Overview of Kick Butt Smoking Cessation Program
The Kick Butt program is a specific curriculum presented sequentially. Following a progression allows clients to adopt strategies in a comprehensive manner and ensure success. Curriculum is analogous to a Martial Arts program.
- Recognize the opponent
- Self-defense
- Proactive strategies
- Internal cultivation of strength (positive thinking)
- Appropriate learning environment
Kick Butt program addresses specific goals.
1. Recognize the opponent
- Tobacco is not a friend
- Tobacco companies do not have an individual’s interests at heart. They are for profit.
- Triggers happen and initiate reactions to reach for cigarettes
2. Self-defense
- Learn about tobacco and what it does to the body.
- Learn about health and how the body reacts to nicotine.
- Learn about cravings, and the differences between minor and major cravings.
- Learn about withdrawal and managing those first days.
- Learn of emotions and how to respect what you feel.
3. Proactive strategies
- Visualizations. Hypnosis session to envision life without tobacco. Diagrams that illustrate the physical body.
- Affirmations. Positive statements for identity, change, and/or motivation. Example: “I am smoke free!”
- Physical techniques. Foods, beverages, fragrances, deep breathing exercises, specific techniques during the week of quitting.
- Recordings. Apps, Julia’s recordings.
- Relaxation. Hypnosis sessions for stress relief.
- Hypnosis techniques. Focused techniques address one issue at a time; this allows for integration and mastery of material. Each group class includes 3 to 4 hypnosis techniques, about 15 to 20 minutes long each.
4. Internal cultivation of strength (positive thinking)
- Motivations. Identifying reasons to quit (such as family members who care and love about the person)
- Calming techniques. Fostering deep breathing exercises to calm mind.
- Self-esteem and confidence building exercises. Remembering prior successes as models for success.
- Meditation or self-hypnosis. Developing soothing practices for self-awareness and growth. (Optional)
5. Appropriate Learning Environment
- Community support. Classes with other people foster support and encourage sustained and enhanced learning. People grow from sharing experiences. In addition, hypnosis is heightened in a group setting.
- Individual attention. Personal one-on-one session helps to monitor progress and address any unique circumstances. It also allows privacy for any sensitive issue.
Specifics of Live Program
- 4 group classes held over 4 weeks of time
- 1 private session held during the program or in the week afterwards
- 10 hours instruction with over 15 hypnosis techniques