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Many of us believe it’s always wrong, and bad for us, to hold a grudge. But what if our grudges, when handled correctly, can be positively good for us and for others? What if grudges are actually great — not a cause for guilt, but exactly what we need to lead a happier, safer, more fulfilled life? Join internationally bestselling crime writer and grudge-holder extraordinaire Sophie Hannah to find out all about the power of grudges to transform your life for the better and to make the world a more peaceful and compassionate place.

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Boundary-Mockers, Narcissism and Grudgeworthy Gestures

2024/02/01

Sophie starts out thinking she's identified a new kind of grudge. She has, but it's not what she thinks. In fact, the true subject of this episode is the Boundary Mockery Grudge. Luckily, Nic is on hand to help clarify things, and some exciting new discoveries are made in the field of Grudge Studies. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NicAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

How to Avoid Making Grudgeworthy Decisions

2023/11/07

Sophie and Nic discuss The Double Best Method, Sophie's recently-invented decision-making tool, how to avoid regret, and how most people were trained to think in the wrong way about making choices. Also featuring brilliant poems by Robert Frost and Nic about decision-making. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NicAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Grudge Sentencing and White Lies

2023/10/17

Sophie and Nic discuss 'Grudge Sentencing', the perfect enhancement both to good grudge-holding and to the ditching of no-longer-wanted grudges. Also in this episode: white lies. When is it grudgeworthy to tell them? You can follow Nic on Twitter @NicAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Six Barriers and Two Questions

2023/10/12

Sophie and Nic discuss six possible barriers to discarding a grudge, and two crucial questions we can ask ourselves. Also on this episode: seating plans! Are they inherently grudgeworthy, and if not, what differentiates a grudgeworthy seating plan from one that's fine? You can follow Nic on Twitter @NicAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

The Strategic Cancellation of Grudges

2023/10/05

Is it possible, or desirable, to cancel a grudge when the benefits of doing so would be considerable, in a situation where you would definitely not annul the grudge in exchange for no upside? Sophie and Nic discuss whether this is the best route, how one might pursue it, and whether it might be more possible and desirable to find a different sort of upside while keeping the grudge. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NicAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Grudges in the Dock

2023/09/28

In this episode, Sophie and Nic discuss the recent controversy, apropos the Lucy Letby case, about whether or not convicted criminals should be compelled to come to court for sentencing. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

The Frivolous Grudge-Fest

2023/08/31

Sophie and Nic discuss some frivolous grudges including: portmanteau words (like grudge-fest), conversational interruptors and the concept and practice of 'managing expectations'. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Zebras in Heaven

2023/08/17

Sophie and Nic discuss the complex theological issue of whether or not animals have souls and are eligible for Heaven. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Loyalty and Disloyalty Grudges: The Lowdown.

2023/08/10

Is loyalty ever grudgeworthy? And can disloyalty be entirely non-grudgeworthy? Join Sophie and Nic to discuss these knotty problems! You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

Defining Enemies

2023/08/03

What is an enemy? What is enmity? Does it need to be active, or reciprocated? Can we be someone's enemy without our own consent to the definition? What is the difference between strong dislike and enmity? And most importantly of all, does grudge-holding create enmity, or prevent it? You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

How Are You Helping?

2023/07/27

Sophie and Nic discuss the common social-conscience-driven practice of acknowledging disadvantage (as defined by the person doing the acknowledging) and whether it's more of a help or a hindrance. You can follow Nic on Twitter @NucAubury or visit his website www.nicaubury.com. For more info about Sophie and her projects please visit www.sophiehannah.com

The Inner Critic

2023/04/21

In this special bonus episode of the HOW TO HOLD A GRUDGE podcast, Sophie speaks to life coach Natalie Roush about reckoning with your inner critic. Natalie's website is website is natalieroushcoaching.com, and her podcast is here: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/hows-the-view-natalie-roush-z18ue2nMk6b/

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Jane the big scary monster 2020/12/15

Stimulating and amusing

Sophie Hannah is not only a master wordsmith; she is also a highly entertaining person! I’ve read her book, How to Hold a Grudge, three times — and r...

★★★★★

kungfu rhubarb 2020/05/19

Smart, funny and super helpful

This podcast takes the subject of “grudges” and introduces a practice that allows people to happily and productively “hold a grudge” in a way that is ...

★★★★★

KillerQueen789 2018/11/08

Delightfully enlightening and lightly cerebral.

I love the way SH unravels the entire concept of gruges from her own perspective, which is not “new age PC” but authentic and human. She then, in an e...

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