In the past few weeks, the Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’ has been the number 1 TV show in the world. The bio of the show reads “When a struggling comedian shows an act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.”

This show provided quite a nuanced look at the insidious nature of stalking and a lot of the complex emotions that the victims can experience.

Joining the podcast today is Nicole Madigan. Nicole is a journalist and the author of “Obsession”. Nicole was stalked for over three years. It wreaked havoc on her life and trapped her in a constant state of fear. 

In this chat we speak about:

• Nicole’s story and how a stalker infiltrated her life
• The emotions experienced by victims of stalking 
• Whether Baby Reindeer on Netflix was an accurate representation of what stalking is like
• How stalking and harassment isn’t taken seriously in our worlds or by law enforcement
• How difficult it is to prove that someone is stalking you and where authorities come into it
• The 5 different stalking types
• What percentage of perpetrators are men/women and the gender break down of victims
• Misconceptions of stalking

You can find more from Nicole here

We mentioned a previous episode that we recorded with Dr Angela Jay here
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