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.
Today’s theme is: “Believe You Can Change”
Inspiring Transformation
CBQ Program member Jacki Kipe from Georgia, US, is celebrating 2 years smoke-free this week! Jacki smoked her first cigarette when she was 13 years old and smoked until 64. Her tongue cancer diagnosis in 2014 couldn’t get her to stop smoking, and only added more pressure on her. But Jacki really wanted to be free, so in 2023 she decided to join the CBQ Quit Smoking Program, and she was successful.
Not only that, it was easy!
Jacki’s husband Derek shared that he quit cold turkey at the same time and had lapses because it was hard. While Jacki reprogrammed her mind and for her it was easy. Not one puff since her freedom date!
This is what Jacki shared a few days ago:
Inspiring Journey
This week, CBQ Program member Shelley Addington from Wisconsin, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free!! Shelley was smoking 6 cigarettes a day by herself, yet she felt too addicted. Over the years, she had made 7 serious quit attempts, but eventually returned to smoking. Despite feeling fear, Shelley made the decision to join the CBQ Program. She did her very best and succeeded: “I feel a freedom and sense of confidence, pride, calmness I could not maintain while addicted to nicotine.”
Shelley’s journey to success was not smooth sailing. As she said, “It was not a linear journey to my quit, but was a journey of ups and downs, starts and pauses. I was confident, however, that your program was the thing I needed and that I could count on it to support me through to reaching my goal of being a happy non-smoker.”
4 years later, Shelley is happily smoke-free. What’s more, the last few years went by in a flash.
This is the wonderful Shelley with her CBQ Success Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Program member Amanda Wheelock from Maine, US, celebrated 6 years smoke-free! 6 whole years!
Amanda said this about quitting smoking: “I just cannot express how much I finally feel like ME!!” and her tip and inspiring words for others were “Dig down as deep as you can and this program can and will be life changing!! I also dropped 7 pounds as an added bonus and my eating habits changed as my smoking did. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!”
This is Amanda with her CBQ Success Certificate:
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!
