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Lost in the world of mental health, addiction and codependency; Along with living in fear, with anxiety, emotional chaos, hopelessness and isolation; Barbara’s program has been a Godsend to me. Nothing less than a miracle.

Debbie

Mom and dad focused program that truly helps folks go from darkness, despair and hopelessness to something so much better that changes whole family dynamics and brings peace, love and healing

Lee Davison

This program saved my sanity and helped me to prioritize my life and have an amazing relationship with my son. I learned boundary setting, communication skills and self care and my life is truly transformed.

Bonnie

Helping Mothers of Loved Ones Struggling with Addiction or Mental Illness Find Peace, Joy, and Strength

Discover the strategies and support you need to navigate a loved one’s addiction or mental illness while reclaiming control over your life.

Inside this free guide, you’ll learn 3 surprising truths your adult child wishes you knew – insights that will help you worry less, release guilt, and start reclaiming peace.

These are the 3 pieces of advice I wish I had known years ago. They would have helped me understand my son, Eric, and this disease of addiction and the impact of mental illnesses.

Does This Sound Familiar?

If you are reading this, your day-to-day already includes the kind of weight most people cannot picture. The story below is short and very specific. See if any of it lands.

  • You feel helpless watching your adult son or daughter battle addiction or mental illness.
  • You’ve tried everything – from tough love to endless support – and nothing seems to work.
  • You’re exhausted from the chaos, guilt, and constant fear that the next phone call will be the worst one.
  • You’ve lost friends and family – some pulled away, some you stopped reaching out to because explaining was too much.
  • You can’t remember the last time you put yourself first without immediately feeling guilty about it.
  • You alternate between being the rescuer, the enforcer, and the person quietly falling apart – and none of it is working.

If this feels like your life right now, you are not alone.

You Don’t Have to Do This Alone.

With Live Well & Fully, you’ll find a safe, supportive space and proven tools that help mothers:

  • Release constant worry and find peace of mind.
  • Set healthy, guilt-free boundaries that actually work.
  • Support their child without enabling destructive behaviors.
  • Reclaim joy and purpose in their own lives.

How We Help:

Browse our free Family Recovery Learning Center – a growing library of guides, articles, and tools written by Barbara and her team for moms navigating addiction or mental illness. Practical, science-backed, and genuinely useful.

Browse Our In-Depth Library

Self-paced courses you can take on your own schedule, in your own kitchen, without anyone watching. Start with a small one and work your way up as your bandwidth allows.

Explore Our Self-Paced Programs

Coached programs led by Barbara and trained Graduate Coaches – small cohorts, real coaching, and a community of moms walking the same road. The deepest work, with the most support.

Explore Our Immersive Coaching Programs

Meet Barbara

A Mom Who’s Been There

Like many mothers, I thought my only job was to save my son from his addiction and mental health struggles. I spent years trying – late-night calls, hospital visits, endless fear and tears. Nothing worked.

The turning point came when I discovered that the person who needed to change was me. 

By learning to Love Another Way™, I found peace, strength, and hope again. And in doing so, I gave my son the space he needed to begin his own recovery.

Now, I help other mothers do the same.

Read More About Barbara’s Story

Here’s What Other Mothers Are Saying:

Real moms, real shifts. Hear from women who learned to set boundaries, release guilt, and find peace – even while their loved one was still struggling.

It’s really a live/ mind changing! Just when I really was “drowning “ Barbara crossed paths with me I’m so blessed and thanks her and her team for this pockets of joy they make possible for others wonderful mums struggling out there!✊🏻

Ana Lujan

I completed the Transformative Boundaries and the Transformative Communication Programs. It was very beneficial to me. Barbara developped some practicle tools that helped me shift into another way of loving myself and my significative other

Marie-Claude

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Its comforting to know I’m not alone in this journey. Figuring how to be supportive yet keep myself from the overload of emotions of constant worry, essentially running my life over.

Tracey

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This program has been awesome. It helped me to see that I am not responsible for my child becoming an addict. I gave myself this program as my birthday gift. Best birthday present ever!!

Vickie

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I found this program at a time when I felt powerless, fearful and alone. It has helped me to learn strategies to deal with the constant chaos that I was living in. I have learned how to set boundaries and find some peace. So much support ❤️

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Barbara and the members have been in my shoes and their words have meant so so much to me .it seems often, just when I need some words of advise on an issue, eg my son won’t get out of bed, he’s using again, there are words from Barbara.

Jean

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This program has given me tools to regain my life and remove myself from the chaos my addicted son creates. I can’t control his choices, only mine.

Kathy Blumer

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I purchased the Addiction Blueprint. I watched Barbara’s 90 minutes presentation also. I would love to do her program but I am not a financial position to do that just now. She also has free podcasts that are helpful.

Kim Davis

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It’s really good. I have never read it from the point of view of the addict. It makes more sense now that it’s not my son talking, it’s his addiction.

Vickie Hornbeck

Two Concrete Next Steps

If you are ready to move from reading about this to working on it, here are the two paths most moms start with.

Free Workshop: Discover the Love Another Way™ Framework

Barbara’s free workshop walks you through the framework hundreds of moms have used to stop reacting to the chaos and start responding from clarity. Confidential, online, and actionable from day one.

Start Self-Paced: The Jumpstart Guide

A 4-week beginner-friendly course that introduces the Love Another Way framework and gives you clear, actionable first steps. Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule.

Explore the Jumpstart Guide

Even your most loving words can backfire. This free guide names the 5 phrases moms say most often that quietly push a struggling adult child further away – and what to say instead so they can actually hear you.

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