Nasia Davos

Happy “Spotlight Day”! Today is the last Wednesday of October and I’m excited to share with you this week’s top success stories and tips from the CBQ community.

I get inspired every day by our community, and I know you will too.

Inspiring Success: 4 Years Vape-Free

A few days ago, CBQ Program member Rohit Chawla from California, US, celebrated 4 years vape-free! Rohit was a smoker who switched to vaping as a healthier alternative. But after years of vaping he got even more addicted and desperately wanted to break free. He tried to quit many times, but nothing changed his relationship and habit with his vape. Until he joined the CBQ Program. 4 years after the program, Rohit has saved a whopping 22 thousand dollars, 1 year of life, and countless moments of guilt and pain.

This is Rohit with his CBQ Success Certificate:

This is what Rohit shared about his success a few days ago. So inspiring, right?!

Inspiring Success: 3 Years Smoke-Free

This week, CBQ Program member Karla Ureña from Jalisco, Mexico celebrated 3 years smoke free!

In her own words:

“I am so grateful for the CBQ program. It has helped me quit and understand so many things about my behavior, thoughts, emotions, and personality.

Actually, I quit cigarettes on October 27, 2021. I haven’t smoked nicotine since and will never do it again.

I also used to smoke weed, and I thought this wouldn’t be a problem. But I had only changed what I was using in my addictive behavior. Of course, it was different in many aspects because there isn’t a physical craving for weed, and it is not addictive as nicotine is. Nevertheless, my mind was still trapped because whenever I had a trigger or couldn’t manage my emotions, I would have a craving thought and smoke weed. Maybe someone who has never been addicted to nicotine wouldn’t experience that, but I did. I just realized I was done inhaling smoke and depending on that to feel good. I recently went to the whole program again. I did it with weed but was aware it was for all kinds of smoking. I successfully quit weed too! If at some point in my life, I had a craving thought, I feel confident I have the skills to manage it. I have been exercising a lot and eating healthy.

I consider your program to help people quit smoking a remarkable and significant job, and I want to contribute. You can find my photo holding my certificate attached.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge through the CBQ method. I am so grateful to you”

3 years later, Karla is happy and totally free!

This is the inspiring Karla with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Collette Dziemian, who quit smoking and drinking with the CBQ Program …. and lost 16 pounds! Collette has not had a cigarette or a sip since February 24, 2024 and she’s feeling free and happy!

Collette’s quit smoking mindset tip: Smoking is not the solution

“Smoking would only be minutes and after it’s going to add to the anxiety without removing anything causing the anxiety. I feel for you very deeply and personally. Just remember smoking is not the solution to anything keep choosing wisely how to handle each moment. You’ve got the skills”

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”! Today, 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

This week, CBQ Program member Elizabeth Silverthorn from Washington, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free after 50 years of smoking! Elizabeth smoked her first cigarette when she was 15 years old. After many failed attempts, she quit 50 years later, at 65 years old with the Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Program, and LOVES being a non-smoker.

She’s such an inspiring person! You can watch Elizabeth sharing her own story of how she quit smoking and how this affected her physical and mental health in this Ask An Ex episode:

Inspiring Success: Quit IQOS

This week, CBQ Program member Inese Keisha from Scotland, UK, celebrated 3 years smoke-free. Inese shared with the CBQ Method Facebook Group, that when she first joined the CBQ Program, she was extremely skeptical it would work for her.

“I didn’t think anything positive about this method. I spent money and thought if I could just last long enough to get my money back by not smoking IQOS for 2 months. I’d quit before, for 2 pregnancies, but only until I stopped breastfeeding. I tried an easyway book and seminar, electroshock, hypnotherapy, sheer willpower, replacements, acupuncture… nothing stuck. I didn’t believe this would work either.”

But the CBQ Program did work.

“But here I am! Juggling two energetic kids, a job, a house, and a garden, and not a single thing could persuade me to smoke again… not even one cigarette. I’m out often, even amidst smokers, and I just feel lucky that I don’t have to feed that craving anymore.”

You can watch Inese sharing her story of how she quit IQOS with the CBQ Program in this Ask An Ex episode:

Answers to Your Questions

Often, newcomers in our community ask if it’s necessary to join the CBQ Program or if you can quit smoking with the CBQ Method for free. While joining the program is optional, it can very well be life-changing.

This is what CBQ Program member Paula Vosko recently answered to this question:

“Have you watched the videos? This is a site to help people quit but it’s also to support the CBQ method which has helped tons of people to successfully quit, including me.. non smoker for 4 years. So my advice is don’t try to quit on your own. Do the program.. it teaches you how to deal with those nasty mental cravings.”

Paula smoked for 50 years, and has had zero struggle remaining a non-smoker even though her partner still smokes.

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

Inspiring Success

This week, CBQ Program member Patti Murphy from Maryland, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free after 40 years of smoking!

Patti started smoking when she was a teenager, and tried to quit many times. Even though she was able to abstain from smoking, for years at a time, she had constant cravings, which caused her to relapse. After completing the Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Program in two weeks, Patti quit smoking for good!

Over a year after her quit date, Patti had zero cravings and saved over $4000.

2 years later, Patti is still a happy non-smoker.

This is Patti with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Patti’s Tip: Allow yourself to feel the freedom!

“For me it has been a matter of allowing myself to feel the freedom. Sometimes we’re so hung up on a bad habit that we fail to internalize the good we’re doing when we pull away. Try congratulating yourself regularly. Perhaps every time you start obsessing about being smoke free, try replacing those thoughts with positive thoughts, like “Yeh, I’m smoke free!!!!”

Inspiring Success: Quit Vaping

This week, our beautiful CBQ Program member Angela Ernst from California, US, celebrated 6 months vape-free!

Angela used to smoke and eventually started vaping. She tried many times to quit mostly with sheer willpower, but it didn’t work and it didn’t last. On April 5, 2024, she smoked her last cigarette without relying on willpower, but by transforming her relationship with nicotine.

This is Angela celebrating with her CBQ Success Certificate!

And 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”! October is here, and I’m thrilled to share with you this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community. Let’s dive in.

Inspiring Success

This week, CBQ Program member Kathryn Hussie from Pennsylvania, US celebrated 2 years smoke-free! Kathryn used to love smoking and tried to quit many times, but nothing really worked for her. One day she found the CBQ Method online and watched many of my YouTube videos before deciding to join the CBQ Program.

After completing the program, Kathryn smoked her last cigarette with ease and without willpower and, to her surprise, found quitting smoking a profound experience. In her own words “This program is truly profound! Not only does it work, but it has given me self-confidence in so many other areas of my life because I have discovered strength I never knew I had!”

2 years later, Kathryn is still a happy non-smoker.

This is Kathryn with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Kathryn’s Tip for The First Smoke-Free Week:

Visualize what you hate about smoking.

Visualize what you hate about smoking – like going outside in the rain and cold to smoke, or going out late at night or super early just because you need them, digging around for your last couple dollars to get a pack, waking up with a scratchy throat, and also the anxiety if you couldn’t smoke when the urge came!

If you have a craving, compare that to how it feels when you are smoking and you can’t find your cigarettes or you need more and can’t get them right away, and how unbearably awful that is!

And then think to yourself that this little craving will pass, and because of that you won’t have those awful awful bouts of needing a cigarette and having all that anxiety about it anymore!

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Maria Martinez from New Mexico, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free! Maria smoked for 35 years and never tried to quit before because she thought she couldn’t do it. “I smoked for 35 years, I never tried quitting because I just figured I could never do it. Just the thought of not having cigarettes filled me with dread. I couldn’t see myself as not smoking, because it was such a huge part of my life and my identity. I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to drive without smoking! When I came across your Program it just made a lot of sense and it was going to be gradual, no one was going to take my cigarettes away from me until I was ready.”

2 years ago, Maria lost her two dogs, who, for her, were part of her family. Despite going through a grieving period, Maria’s commitment to being smoke-free never wavered.

4 years after her quit date, Maria is still a happy and free non-smoker!

And 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”! Today 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 Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Teri Edge from West Virginia, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free. Teri smoked for 44 years and made many quit attempts. As she told me herself, she tried hypnosis (both in individual and group settings), quit smoking apps, the American Heart Association, and more!

After coming across the CBQ Program online, she knew it was something different and wanted to give it a shot. Despite feeling afraid and doubtful, she followed the program to the letter, and the rest is history. Not only she succeeded, she also found quitting smoking EASY!

Teri is simply amazing! You can watch her sharing her story of how she quit smoking with the Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Program and the tips that helped her change her relationship with smoking for good.

Inspiring Transformation

This week, CBQ Program member Bob Schneider from Alberta, Canada, shared his weight loss transformation with our community. Bob quit smoking with the CBQ Program on January 20, 2023 (nearly 2 years ago) and decided to upgrade his life even more by losing weight and changing his relationship with sugar. Bob was successful, and his transformation is nothing short of inspiring.

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Valerie Bennet from England, UK, who has been smoke-free for 5 years and 5 months. Since quitting smoking with the CBQ Program, Valerie has avoided 69,000 cigarettes!

Her tip: Take it one step at a time

“40 a day for 40 years – i was the person who was like you attached to a cigarette – vey rare not to have on in hand or mouth – then i came upon CBQ – now 5 years and 5 months later i have not had a single puff – not a single cigarette has been in my hand nor my mouth – do you know how many cigarettes that is – that i have NOT had – in fact i have just checked my app and it is more than 69,000 cigarettes that i havent smoked — you will wake up one day and just not have one for that morning – or for that day and then the next day you will do the same – take it one hour at a time – i am an “ask an ex” on a video my story is there – maybe it will help—- from one chain smoker to another – you can do it…….. – trust in the system and do it……….. best wishes”

And 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!

It’s CBQ’s “Spotlight Day”!

Get ready for this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community.

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Pauline Westfield from England, UK celebrated 5 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 on the 13th of September, 2019.

5 years later, Pauline is over 70 years old and feels like 20. Her inspiring journey started when she attended the free CBQ webinar 5 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 Program member Gary Richmond from Michigan, US, celebrated 3 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 3 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:

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Carol Poste from Ontario, Canada, who has been smoke-free for 2 years, 4 months & 10 days. This week, Carol shared with our community her tips for success.

Believe you can succeed and take the time you need.

“I am so grateful for this program I never imagined I could stop smoking after 50 years!

It’s been 2 years and 4 months & 10 days

I did it in 3 weeks and have never looked back … follow the lessons and do the homework & really believe you can do it … if I can do it anyone can and life is so much better xoxo

Thank you Nasia Davos xoxox love you xoxo”

And 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!