How to Create Safer Cultures at Work and Beyond, with Jamie Klingler
In this episode of Why Care?, Nadia Nagamootoo is joined by pop artist, Starling, for a conversation about self-worth, invisible adversity, ageism, loneliness and the courage to become who you really are. Starling shares how childhood trauma, industry gatekeeping and years of being told she was not enough shaped her early story, and how inner work, nervous system awareness and radical self-belief helped her rebuild it. Together, they explore the pressures of image, success and social media, why so many people still feel lonely and not good enough, and what it means to create work that heals rather than simply performs. It is a conversation about confidence, human connection and choosing yourself, again and again.
What to expect from the episode
Jamie Klingler joins Nadia Nagamootoo to unpack the story behind Reclaim These Streets, the psychology and cost of activism, what men and institutions still don’t understand about women’s safety, and why better conversations alone are not enough without behavioural and organisational change.
Key Takeaways
The public conversation on violence against women has moved, but institutions still lag behind.
Consent education needs to go far beyond teaching girls how to say no.
Men who want to help often need practical, behaviour-based guidance rather than abstract reassurance that they are “one of the good ones”.
Organisations already know where the risks are. The issue is usually not awareness but whether leaders are willing to act early and decisively.
Guest Bio
Jamie Klingler became an activist and campaigner for women's safety and police reform as one of the founders of Reclaim These Streets, an organisation that was created after Sarah Everard, was abducted, raped and murdered by a serving police officer. The organisation tried to hold a vigil for Sarah, but the Metropolitan Police said they weren’t allowed. In doing so and trying to silence them; Reclaim These Streets fought them in the High Court for violating their human right to assemble, and won. Jamie speaks on becoming an accidental activist and using her media and events expertise to create a real impact.
