Hey artsoul!
First, I want to say you are an inspiration to me as a person and an artist and also As someone who is sober. I was actually surprised to see this topic from you
I hear great tbhings about ACM, so I think applying it is a great idea.
So doing all the other work...I haved been workiing with a life coach since I got sober figuring out all this 6stuff...its actually really liberating. I had to figure out what was holding me back and where all the self hatred came from in order for me to stay sober. At the end of the day you can make the process as easy or as difficult as you want. What I had built up in my mind as a trek across the Himalayas turned out to be a walk across town. But I had the benefit of working with a life coach who was incredibly in tune with me due to our similarity in backgrounds.
As for smoking...I quit a pack a day for 15 years the day I quit drinking...I was surprised I could. I really recommend Allan Carrs book....The Easy Way to Quit Smoking.
Xoxo, T