January 20, 2016

I would smoke more to not be depressed, and then be more depressed because I was smoking. And that was just a vicious, vicious cycle.

October 2, 2016

I have a mental illness. I have bipolar and I’m a mum and a grandma, and I’m a reformed smoker.

February 1, 2017

If I did get sick from smoking, it would have taken a big toll on my family.

February 1, 2017

Recently, I had the flu and I was really struggling to breathe, especially at night.

February 24, 2017

It’s a long journey but the kids are starting to notice the difference slowly. Yeah even myself, I’m feeling a lot more closer to my kids too.

February 17, 2017

It was pretty scary once I realised that I couldn’t actually go a whole day without it.

February 10, 2017

When I got really, really, really sick with pneumonia I almost died, and it was a bit of a wakeup call.

March 10, 2017

I have one of my big commitments which is going to the gym, and obviously struggling all the time breathing...

March 3, 2017

It’s breaking that habit of the first thing that you do when you get up in the morning is have a cup of tea and then you go and have your cigarette with your cup of tea.

March 24, 2017

I know now, like it’s taken a long time, that I can’t be that person that has one cigarette here and there because I’ll just go straight back to it and I refuse to be that person anymore.

March 31, 2017

This is probably the only time that I’ve really tried quitting, probably a year ago when I hit 40.

March 17, 2017

My parents were smokers, and my father’s parents were smokers, so it sort of it gets sort of handed down through generations, so if you can break that cycle…