Happy “Spotlight Wednesday”!
In this week’s spotlight, you’ll find some of the most inspiring success stories from the CBQ community to help you on your journey.
Let’s dive in!
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Kimberly Trager from Louisiana, US, celebrated 1 year smoke-free!
Kimberly wanted to quit, but after smoking for 50 years, she wasn’t sure where to begin. She struggled with anxiety most of her life, and smoking was what gave her relief. But after doctors found a lesion on her lung, she knew she needed to keep trying.
By logging in to the program every day and doing the exercises, Kimberly started changing her relationship with smoking. She no longer saw smoking as the answer to stress or boredom, and learned how to cope with life in healthy ways. On day 10 of the program she felt ready to smoke her last cigarette ever.
Just 1 month after quitting, Kimberly shared her cravings were just fleeting thoughts! 1 year later, Kimberly’s life has transformed.
She’s a happy non-smoker and has beaten both breast and lung cancer!
This is what she recently shared with our member’s community:
This is Kimberly with her CBQ Freedom Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Margaret Friedl from Oklahoma, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free!
After 48 years of smoking, Margaret had tried different ways to quit, including cold turkey and nicotine substitutes. But nothing lasted more than three weeks.
So when she joined the CBQ Program, she didn’t believe she could quit since nothing else had worked before.
But she committed to completing the lessons and exercises, and on day 10 of the program she smoked her last cigarette. Since quitting smoking, Margaret faced many life challenges but didn’t feel the need to turn to cigarettes. That’s how she knew she was free.
4 years later, Margaret is still a happy non-smoker! This is Margaret with her CBQ Freedom Certificate:
Inspiring Success
This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Yolande E. Overton from Virginia, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free!
Yolande was a smoker for 49 years, and this is what she posted on the CBQ Reviews Page:
“I had been a smoker for 49 years and never tried to quit or thought seriously about quitting. I’ll like to take this time to thank you for the valuable information shared throughout the program.
I decided I wanted to quit and noticed when I was cutting back that it wasn’t the physical withdrawals that bothered me, but mental craving that were the problem. So, when I saw an advertisement about your program. I joined and so glad that I did. It helped me to put all the pieces in place to give me the courage to take that final step. And on the 10th day I had no problem smoking my last cigarette. I highly recommend this program to anyone who has had a desire to quit. If I was able to quit after so many years on my first try, then anyone can.
Thank you for everything!!!”
This is Yolande with her CBQ Freedom Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Debra Arena from Pennsylvania, US, celebrated 5 years smoke-free. Debra was a smoker for 30 years and tried every approach to quit. But every one of her quit-smoking attempts ended in panic and relapse.
Debra knew that she had to approach quitting differently. So instead of quitting smoking and then trying to manage her cravings, she joined the CBQ Program and prepared before her quit date.
The result? On day 10 of the program she smoked her last cigarette and it was easy. In her own words “I don’t even miss them.”
5 years later, Debra is still a happy non-smoker!
This is Debra with her CBQ Freedom Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Meg Shamon from Massachusetts, US, celebrated 7 years smoke-free after smoking for 40 years!
When Meg celebrated 4 years smoke-free, she shared her story in our Ask an Ex interview. In this conversation, she’s sharing her story of how she quit, how a life-altering diagnosis made her embrace her freedom from nicotine even more, how this quit was different from all her past quit attempts, and her advice for anyone who feels stuck.
Watch the full Ask An Ex interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYne9Xy2Y9Q
7 years later, Meg is still a happy non-smoker! This is Meg with her CBQ Freedom Certificate:
I hope today’s spotlight inspired you and helped you see that you can create your own success story too. A big thank you to our members for giving me permission to share their stories.
To your freedom,
Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)
Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Method™
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