stronger than nicotine - in person, drop-in group support nanaimo
Join us in January 2026 for this inspiring and motivating group setting to know you are not alone.
Share your story (if you choose), listen to the story of others, learn about tools,
resources and strategies to move you beyond using nicotine, building your confidence and capacity placing you back in control and back into the mindset of a non-smoker.
You're stronger than nicotine. You're stronger than you think.
Let's work on this together.
4 week virtual group sessions
4 week virtual group sessions
4 week virtual group sessions
- The 4-week virtual group sessions offer a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where participants can connect, knowing they are not alone in their efforts to reduce or quit tobacco, vaping and nicotine products.
- Designed to provide ongoing weekly motivational support, these sessions empower individuals with knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to help make informed decisions about tobacco, vaping, and nicotine use.
- Each session includes guided discussions, motivational group facilitation, and access to valuable resources.
- Participants are welcome to share personal experiences, highlights, successes, and challenges as they feel comfortable and engage in discussions at their own pace.
- Registration is required for all 4-week group sessions.
6 week VIRTUAL group sessions
4 week virtual group sessions
4 week virtual group sessions
- The 6-week virtual group sessions provide a structured, supportive, and motivational space for participants to deepen their knowledge, build confidence, and make informed decisions about their use of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. Designed to foster action, these sessions help individuals set realistic goals, stay accountable, and create lasting change.
- Each session features focused discussions on tobacco, vaping, and nicotine, along with motivational group facilitation, weekly encouragement emails, and access to valuable tools and resources. Participants also receive connections to additional support services, information about nicotine replacement therapies, and a 15 minute one-on-one personal motivational session to help them stay accountable, on track, and inspired.
- These sessions provide a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental space where participants can engage at their own comfort level. While participation is flexible, group discussion and collaboration are strongly encouraged to support both individual growth and collective success.
- Registration is required for the 6-week group session.
one-on-one support
- If group sessions are not your thing, one on one personal support is a great place to start.
- One-on-one motivational support is designed to meet your unique needs and preferences to reduce or quit tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products.
- Together, we identify triggers, challenges, and barriers to reducing or quitting tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products, set realistic and attainable goals and plans, implement effective coping strategies, and connect you with community resources and referral services for additional layers of support.
- By appointment only.
youth support
- Motivation changes how we see things - it opens the door to new choices and that is where changes are made. Breaking the cycle of nicotine doesn't mean flipping your life upside down, it means exploring new habits and new ways of doing things, in ways that feel safe, realistic and totally manageable.
- This virtual (or in-person as applicable) hangout is designed for youth up to 19 years of age navigating the challenges of vaping and nicotine. It’s a chill, judgment-free space where you can come as you are—curious, nervous, unsure, determined. Show up as yourself, with others who totally get where you're coming from. All of it is welcome.
- You don’t need to have it all figured out to join. It is about giving yourself permission to try, with no pressure. Loads of motivation, and access to tools and knowledge will help to build your confidence to move forward. Whether you’re ready to quit today or just thinking about it, this is a place for you to start, ask questions, learn, build confidence, get motivated—and try again.
- This group is not here to tell you what to do. It’s here to support you, build your confidence, and discover some new tools that can help you feel more in control. You'll get access to resources that matter and realize you're never alone. We identify challenges and barriers to quitting vaping, celebrate all wins, big or small, and connect you to community resources and referral services for additional layers of support.
- Change takes time and it doesn't happen overnight. And that is okay. Whatever feels right for you is the place to start and there is no deadline. You'll know when you are ready for more.
- Youth are welcome to share personal experiences, highlights, successes, and challenges as they feel comfortable and engage in discussions at their own pace.
- If you are interested to schedule a group session or series of group sessions, please let us know!
- If you are a youth, or a parent/guardian of a youth who is struggling to stop vaping and not sure where to start, please reach out. Youth support is also offered in one-on-one personal sessions.
parents/families/friends private sessions
- Are you a concerned parent looking to educate your children about tobacco, vaping and nicotine? Or perhaps you are a group of parents who want to come together and have an have an information session with your children? Mabe you are a friend group that want to quit smoking or vaping together and need a plan? The combinations are endless.
- Whether you are looking for one information session or more for your group, or you and others are ready to quit smoking, vaping or nicotine, we offer customized private sessions for parents, families, friends and groups.
- If you're not sure what you need, please reach out. We can figure that out together.
in person support
In-person support (one-on-one and group) is available in select regions and on a case-by-case basis.
Please reach out if you are interested in in-person support.
