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Post-separation harassment is not heartbreak — it’s control. In this episode of Adult Nonfiction, Sarah Jay explores how post-separation abuse can escalate into stalking, surveillance, retaliation, reputational attacks, and social manipulation after a breakup or separation.

We talk about the difference between letting go vs ownership, the psychology of ego injury, and why so many people respond with victim blaming—even when the abuse is happening in plain sight.

This episode is educational, non-inflammatory, and focused on giving survivors language and clarity, while also addressing bystanders, law enforcement, and perpetrators who may not understand the harm these behaviors cause.

If leaving triggered escalation for you, you’re not alone—and you’re not overreacting.

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In this episode of Adult Nonfiction, we explore reputational harm—the slow, cumulative damage caused by smear campaigns, rumor-spreading, exclusion, and group bullying in workplaces, neighbourhoods, parent communities, and social circles. We unpack why adults engage in these patterns, how group dynamics can escalate cruelty while disguising it as “concern,” and why repetitional harm can be deeply destabilizing even when no single incident seems “serious enough.” This episode offers practical, non-inflammatory strategies for targets and bystanders, including language to interrupt rumours, ways to document patterns, and how to protect your nervous system while rebuilding credibility and support.

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Adult Nonfiction begins with a story—about disbelief, survival, and the quiet work of rebuilding after psychological abuse. In this solo introduction, the host explains the meaning behind the podcast’s name and why certain forms of harm between adults are so often minimized or ignored.

This episode introduces the themes of the show, including coercive control, stalking, bullying, smear campaigns and relational aggression, and explains the podcast’s mission: education over accusation, understanding over judgment. Future episodes will feature legal, medical, and academic experts who help translate lived experience of adult bullying into language that legal systems recognize.