Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [February 25, 2026]

Completely happy “Highlight Wednesday”! This week, the CBQ neighborhood was filled with success and joyful non-smoker milestones! I’m thrilled to share with you a number of the most inspiring success tales that may allow you to in your journey.

Inspiring Milestone

Immediately, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Sandy Haines from Texas, US, is celebrating 4 years of freedom! Sandy used to smoke 1-2 packs day-after-day for 49 years, and he or she wished to share with you what helped probably the most on her journey and the way she smoked her final cigarette.

In her personal phrases, “My Freedom date was February 25, 2022. I’m over-the-moon joyful. I’m nonetheless in awe that I used to be ready to do that.”

“I had began to chop down and was smoking solely 5 cigarettes per day for a couple of week and a half earlier than I found the CBQ program. However it was all willpower and really tough. I didn’t know the way I used to be going to do it! I’ve simply retired, so I’ve little or no distraction.”

Sandy knew that becoming a member of the CBQ Program was the suitable step for her.

“I used to be annoyed that every one the docs say “stop smoking” however supply no assist or recommendations. I’m very impressed with this program and really grateful I found it. I really like the wealth of knowledge, the movies, the cigarette log, the Fb group and the whole lot about this system.

I had my final cigarette within the night on my entrance porch, enjoying Taylor Swift’s “We’re by no means ever getting again collectively”, I learn my break-up letter to my girlfriend from dance class, we each cried and he or she filmed the occasion. I gave her all my cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays to take house together with her, and that was that. I used to be scared and nervous to undergo the subsequent day, however it ended up being advantageous identical to Nasia mentioned and I WAS joyful! Who would have thought, proper?”

4 years later, Sandy continues to be a cheerful non-smoker!

That is Sandy together with her CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Recommendation

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Deborah Lemmer from Colorado, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free! Deborah stop smoking simply earlier than turning 60 years outdated, and holding an open and curious thoughts, was the important thing to success.

Final 12 months, on her third anniversary, Deborah shared with our neighborhood that it was out of character for her to hitch a web-based program. However she took a leap of religion and “modified my life.”

Now on her 4th 12 months of freedom, Deborah continues to be a cheerful non-smoker and nonetheless doesn’t miss smoking.

Deborah’s recommendation for individuals who really feel worry: Method the method with curiosity.

Inspiring Freedom

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Caroline Toby from Florida, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free! She didn’t simply stop smoking, she grew to become a cheerful non-smoker!

That is what she shared with our members group:

Inspiring Mindset

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Christian Phillip Bakke from Nevada, US, celebrated 90 days smoke-free! Christian was a smoker for over 46 years. He tried to stop smoking many instances earlier than, lowering and rising his smoking. Till he made an necessary choice. He was going to stop smoking one final time.

He joined this system, did each step, and was profitable!

The “secret” to his success? Trusting this system and approaching each step as an experiment.

That is what Christian shared a few days in the past with our members group:

Inspiring Transformation

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Sarah Polsky from Quebec, Canada, celebrated 1 12 months smoke-free! Sarah was a smoker for 50 years, and after having misplaced religion in her capacity to stop, is now a cheerful non-smoker!

That is Sarah’s inspiring journey:

That is Sarah’s spot on recommendation for individuals who doubt they will succeed:

An enormous thanks to our unimaginable program members for sharing their tales!

To your freedom,

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

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