I was very impressed when I received the book ’Stop Smoking and Chewing Tobacco for Life Changes.’ Just by looking at the format and cover it would make me stop and hold this book in my hands whether I smoked or not.
This is a workbook with an impressive program with exercises for self-help when you struggle to stop smoking for the 100th time. Your mind and soul will go for a turn around because the many questions and exercises will force you to go deeply within yourself.
‘Many clients and former tobacco users urged us to adapt my multi-faceted, clinical/educational program into a self-instructional, affordable workbook and cassette-tape format. A workbook that for $19.95 could be used by any one who seriously wanted to quit tobacco products, manage stress, weight, health status, fitness, and quality-of-life goals. This general suggestion has been confirmed by successful quit-tobacco users and proactive reviewers to date,’ says David L. Johnson, Ph.D. in sociology/psychology and author of this book.
David L. Johnson is co-authoring this book with his wife Carole A. Johnson, I.D. and they have created this book in memory of those they loved and lost. Their experience is huge in this field and it must have been a struggle even to them to create this book.
‘The planning, techniques, and strategies used in LIFE CHANGES were not available in time to save our family, many friends, colleagues, and acquaintances over the years. All aspects of the book are tinged by personal meanings, wrapped in feelings, and girded by convictions borne out of our sadness, guilt, grief, pain, loss, and separation,’ David L. Johnson says.
‘In LIFE CHANGES quit-tobacco techniques and strategies are based on factual, empirical, quantitative quit-tobacco methods used effectively in published clinical and educational research including our own studies. However, the subjective or "fictional" elements inherent in perception, self-prophecy, esteem, confidence, commitment, competence and personal efficacy are key variables in the development of human life skills which make a pivotal difference between self-defeating behaviors, fears of inadequacy, depressed/anxious moods compared to personal growth, positive behavioral changes, and desired achievements,’ Mr. Johnson continues.
I would very much love to see more books from these authors and especially self-help books like this one. It’s healthy to work with yourself – with a pen to write your emotions down with.
