Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.

2026-01-20 · 64 min · episode 61 · 15 entities

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://jameskimmeljr.com/quiz
→ references chooselovemovement.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://chooselovemovement.org/
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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://revengeanonymous.org/
→ references ctintervention.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://ctintervention.org/

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mentioned Quiz website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://jameskimmeljr.com/quiz
mentioned chooselovemovement.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://chooselovemovement.org/
mentioned revengeanonymous.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://revengeanonymous.org/
mentioned ctintervention.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://ctintervention.org/
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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://jameskimmeljr.com/quiz
references chooselovemovement.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://chooselovemovement.org/
references revengeanonymous.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://revengeanonymous.org/
references ctintervention.org website

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Link in episode "Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.": https://ctintervention.org/

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Is revenge the root of all forms of violence? Oprah sits down with James Kimmel, Jr., a revenge and violence researcher and lecturer in the psychiatry department at the Yale University School of Medicine and the bestselling author of the eye-opening book, The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction - and How to Overcome It. From bullying to school and mass shootings to terrorism and even war, James Kimmel Jr’s 20-year research argues that the root cause of all human aggression and violence in the world is the one universal human emotion: revenge. After being bullied as a teenager, James Kimmel, Jr shares the horrific moment he almost became a mass shooter himself, and why that became the catalyst for his life’s work. James Kimmel Jr shares a research study that could reveal just how prone you might be to seeking revenge. He has also created The Non-Justice System & The Miracle Court App, a 5-step scripted virtual courtroom where a person who has been wronged can play all the roles in a simulated trial - victim, defendant, judge, jury, and warden. Oprah and James Kimmel Jr also hear searing stories from the audience including a woman whose neighbor shot and killed her dog, a woman who got revenge on a boyfriend who cheated on her, a wife and mother whose intense revenge addiction landed her in the hospital. And how a mother, who lost her precious 6-year-old son to gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary, came to forgive her son’s killer. BUY THE BOOK! The Science of Revenge https://amzn.to/4g35d7p 00:00:00 - Welcome James Kimmel, Jr. author of “The Science of Revenge” 00:04:00 - James Kimmel share his story of revenge 00:10:15 - Lawyers sell revenge to the masses 00:13:15 - How revenge is an addiction 00:16:00 - Understanding how revenge leads to crimes 00:17:30 - When revenge becomes addiction 00:27:00 - Woman shares her desire for revenge 00:28:20 - Types of forgiveness 00:37:55 - How can we speed up forgiveness 00:39:30 - How this man resisted getting revenge 00:43:30 - Mother of son killed at Sandy Hook 00:50:50 - Recovering revenge addict 00:57:00 - The motive is revenge 00:59:00 - The power of forgiveness Additional Resources: https://www.revengeanonymous.org The Non-justice System: miraclecourt.com What's Your Revenge Score? https://www.jameskimmeljr.com/quiz Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention - https://www.ctintervention.org/ Choose Love - https://chooselovemovement.org/ Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381