Barbara Decker
Certified Family Recovery Specialist and founder of Live Well & Fully.
Barbara helps mothers of addicted or mentally ill adult children stop drowning in worry and reclaim their own lives — guided by one hard-won truth: the only person you can change is you.
Her story
For years, Barbara lived inside her son Eric’s addiction — the late-night phone calls, the police at the door, the missing belongings, the endless search for the book, the program, the person who could finally fix him. Nothing worked, because she was trying to change the wrong person.
When a clinician helped her see that the only person she could change was herself, everything shifted. Barbara stopped rescuing and started healing. She found her footing, her peace, and her voice again — and in the space that created, Eric found his own way. He has been in recovery since 2018.
How she helps parents
Barbara founded Live Well & Fully to give other parents the roadmap she never had. Through live webinars, workshops, coaching, and a community of mothers who truly understand, she teaches parents to love their adult child without losing themselves — trading the instinct to say yes, soften, and rescue for a steadier, more loving way of showing up. She calls it learning to Love Another Way.
“Your healing is the most powerful gift you can give your family.”
— Barbara Decker
Find Barbara
Her programs, coaching, and community for parents live at Live Well & Fully. You can also follow her here.