not believe she could live without cigarettes. Now, she says, “I marvel at how easy it really was.”

Deborah’s tips and what she learned from the CBQ Program

• You don’t need a special date to quit smoking. Your quit date will become special once you succeed.
• How to face challenges as a non-smoker and find it easy: Remember your thoughts trick your emotions into feeling you’re missing something, but you can change those thought patterns.
• If smoking does not align with your values and what’s important to you in life, then what’s holding you back is the limiting belief you can’t do it.
• Every area in your life can be reprogrammed.
• Live by the acronym “NOPE” – Not One Puff Ever.
• If you’re starting out, remember you CAN do it.
• Make peace with your smoker self. Don’t look back, look forward and celebrate freedom.
• Choose freedom. (This is the statement every video in the CBQ program ends with, because freedom is a choice, and as Deborah said, it’s the best life ever.)

Inspiring Story

This week, CBQ Program member Darnelle Hurd from Michigan, United States shared in the CBQ Method Page about her success of 3 years!

Once a 50 year smoker, she now has zero desire to smoke!

This is Darnelle holding her CBQ Success Certificate:

Inspiring Milestone

Yesterday, CBQ Program member Sandy Haines from Texas, US, celebrated 3 years of freedom! Sandy used to smoke 1-2 packs every day for 49 years, and she wanted to share with you what helped the most on her journey and how she smoked her last cigarette.

In her own words, “My Freedom date was February 25, 2022. I am over-the-moon happy. I am still in awe that I was able to do this.”

“I had started to cut down and was smoking only 5 cigarettes per day for about a week and a half before I discovered the CBQ program. But it was all willpower and very difficult. I didn’t know how I was going to do it! I have just retired, so I have very little distraction.”

Sandy knew that joining the CBQ Program was the right step for her.

“I was frustrated that all the doctors say “quit smoking” but offer no help or suggestions. I am very impressed with this program and very grateful I discovered it. I love the wealth of information, the videos, the cigarette log, the Facebook group and everything about the program.

I had my last cigarette in the evening on my front porch, playing Taylor Swift’s “We are never ever getting back together”, I read my break-up letter to my girlfriend from dance class, we both cried and she filmed the event. I gave her all my cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays to take home with her, and that was that. I was scared and nervous to go through the next day, but it ended up being fine just like Nasia said and I WAS happy! Who would have thought, right?”

3 years later, Sandy is still a happy non-smoker!

This is Sandy with her CBQ Success Certificate:

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!

Start Your “How ready are you to quit smoking?” Quiz Here

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 Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Mal Collins from England, UK, celebrated three years smoke-free! Mal smoked her first cigarette at 15 and continued smoking until she was 54. She had quit in the past using nicotine patches but still missed cigarettes and eventually relapsed.

Following that attempt, Mal shared she “made many half-hearted attempts to quit but never succeeded. Until I found this program.”

At first, Mal doubted she would succeed: “I did wonder if I was destined to be in the small percentage of those who don’t manage to quit with the CBQ, but I have.”

She found quitting smoking easy!

Now, three years after her quit date, Mal is still a happy non-smoker! (Her family is still surprised she actually quit.)

For her three-year milestone, Mal re-shared with our members-only group the video of the ritual from her last cigarette!

Inspiring Success

This week, CBQ Program member Kelly Swingen from Wisconsin, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free! A smoker for 50 years, she once believed that quitting smoking—and above all, being a happy non-smoker—was an impossible goal.

When Kelly found the CBQ Method on Facebook, she decided to gift herself the CBQ Program, hoping she could succeed. And she did!

After completing the CBQ Program, she went from “considering cigarettes to be my companion 24 hours a day” to feeling “surprised at how little I actually think about them.”

Kelly’s tip: Take your time and aim for progress not perfection

“I recently celebrated my 2 year anniversary of living a smoke-free life. I credit this solely with the CBQ program. I also had a problem feeling like I was not “getting it”. I was successful, but it took me much longer.

My mantra was progress not perfection. Please allow yourself grace. Continue to utilize this great support group. You will find that you are not alone. Move at your own speed. You will be successful.”

All the best,

Nasia

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 in 2025:
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!

Start Your “How ready are you to quit smoking in 2025?” Quiz Here