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!
