Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [September 17, 2025]

Comfortable “Highlight Day”!

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

Let’s dive in!

Inspiring Freedom

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Jenna Power from Arizona, US celebrated 2 years smoke-free.

Jenna used to smoke for 25 years after which vaped for five years continuous. She felt too addicted and didn’t imagine she may ever be free.

After becoming a member of this system, she did all of the steps and had her final vape.

The consequence? She has zero want to smoke or vape.

She’s free!

For those who really feel afraid, fearful, or uncertain you’ll ever be free, know you’re not alone.

That is what Jenna just lately shared with our program members group:

“On September 10, 2023 I felt the identical actual approach. I imagine on this program greater than I imagine in most issues as a result of I’m celebrating two years on the eleventh of this month. I might be round nicotine in a vape or cigarette and I don’t take care of it in any respect. I’ve zero want. I’m grateful to get up every day not searching for/craving nicotine so intensely I cant consider anything! I simply merely don’t need it. I bought my life again.

I smoked for 25 years, I double fisted vapes for the final five- no joke one in every hand.

At this time, I don’t even give it some thought anymore. You’ll be able to. You’ll. Preserve shining and get enthusiastic about this subsequent chapter, it’s wonderful!”

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Pauline Westfield from England, UK celebrated 6 years smoke-free! When she first joined the CBQ Program, Pauline was under no circumstances excited to say goodbye to her cigarettes. She loved smoking quite a bit, however after smoking for over 40 years as much as 30 a day, she felt she needed to stop – or at the least strive.

Regardless of being skeptical, Pauline did each train and each step outlined within the CBQ Program. By day 5 of this system, she felt excited to stop. By day 8, she couldn’t wait! She smoked her final cigarette.

And 6 years later, she’s nonetheless a cheerful non-smoker!

Now Pauline is over 70 years outdated and seems like 20. Her inspiring journey began when she attended the free CBQ webinar 6 years in the past.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Pauline as a part of CBQ’s Ask An Ex sequence. You’ll be able to watch Pauline sharing her story of how she stop smoking with the Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Program:

Inspiring Give up Smoking Advantages

This week, CBQ Give up Smoking Program member Gary Richmond from Michigan, US, celebrated 4 years smoke-free. Whereas interviewing Gary, he instructed me he smoked his first cigarette when he was simply 13 years outdated. Then, he mentioned, “I smoked for 33 years as much as 2 packs a day”. He tried to stop on his personal however it didn’t stick. He even switched to vaping however ended up smoking and vaping.

After coming throughout the CBQ Methodology, Gary determined to affix the members’ program and provides it a strive. To his shock, by day 10 of this system he couldn’t smoke greater than 2 cigarettes. He stop, and 4 years later, he’s nonetheless a cheerful non-smoker… who has saved over $10000 from not smoking.

You’ll be able to watch Gary sharing his story on this Ask An Ex episode:

To your freedom,

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

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