The Owner's Manual for Thriving Relationships

In this unique guide to improving relationships, clinical psychologist Mitch Abblett provides advice and tips on how to build more meaningful connections in every area of life - family, friendships, romantic partnerships, and professional relationships. Dr. Abblett encourages listeners to replace blame, avoidance, and control-based possessiveness with the liberating practice of relational ownership.

This refreshing guide introduces a practical, accessible framework to help listeners navigate relationship challenges, identify the habits that keep them stuck, and build vibrant, healthier patterns of relating.

Through engaging stories, perspective-shifting tools, and reflective exercises, The Owner's Manual for Thriving Relationships offers a fresh, empowering approach to improving the quality of relationships and unlocking a life of richer, more authentic connections.

The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2025 Mitch Abblett (P)2026 Redwood Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"If you've known your relationships could be more rewarding but weren't sure how to get there, this is the book for you." (Seth J. Gillihan, PhD, author of Retrain Your Brain)

A bold, compassionate guide to transforming your relationships..." (Tim Desmond, author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy)

"Teaches us to own our mistakes, own our successes...have thriving relationships and a better world." (Christopher Willard, PsyD, author of How We Grow Through What We Go Through)