Crystal Mackay, Quit Coach, Service Delivery:   Despite the many quitting resources we offer to participants in our tobacco cessation program, many people let the opportunity pass them by. As a Quit Coach, I hear it in their tone of voice, or lack there of: “Yeah, I read the materials. I think I’ve been online a few times.” When, in reality, most of these participants have probably never lifted a finger to flip through the pages of the booklets this program has provided.  I can al... [More]

Crystal Mackay, Quit Coach, Service Delivery:   Most people think of their quit buddy as being someone who they are quitting with. Pretty simple right? It definitely can be if you know how that quit buddy relationship is going to play out. In my experience as a Quit Coach, I have learned that there are many types of quit buddies. Some quit buddies quit as one single unit. This means, if your buddy slips up and smokes, you slip up. If your buddy succeeds through an urge, so do ... [More]