Ending your love affair with smoking

Many smokers will tell you that they "love" to
smoke and a decision to become smoke-free can be as traumatic as going through
a divorce.



There are three phases to any change in life: an ending of the
old, a transition period and a new beginning:



Before a marriage ends, there is turmoil trying to to make the
decision of whether to stay and try to make the marriage work or to end it.
There

Turning the Fears of Quitting into Confidence of Becoming Smoke Free

Fear often holds a smoker back from even trying to quit. I remember being afraid of success, "If I quitting smoking, What will I do?" Smoking has become part of our identity, "Who am I, if I'm not a smoker?" Others have tried to quit so many times that there is a fear of another failure. The fear of gaining weight will stop some smokers, especially women, from ever trying to stop smoking. Other

Who is in Control, You or the Cigarette?

A few days ago I flew up to Seattle to visit family and friends. My flight was delayed and I spent needless extra hours in an airport. If I had been a smoker, this would have been very uncomfortable. Many participants in my stop smoking workshops have admitted that they avoid flying because of the restrictions on smoking. They can't or don't want to have to deal with the stress of flying and