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Breaking Free: Sue's Story

Sue Freeman RN, QuitCoach

Published on: 26/11/2025

Breaking Free shares a powerful journey from trauma and smoking struggles to becoming a Quit Coach. Discover resilience, recovery, and freedom from nicotine through lived experience and decades of dedication.

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Made in God’s Image: Proven by Science

Sue Freeman RN, QuitCoach

Published on: 26/11/2025

Faith and science unite in exploring God’s image, human dignity, and recovery. Discover how awe, creation, and scientific insight reveal harmony between belief and knowledge, inspiring resilience, gratitude, and freedom from nicotine.

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DARE 4 Steps to Reduce Anxiety when Quitting Smoking

Sue Freeman RN, QuitCoach

Published on: 26/11/2025

Discover how smoking fuels anxiety and how quitting reverses it. Learn practical stress‑relief techniques and the DARE Framework to build resilience and reclaim mental wellbeing.

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Breaking Free: A Journey to a Smokefree Life

Sue Freeman RN, QuitCoach

Published on: 25/11/2025

Trapped in the smoke‑quit‑relapse cycle? Discover the hidden truths of nicotine addiction and the fight for a smokefree life

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