Nasia Davos

Happy Spotlight Day! I’m excited to share with you this week’s news and most inspiring stories and tips from the CBQ community!

It’s always hard to pick which of all the amazing stories to share with you every week (I wish I could share them all!), so I’m hand-picking the inspiring stories that speak to the fears or needs you bring to our attention each week.

Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s spotlights!

Inspiring Journey

CBQ Program member Tracy Van Dyke from Missouri, US celebrated 2 year smoke-free! Tracy quit smoking after 40 years and remained proudly smoke-free despite facing many challenges during his first smoke-free year, like losing his beloved mother.

Since becoming a non-smoker, Tracy breathes better, feels better, and has more stamina at 61 years young!

This is what Tracy shared about his 2-year milestone:

“Nasia, happy new year! Thanks again for being here for all of us and for creating the CBQ method which is by far and without a doubt the BEST way to quit the nicotine addiction. Tomorrow on January 2nd, I will be two years a happy non smoker! Thank you!”

This is Tracy holding his CBQ Quit Smoking Success Certificate:

Inspiring Milestone

CBQ Program member Michelle Weber from Illinois, US celebrated 4 years smoke-free! She said “never thought in a million years I was able to achieve this. I still can’t believe it! Thanks to Nasia and the team and all you supporters here and friends and family who helped me through this, but especially God, without him I couldn’t have done it.”

This is Michelle with her CBQ Success Photo:

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Cari Lucas from West Virginia, US, who has been smoke-free since November 17, 2024!

Cari’s tip on the fear of failure:

“I was afraid if failure too. I’m sure many of us have tried many times to quit. I didn’t think I was ready either and set my quit date at 3 weeks out from the start of the program. I dud the program completely but slowly in order to delay as much as possible giving myself excuses. I did however finish in that 3 weeks, did all the exercises and recorded all my cigarettes for that amount of time. I am no w a happy nonsmoker after 40 years. Don’t let the fear hold you back from obtaining freedom.”

A big thank you to all our members who shared their stories! I hope this week’s spotlights inspired you and showed you that you too can succeed.

All the best,

Nasia

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Happy New Year!

On behalf of the entire CBQ Method team, we wish you to thrive in 2025!

May this new year be filled with possibility, release you from old burdens and enrich your life in every way.

To celebrate this new beginning, I can’t wait to share with you this week’s news and most inspiring stories and tips from the CBQ community!

Let’s dive in.

Inspiring Milestone

Yesterday, CBQ Program member Fred Berish from Arizona, US, celebrated 5 years smoke-free!

Fred was a smoker all his life. During his Ask An Ex interview, he shared that he started thinking about quitting when he turned 50 years old, because he wanted to make sure he’s around his family for as long as possible. Trying to quit, Fred used patches, medication and hypnosis but always felt deprived and relapsed because of cravings.

Because of his past failed attempts, Fred was skeptical when he found the CBQ Program, but he decided he would try.

The outcome shocked him. This is what Fred said:

5 years later, he’s still a happy non-smoker!

Inspiring Success

This week CBQ Program member Christine Anne from California, US, celebrated 1 year smoke-free! Christine joined the CBQ Program filled with doubt and hope. During the program, she learned the difference between mindpower and willpower, and everything changed for her.

“Thought today was 365 but it appears yesterday marked my 1 full year of being a NON-smoker! I’m so proud of myself and very happy! And I catch myself thinking “this time was so easy I just wish I had figured it out that 1st time I tried to quit!” But better late than never, as the saying goes. I will say the true difference is mind power vs will power and mind power is learning to turn off or stop the thought of wanting a cigarette, willpower is we sit and dwell on the thoughts and just try to resist acting on it, most of us have failed quit attempts because of this. As most of you know I did quit before starting the program due to procrastination, but then started to go through the program looking to help reinforce my quit. Doing so I found out what I had been doing (changing my smoking habits, challenging myself to not smoke at times I smoked the most (like driving) and using my mind to delay or refrain from smoking (I didn’t know it was called mind power then). By learning I could delay or cut out cigarettes from my daily routine and use my mind to stop the thought of smoking from settling into my brain and playing on a loop seriously helped in quitting. And going through most of this program made me see my actions leading up to smoking my last cigarette were exactly what Nasia teaches and has you practice each day in the program. Be kind to yourselves, stay positive, practice each lesson and work on not relying on willpower but mind power to stop and remove your thoughts of wanting to smoke in the moment(s). Practice and keep an open, positive mind frame and remember why you bought the program and just don’t give up on yourselves. You too can become a happy, NON-smoker!”

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Patty Davis from Florida, US. Patty smoked for 30 years and then vaped for 10 years.

“I was so proud to quit smoking by vaping. After a couple years of vaping, it became just as or more addicting than smoking. I really dug into and took seriously the program. I ended up redoing several days over as I was too scared and not ready to really quit.”

By following the CBQ Program, Patty became ready, and she quit!

“I thank God and the CBQ Method program and all the CBQ workers. Thank you!”

Patty’s tip: Trust the process

“Just take it a day at a time , do everything that course tells you to do. Don’t skip anything, don’t change anything and somehow, miraculously, your mind changes and you’re able to do it.”

A big thank you to all our members who shared their stories!

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

Happy “Spotlight Day” and Merry Christmas! In this wonderful holiday spirit, I’m thrilled to share this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community with you!

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Diane Boisvert from New York, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free… after being a smoker for 53 years. She never believed she could quit or that being a non-smoker would feel so liberating!

“I was looking on the net for a program was thinking to ask my doctor for pills to help but I did not want the side effect. So when I found you I was instantly thrilled.”

3 years after her quit date, Diane is still a happy non-smoker:

This is Diane with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Inspiring Quit Smoking Benefits

This week, CBQ Program member Jennifer Jaremback from New Jersey, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free! Jennifer’s story is amazing.

She’s an attorney and she’s been able to achieve great success in life – quitting smoking was the only thing holding her back. But after finding the CBQ Program, this changed! She broke free!

“I just completed the program, and would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m an attorney and have been lucky to find much success in my life at 41 years old. However, the one thing I could not beat was my smoking addiction. I have been smoking since I was 16, so for 25 years. I am so happy happy to report that I quit smoking with your program on December 20th, 2021.”

3 years after her quit date, Jennifer is still a happy non-smoker! The best thing? Shortly after quitting smoking, she became pregnant and is now celebrating Christmas with her precious daughter Julia!

Stories like these fuel the soul of my team and me—they’re the reason we do what we do!

Inspiring Transformation

This week, CBQ Program member Charlot Juroshek from Montana, US, celebrated 6 months smoke-free! Charlot was a smoker all her life and believed, to her core, she’s too addicted to quit smoking. In fact, she did not even want to quit because she didn’t believe she could.

While thinking about her health, she hesitantly looked for ways to stop smoking online and found the CBQ Program. With a leap of faith and the mindset she got nothing to lose, she joined the program.

To her surprise, she quit on day 3 of the CBQ program! In her own words “Never wanted to quit, never thought I could but I AM NOW A HAPPY EX-SMOKER! I actually quit on the 3rd day of your program, actually MY BODY quit…and I just followed it through using your wonderful, lifesaving method! THANK YOU SO MUCH!”

This is Charlot sharing her photo with her framed CBQ Success Certificate:

As always, I want to say a huge thank you to our amazing CBQ Program members who have given me permission to share their stories!

Happy “Spotlight Day” and Happy Holidays! Christmas and 2025 are just around the corner!

Today, I’m excited to share with you this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community!

Inspiring Success

CBQ Program member Kay from Massachusetts, US, celebrated a huge milestone this week!

For decades, Kay made “Quit Smoking” her top New Year’s Resolution. But every year, she found herself falling back into old habits—a cycle that left her feeling defeated and disheartened.

As an advanced practice nurse, Kay knew the toll smoking was taking on her health, but nothing seemed to work. Then she discovered the CBQ Program. Intrigued by its unique approach, she took a leap of faith, joined the program, and fully committed to the process.

The result? Life-changing.

Within just one year, Kay’s body had already begun to heal from 37 years of smoking.

Years later, Kay is STILL thrilled about her success. This is what she shared this week:

So inspiring, right?

You can watch Kay sharing her story in this Ask An Ex Episode!

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Jodi Woods from Wisconsin, US. Jodi was a smoker for 47 years, and had 14 failed attempts before succeeding with the CBQ Program on February 11, 2020.

Over the last 4 years, Jodi has been sharing remarkable advice with the CBQ Program community and has helped hundreds, if not thousands, of CBQ Program members.

Her tip: Start with an intention

“The first step to getting what we want for ourselves (our goal) is to set the intention. It drives both our direction and our accountability. If this is your intention then you can certainly make this happen for good this time.

You did it before; you discovered something important you still needed to learn/prepare for and now you’re going to continue on with more experience.

We’re always here for you!”

As always, I want to say a huge thank you to our amazing CBQ Program members who have given me permission to share their stories!

Happy “Spotlight Day”! I’m excited to share with you this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community!

Let’s dive in.

Inspiring Success

CBQ Program member Carolyn Fares from California, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free and celebrated her 60th birthday!

Carolyn used to consider herself a “professional quitter” (after trying everything from gums to Chantix), and even though she could quit smoking, she always felt miserable without cigarettes and ended up relapsing. As you know, every relapse comes with lots of disappointment and frustration, and it’s hard to try to quit again. But after Carolyn discovered the CBQ Program, she decided to try one last time.

This is what happened:

“This program is truly life changing. I don’t even think about cigarettes at all anymore. It’s crazy!!”

“Quitting gives you the keys to a new life. No more waking myself up in the middle of every night telling myself I’m a failure. Instead quitting has given me so much self confidence to do many things. I am also so much happier about life (the program teaches us to have gratitude and choose to look at things positively). It’s a mindset reset. I live in the present. I can mentally focus better on tasks. Physically, I can breathe better. I bought an exercise bike, I go for walks. There are things I can’t do but that’s okay because there’s lots I can. I am a much happier and positive person now.”

And this is what she shared about her 2-year milestone:

Inspiring Milestone

CBQ Program member Blatnaid Gallagher from Dublin, Ireland, celebrated 7 years smoke-free!

Blatnaid was a smoker for over 30 years and loved cigarettes. This is what she previously shared on the CBQ Method Success Page (You can also watch her Ask An Ex interview here)

“I LOVED to smoke especially when having a drink with friends. It was part of me, part of my fun, my escape, my friend, my go to release… I tried nicotine patches, nicotine gum, Zyban, Champix, Cold turkey and vaping. NOTHING eased the pain, the loss, anxiety and the horrible feeling I got during the process of quitting. OH YES!!! I almost forgot, I also tried hypnotherapy and I joined a QUIT line support group. Every time I quit, I began grieving for my cigarettes.”

After waking up one day with a throat like “sandpaper,” she decided to join the CBQ Program and make a change.

“That was in 2017 and guess what… I am a NON SMOKING, life loving, HAPPY and I mean very HAPPY lady. I used the CBQ Method and by day 10, I was so excited about getting my life back.”

This is Blatnaid with her quit smoking success certificate:

You can watch Blatnaid sharing her story in this Ask An Ex Episode!

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Leah Himbeault from Alberta, Canada, who has been smoke-free since August 29, 2024. In less than 3 months, Leah has already saved over $900.

This is what Leah shared with the CBQ Method Facebook group:

“Honestly just start!! Do each day and redo each day if you have to. Take as long as you need to make it stick!!

The program will honestly take care of the rest. Work the program for the full 12 days. It works!! I did it and felt terrified.

Good luck!”

As always, I want to say a huge thank you to our amazing CBQ Program members who have given me permission to share their stories!

Happy “Spotlight Day”! December is finally here, and I’m excited to share with you this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community!

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Kay Cooney from Massachusetts, US, celebrated 5 years smoke-free! For the longest time, Kay used to put “quit smoking” in her New Year’s Resolutions every single year. And every year, she ended up failing, and she hated that. After discovering the CBQ Program on Facebook and doing her research, she decided to join and she quit smoking on December 1st, 2019!

Kay said “Now I don’t cough, I don’t stink, my skin looks so good. I don’t stand outside while family is inside. I dont miss out on things because I chose to go smoke. Food tastes better and honestly- I am far less afraid of getting the flu/virus/cold because my lungs have bounced back and I can handle it.”

You can watch Kay sharing her story and tips on this Ask An Ex episode. Her story and charisma are beyond inspiring!

Inspiring Success

This week, CBQ Program member Linda Edlund from Pennsylvania, US, celebrated 1 year smoke-free!

In her own words Linda shared “The program is amazing and it DOES work! I smoked for 50 years before finding the CBQ Method. My top tip is to believe that this WILL WORK for you – never doubt that. Next, DO ALL of the exercises and watch every video – repeat a day if you need to (progress, not perfection!). It’s a lot of work – DO IT!! Everything in the program is designed to get you to your goal of being a happy non-smoker. The freedom is worth it – YES, YOU CAN!”

Reflecting on her 1 year milestone, Linda said in our program group:

“Nasia Davos Thank you! Couldn’t have done it without you and the CBQ Method!! Also love the encouragement from this group”

This is Linda with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Inspiring Benefits

A few days ago, CBQ Program member Carol Poste from Ontario, Canada, shared her recent milestone with our members community, and it’s so inspiring! Carol has been smoke-free for 2 years and 6 months, has had a successful spine surgery after quitting smoking, and has now saved $15000!

As always, I want to say a huge thank you to our amazing CBQ Program members who have given me permission to share their stories!