Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [April 1, 2026]

Joyful “Highlight Wednesday”!

As we speak, I’m excited to share with you a few of this week’s most inspiring success tales and ideas from the CBQ group.

Inspiring Success

This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Rick Fukuda from Ontario, Canada, celebrated 6 years smoke-free!

Rick smoked 20 cigarettes a day for 44 years. For a very long time, he thought that it might require a miracle to give up smoking.

At some point, he got here throughout the CBQ Program and determined to affix. After following all of the steps in this system, he give up!

On his 5-year milestone, he shared he has zero curiosity in going again.

6 years after his give up date, he’s nonetheless a cheerful non-smoker and has continued success and happiness!

That is Rick holding his CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Glenn Gregg from Georgia, US, celebrated 7 years smoke-free! After a lifetime of smoking and lots of failed makes an attempt, Glenn was skeptical that something might or would work for him. For many years, smoking was all he knew.

However this all modified after becoming a member of the CBQ Program 7 years in the past.

Glenn accomplished this system and succeeded!

That is Glenn together with his CBQ Success Certificates:

7 years later, Glenn remains to be a cheerful non-smoker and doesn’t even give it some thought. A lifetime of dependancy gone!

Inspiring Stop Smoking Suggestions

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Marina McClay from California, US, who give up smoking 2 years in the past, on April 1, 2024!

That is Marina’s recommendation and the most important aha moments she bought from the CBQ Program:

“I’m 63 and began smoking at 13. I give up on April 1, 2024. The CBQ program taught me that I can re-wire my mind, that I can separate my id from my behaviors and that I’ve the capability to rid myself of the psychological dependancy I as soon as believed could be with me eternally. I discovered that I smoked to fill fundamental emotional wants, like selection or connection, which then set off craving ideas. I discovered the way to strategy craving ideas with mindfulness reasonably than battling them with willpower. This expertise has additionally taught me to be open to studying new abilities and to hunt assist once I can’t do it alone.”

One other tip of the week comes from CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Tanya Morgan from Colorado, US, who celebrated 4 years smoke-free this week!

Her tip: Get conversant in the instruments in this system.

“Smoking is an abusive relationship. The cigarette lures you in with guarantees of feeling higher, when after all it solely makes you are feeling worse. Have some instruments prepared that can really make you are feeling higher or extra in management. This may embody meditation, train, journaling or self assist applications. Additionally, get conversant in the instruments on this program, attempt all of them till you discover one which works.”

Inspiring Journey

This week, CBQ Program member Anthony Epping from Iowa, US celebrated 4 years smoke-free! Up till 4 years in the past, Anthony by no means thought he might give up as a result of he had tried all the things. In his seek for new quit-smoking options, he got here throughout CBQ. In his personal phrases, “I did the webinar and understood the ideas getting used and debated if I might simply do it by myself. I made a decision to buy and glad I did. I don’t assume I might have accomplished it by myself. It was/is the workouts that brings these ideas house, plus this group is so supportive.”

Anthony went by the CBQ Program at his personal tempo and succeeded! He advised our group that the “Program is price each penny!”

In simply 2 years after quitting, Anthony saved $4,723, and prevented 10,985 cigarettes and tens of hundreds of poisons!

4 years after his give up date, he’s nonetheless a cheerful non-smoker.

That is Anthony together with his CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Freedom

This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Karen Spinda from New Jersey, US celebrated 3 years smoke-free!

Karen’s largest motive for smoking was routine. Prefer it’s true for a lot of people who smoke, her life revolved round cigarettes.

However through the CBQ Program she progressively modified her relationship with smoking and began having fun with a brand new routine. A routine the place she lived her life usually, with out being triggered.

That is what Karen stated in her personal phrases:

“I’m establishing my new non smoker routine, changing smoking ideas with productive ideas, and changing cigarette breaks with both home cleansing chores, a fast solitary break in one other room as a substitute of going outdoors, and my favorite- staying engaged with my toddler after we’re enjoying as a substitute of going out for a smoke.”

3 years later, Karen remains to be a cheerful non-smoker!

That is Karen holding her CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Nicotine Freedom Program member Debbie Kowalyk from British Columbia, Canada, celebrated 5 years smoke-free!

Debbie tried to give up all the things previously, however nothing labored.

Whereas she was in search of methods to give up, she discovered the CBQ Program and determined to affix. She adopted all of the steps in this system, and she or he give up!

Now, 3 years after her give up date, Debbie remains to be a cheerful non-smoker!

That is what she shared just lately:

“Nice program for giving up smoking for all times.”

I hope right now’s spotlights impressed you and confirmed you you could additionally break away! An enormous thanks to our members who gave me permission to share their tales with you.

To your freedom,

Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)

Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Methodology™

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