Originally trying to be cool by smoking, Jeannie came to see the habit as anything but. She felt it kept others at a distance and carried deep shame around both the habit and her struggle to quit for good. Though she disliked it, she leaned on smoking as an emotional crutch for years. After a life crisis, Jeannie turned inward and realized the direct link between her self-esteem and smoking. Given the right opportunity, she quit in a deeply meaningful way that ultimately expanded her joy, connection, and presence in life. 

About Jeannie:

Jeannie McIntire is the host of Growing Up Late, a podcast about reinvention, resilience, identity, and becoming who you were always meant to be, even when that becoming happens later than expected. After smoking for decades, Jeannie quit on February 2, 2012, a decision that became part of a much larger transformation in how she saw herself and what was possible for her life. Today, she brings honesty, humor, and hard-earned wisdom to conversations about personal growth, identity shifts, and creating a life you genuinely love. 

✨Find Jeannie at:

https://linktr.ee/jeanniemcintire 

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-Jessi Hartnett

Cathy never wanted to think of herself as a smoker yet smoking was a major part of her life. The cognitive dissonance became overwhelming as she joined the composting community and grew increasingly passionate about environmentalism. Realizing it was time to extend that same care to herself, Cathy finally left the habit behind after 30 years. Today, she enjoys life fully completely free from the baggage and shame of being a closet smoker. 

About Cathy:

Cathy Nesbitt is a Health and Wellness Advocate dedicated to promoting joy and vitality through laughter and energy techniques. Cathy is a Laughter Yoga Teacher appointed Laughter Ambassador in 2017 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga. She incorporates tapping, brain gym, and other healing modalities to help people get out of stress and into joy. Cathy believes that when we feel good, we do good. Cathy is also the founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002) and Cathy’s Sprouters.

✨Find Cathy at:

https://www.cathyscomposters.com/ 

https://www.cathysclub.com/ 

https://www.cathyssprouters.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathynesbitt/ 

https://www.youtube.com/@CathyLaughter 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559438955975 

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– Jessi Hartnett

Starting young, smoking controlled a significant portion of Adrien’s life. Even after recognizing her struggle, she found it difficult to let go until a pregnancy caused a natural aversion. Yet despite quitting, smoking still held a grip on her freedom, surfacing in distressing nightmares about returning to the habit. It was not until Adrien made an unusual decision that she was finally able to reclaim her power and step fully into her choice to remain smoke-free. Today, she shares her emotional healing abilities with others, supporting them on their own journeys to quit smoking for good.

About Adrien:

Adrien Blackwell is a renowned healer and mentor who has guided thousands of people to break free from cycles of fear, pain, and limitation that keep them from prosperity in love and connection. Known as the “Celebrity Healer,” she blends ancient wisdom with modern channeled energy work to unlock love, wealth, and true freedom. These are natural side effects of the works she does. Adrien is the host of the Making Miracles Happen Series and has shared stages with thought leaders worldwide, offering profound experiences that shift people at the deepest levels. Her gift is helping people move beyond struggle into a life where miracles are natural and freedom is lived from the inside out.

✨Find Adrien at: 

www.makingmiracleshappenseries.com

https://adrienblackwell.com/

🌼Are you pregnant and struggling to quit smoking?

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As a young person, Dawn was surrounded by smokers, so she used it as a way to fit in. But she also noticed that smoking seemed to fill the emptiness she felt within herself. After many attempts to quit, she managed to use a particular situation to finally get to the other side of it. Yet the void remained with her until she followed the guidance of her heart. 

About Dawn:

Dawn helps women who are awakening to their next level of emotional power, self-trust, and soul leadership. She guides them through the deep, often hidden layers of emotional wounding, attachment patterns, and karmic debris, helping them alchemize pain into personal power — so they can lead, love, and create from embodied truth.

✨Find Dawn at:

www.dawnlucht.com

https://substack.com/@dawnlucht

https://www.instagram.com/theheartfullacademy

💛 Ready to go deeper?

My book, Honor Your Heart, shares the mindset shifts and inner work that helped me finally quit smoking for good. You’ll also find free tools and ways to connect with me right here:

👉 https://www.honoryourheart.net/link-in-bio-podcast

*Use code PODCAST at checkout for 15% off.

-Jessi Hartnett

Paul picked up a smoking habit in response to a relationship break up in which he felt adrift and overwhelmed by grief. Although he did manage to quit smoking, he then turned to other addictive behaviors to continue to avoid emotional pain. However, when Paul stepped on the healing path, he was able to reconnect with himself and has found purpose in helping others do the same work.

About Paul the Healing Wizard:

Paul is passionate about helping people know how to free themselves from being stuck in survival mode by healing themselves naturally (no need for external products or people) 

… so they are empowered to be their authentic multi-dimensional selves.  

He helps people confidently express their magical uniqueness to the  world to manifest their life visions 

…  feeling they are worthy, appreciated & valued with a life of meaning & fulfilment 

…  knowing they are making a major contribution to awaken humanity to divine consciousness.

Paul has 30 years of experience helping people heal from 50 countries, working in international healing centres, author of 8 books and has an online school for healing with 12 courses, including training holistic healers.

✨Find Paul at:

 Paul’s website which includes his online school ACADEMY FOR LIFE MASTERY

https://lighthouseforthesoul.thinkific.com 

Self healing course : https://lighthouseforthesoul.thinkific.com/courses/listen-to-your-body-talk

Book healing session:

https://healerdream.com/book-healing-session  

Self-Healing Playgroup: Be Your Own Healer   

https://www.meetup.com/self-healingplaygroup 

Facebook Self healing group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/105193736608968

Healer Masterclass REPLAY link

https://healerdream.com/replay-healers-masterclass

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-statton-17697ba1/

Email:

[email protected]

💛 Ready to go deeper?

My book, Honor Your Heart, shares the mindset shifts and inner work that helped me finally quit smoking for good. You’ll also find free tools and ways to connect with me right here:

👉 https://www.honoryourheart.net/link-in-bio-podcast

*Use code PODCAST at checkout for 15% off.

-Jessi Hartnett

Jeff enjoyed the buzz of chewing in his youth. But after years of the habit, it lost its appeal and started making him feel ill. After trying to quit many times, he found his real motivation in simply wanting to live and do so healthily. He tried various tactics along the way to trick himself into quitting, but he finally found the one that got him through the worst of withdrawals to a better life on the other side. 

About Jeff:

Jeff Smith is a retired United States Air Force Master Sergeant. He did a variety of work mostly in information technology. He started the podcast Vroom Vroom Veer in May 2015 to capture stories of when life can veer in new and interesting ways. Sometimes we safely navigate those terms and sometimes we crash. Either way, a veer always makes a great story, to help us all learn and grow.

✨Find Jeff at:

https://vroomvroomveer.com/

🌀Struggling with Cravings?

I’ve been there! It took me 15 years to quit smoking because I had no tools to cope with the physical and emotional intensity of cravings.

That’s why I created a free minicourse of the tools and mindset shifts that actually worked for me to finally quit smoking for good. 

I hope the minicourse can help you move forward on your own path to quitting smoking.

Get the minicourse here

👉https://www.honoryourheart.net/craving

Amy started smoking at a young age because it made her feel cool. But after seven years, facing severe hardships, and becoming a mother, she knew it was time for a change. With her daughter as her main inspiration, Amy focused on shifting her identity before she quit so the transition would go smoothly. As a glass-half-full person, Amy brought humor to her quitting journey while making conscious choices aligned with her deepest values and life goals. 

About Amy:

Amy Honey is an international speaker and trainer in the areas of customer engagement,  body language, behavior modification, sales, and habit transformation.  She’s Level 2 NCI certified in Behavior Profiling.  She has an extensive background in high ticket sales and is known by her peers. As the “power-house closer”.   She has achieved over 7 million in product sales at live events and online every year, and is an authentic risk-taker with a great sense of humor.   Amy has numerous health and fitness certifications and was a professional stunt actress.   Amy’s greatest passion is transforming people's lives to make a positive impact on habit transformation and behavior modification.

✨Find Amy at:

https://amyjohoney.com/

🌼Are you pregnant and struggling to quit smoking?

Through my program, The Heart Within, I offer completely free coaching and judgment-free support designed specifically for pregnant women. Let’s work together to create a safe, healthy space for you and your baby.

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Donna believed she struggled with discipline, carrying the heavy shame of trying to quit smoking only to keep coming back to it. That changed when she sensed the right opportunity and took it, quitting in a way that was surprisingly easy for her to adapt to. Today, Donna considers quitting one of her greatest accomplishments, and she cherishes the confidence and health benefits that have come with her renewed lifestyle.  

About Donna:

Donna Zerger is the straight-talking, deeply compassionate mentor for women 40+ who are ready to turn their lived stories into confidence, clarity, and new income streams. What makes her different? She doesn’t teach theory — she teaches what she’s survived. After rebuilding her life from trauma, depression, and identity loss, Donna developed a simple, practical system that helps women extract the wisdom in their experiences without turning their pain into a performance. Her signature approach blends healing and monetization in a way the industry hasn’t figured out: she helps women profit from their lessons, not their losses. With a rare mix of bold honesty, humor, intuition, and strategic thinking, Donna breaks down storytelling, visibility, and offer creation into steps even overwhelmed beginners can follow. Women feel instantly seen. If you’re ready to stop hiding, stand in your power, and turn your lived experience into your next profitable chapter, Donna is the mentor who walks beside you with humor, heart, and a whole lot of truth.

✨Find Donna at:

http://donnazerger.com/3dayreset

[email protected]

💛 Ready to go deeper?

My book, Honor Your Heart, shares the mindset shifts and inner work that helped me finally quit smoking for good. You’ll also find free tools and ways to connect with me right here:

👉 https://www.honoryourheart.net/link-in-bio-podcast

*Use code PODCAST at checkout for 15% off.

Sam turned to smoking during a time of struggle as a young adult, rapidly finding himself smoking up to two packs a day while surrounded by smokers in both his personal and professional life. Driven by the heavy financial burden, Sam struggled to break free until he abandoned the rush to quit. He explains the slow, natural process that finally worked for him and how he never looked back once he found his way out of the habit. 

About Sam:

Sam is the host of Who Would Win Masters Podcast, a Cat Foster and founder of Cute Avalanche (24/7 cat cam). 

✨Find Sam at:

https://samproof.tv/

https://www.youtube.com/samproof

https://www.instagram.com/samproof

https://www.twitch.tv/cuteavalanche

https://open.spotify.com/show/2JqtpfF3bdH31WzB14A20P

🌀Struggling with Cravings?

I’ve been there! It took me 15 years to quit smoking because I had no tools to cope with the physical and emotional intensity of cravings.

That’s why I created a free minicourse of the tools and mindset shifts that actually worked for me to finally quit smoking for good. 

I hope the minicourse can help you move forward on your own path to quitting smoking.

Get the minicourse here

👉https://www.honoryourheart.net/craving

-Jessi Hartnett   

Smoking was a means of connecting to her mother for Regina, from childhood to adulthood. It became a symbol of her mattering, of being seen. Yet in her own motherhood journey, she couldn’t accept the impact the habit was having on her own child. She decided that she needed to disrupt the cycle and so she set in place a system of checks to keep her accountable to her choice to quit smoking while navigating intense feelings. 

About Regina:

Regina Louise is an award-winning author, poet, speaker, and executive coach whose work explores resilience, identity, belonging, and the lifelong journey home to oneself. Blending memoir, poetry, and myth, she invites readers to transform personal wounds into sources of wisdom and self-reclamation. She is the author of Unladylike: A Mythopoetic Reclamation of Love and has spent more than three decades helping individuals and organizations cultivate emotional intelligence, courage, and authentic human connection.

✨Find Regina at:

https://www.therealreginalouise.com/

https://www.instagram.com/therealreginalouise/

[email protected] 

🌼Are you pregnant and struggling to quit smoking?

Through my program, The Heart Within, I offer completely free coaching and judgment-free support designed specifically for pregnant women. Let’s work together to create a safe, healthy space for you and your baby.

👉 Click below to get free support from The Heart Within Sponsorship

https://www.honoryourheart.net/registration-page