CBQ Spotlights

Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [January 14, 2026]

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

Let’s dive into this week’s spotlights!

Inspiring Success – Vaping

CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Amber McKinney from Texas, US, celebrated 3 years nicotine-free! Amber was addicted to nicotine for 20 years. She never really tried to quit vaping because she didn’t believe she could. After seeing success stories from CBQ Program members she decided to join the program and succeeded!

“I remember seeing all the success stories when I was in the beginning phase of my path to freedom and thinking how in the world am I going to do this lol…not sure where you’re at in your journey but you can do it one breath at a time!”

Amber Mckinney quit vaping with the CBQ Program

Now Amber is a happy non-vaper and enjoying beautiful glowing skin and healthy lungs!

“I’m free of nicotine (20 year addiction) and an extremely happy non-vaper! Your program is incredible and saved my life. My skin is loving the increased blood flow and all the oxygen. Life after nicotine is so peaceful.

Once you’ve seen the truth about Big Nicotine and all it’s lies, it’s challenging to unsee it. I was worried about alcohol but I realize that’s a limiting belief now.”

“For those on the program, don’t rush yourself! If you need to spend more than 1 day on a certain topic, do it. It can take time to really let the material sink into your brain and re-wire how you think.”

This is the amazing Amber with her CBQ Success Certificate:

Amber Mckinney holding her CBQ Success Certificate

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Fiona Koetsier from Victoria, Australia celebrated 3 years smoke-free!

This is the review Fiona left sharing her experience with the program, why this time was different, and the benefits she experienced after quitting smoking:

Fiona Koetsier's review of the CBQ Method

Tip of the Week

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Paula Beck Ashley from California, US, who has been smoke-free since March 18, 2024!

Paula’s powerful tips for success and choosing your quit date:

“I smoked for over 50 years and I didn’t flip out. Instead of fear, try turning it into excitement. Something to look forward to. We all have the nicotine demon inside us, tempting us, telling us things we don’t want to hear. When this happens, change your thoughts like changing the channel on tv. Or, go for a walk, change your environment, take deep cleansing breaths. You need to slay that demon and be a better person for it! I am now going on 10 months of being a Happy Non-Smoker!!! I didn’t think I would ever get here! One other thing I did was to put post-it notes in the areas where I smoked. I smoked outside, so I put them on the door. The post-it notes had phrases as to why I wanted, or needed, to stop! JUST STOP!!! Stop overthinking it and just do it! I had to postpone my quit date a week until I totally understood the difference between will power and mind power.”

Paula Beck Ashley CBQ Tip of the Week

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.

To your freedom,

Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)
Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Method™

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About Nasia Davos
Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, BSc, MA) used to smoke, and she tried every method available, but nothing worked for her. That’s why she created the CBQ Method™. Nasia is an author, TEDx speaker, Licensed Master NLP Practitioner with a BSc in Psychology and an MA in Psychoanalysis. She is a Certified NLP Life Coach, Smoking Cessation Practitioner Certified by NSCST, graduate member of the British Psychological Society, and member of the Red Cross. Her extensive research on smoking cessation formed the CBQ Method that has helped hundreds of thousands of smokers become happy non-smokers.