Embracing Change: Insights from BUTTKICKERS
Joanna Free suggests putting a pacifier in your mouth or humming to yourself when cravings hit. It sounds silly, but her book BUTTKICKERS proves that breaking free from tobacco means breaking free fro…
Topic
Nicotine Recovery
Quitting nicotine in long-term recovery — vapes, cigarettes, freedom, and the BUTTKICKERS who'll tell you it's the next worthwhile thing.
6 stories
On Smoking and Education
A person climbing the ranks in the military notices something: the higher they go, the fewer cigarettes around them. Education shifts choices. This piece explores how learning opens doors beyond nicot…
It’s All About Freedom
Joanna Free spent years getting through each day, her attention hijacked and creativity numbed by tobacco. She realized the real problem wasn't nicotine dependence but disconnection from herself and o…
The Weiss Method : Using Energy to Help Break Unhealthy Habits
Kevin O'Grady stopped drinking and smoking after years of failed attempts through other methods. He describes the Weiss Method treatment as flipping a switch: the constant inner craving disappeared, r…
Joanna Free: Buttkicker
Joanna Free has worked in mental health and addiction recovery for many years. She has been free of tobacco since September 13, 1990, and she proudly calls herself a buttkicker.
Kevin O’Grady
Kevin O'Grady celebrated one year alcohol free at 66. He says he is feeling and sleeping better, he is back in touch with old friends, and he dreams of a fishing trip to Alaska.