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Don't Know How to Stop?
Almost 70% of the approximately 45 million people hooked on tobacco through e-cigarettes or cigarettes want to stop smoking but don’t...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Aug 30, 20211 min read
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Stopping Nicotine is Simple!
Every smoker who is trying to get free from nicotine must come to terms with the fact that it is an inside job. Nobody and nothing is...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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More Addiction Tapes...
The greatest obstacle to our success in staying off cigarettes is what goes on between our two ears! Our minds will talk us right back to...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Aug 18, 20212 min read
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Addiction Tapes
ADDICTION TAPES. Addiction tapes are all the negative, well tread, circular self-talk scenarios you play in your head. These negative...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Aug 10, 20212 min read
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Smokers' and Vapers' Dilemma!
“I really want to be free of nicotine! But, I really don’t want to stop!” Sound familiar? This is the dilemma. You are not alone! You’re...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Aug 3, 20215 min read
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Lest You Think Vaping is Healthier...
While the use of cigarettes is declining the use of e-cigarettes is rapidly increasing. Vaping is becoming an “off-ramp” for older...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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What matters more than smoking?
Goethe “The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.” In the context of stopping smoking or vaping...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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Smoking and Vaping Under Control?
If you think you have your vaping or smoking under control, then I challenge you to just go for 90 days without one single hit or puff of...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jul 13, 20212 min read
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Vaping and Lung Problems: Part 3
There is an epidemic of teens with lung problems who vape. Here is a list of the types of lung problems that have been found recently,...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jun 29, 20212 min read
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Nicotine and Other Substances in E-Cigarettes: Part 2
Nicotine is an insecticide. It is a colorless or yellowish oily substance that comes from tobacco, or can be made synthetically. It is a...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Vaping? Don't Get Me Started!
Most teens do not even know that vapes contain nicotine. They take it up be among the cool kids, they see it as a harmless, fun fad. But...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Echardt Tolle and Thoughts on Stopping Smoking or Vaping.
There are two thoughts by Echardt Tolle that continue to capture my attention and inspire me. The first is to live as if you choose each...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Unexpected Benefits
I recently had a conversation with one of my clients who told me that she found herself so delighted when she was asked by her doctor if...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
May 25, 20212 min read
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Tolerance of Nicotine and What it Leads to...
So what is “tolerance”? As we become tolerant of a particular substance we need to take more and more of that substance in order to feel...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
May 18, 20211 min read
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Imagining a Life Without Nicotine...
If you or someone you love is a smoker come on an imaginary journey with me right now: Imagine waking up in the morning without the need...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
May 11, 20213 min read
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Stopping is quite simple!
In order to truly stop smoking once and for all, the nicotine addict must recognize that the problem is not the physiological craving,...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
May 4, 20212 min read
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Ok, so who doesn’t know that smoking or vaping is bad for you, really bad!
Ok, so who doesn’t know that smoking or vaping is bad for you, really bad! “Tell me something I don’t already know!” Yet, you have that...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Apr 27, 20213 min read
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What Every Smoker/Vaper Wants, and Really Wants! Part 5
This is the last of my series on What Every Smoker/Vaper Wants, and Really Wants Part 5 Let’s review what smokers and vapers want: Part...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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What Every Smoker/Vaper Wants, and Really Wants Part 4 of a Series
Every smoker or vaper wants essentially the same thing that nicotine delivers; they want to feel in control if and when they are...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Apr 11, 20212 min read
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What Every Smoker/Vaper Wants, and Really Wants Part 3 of a Series
Every smoker and vaper who has already tried and failed at stopping wants some magic that will rescue them, because stopping is a true...
Carol Williard van Ginkel
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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