Welcome!
Words that feel like Sunday afternoon sunshine are awaiting you.
You’ll feel at home here if you’re a curious, creative force who craves playful groundedness.
You’ve tasted burnout, so you’re done with hustle and hollow fixes.
You’re not here for hacks, you seem depth.
You want to rest without apology and still get sh*t done.
You’re here for nuance. Depth. Integrity.
You’re drawn to holistic, story-rich perspectives on rest, rituals, and nurturing rhythms; in business and in life such as interviews, essays, reflections, and research-backed insights.
You’re here for words that land. Stories that stir something within and Ideas that root us.
For perspectives that challenge and anchor.
You’re ready to build something different. A lasting legacy full of intention.
Not faster like the hustle queens. Not harder like gym bros. But truer. More you!
Rooted in rest. Fueled by ritual & rhythm. Guided by story. Held in community.
This is The Rest Revolution.
The space I am holding, the transformation you envision, is not luxury like modern society may tell us. It’s lifeblood for our being. It’s not soft, sad beige or passive. It’s sovereign and powerful.
Welcome to Rooted & Rested.
I adore Carmen's grounded, open-hearted and honest expression in her pieces. Her generosity and community-led spirit is a joy to witness. Lauren Barber
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Rooted & Rested is a place that I am drawn to for its creative and practical ways of allowing us to come home to ourselves within our busy lives. Carmen has much wisdom to share from her personal experiences, beautiful insights from her corner of the world and is so generous in celebrating others and creating a feeling of a supportive village.
Lyndsay Kaldor
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Carmen shares the most beautiful, gentle words. It always brightens my day.
Lisa Post
What I bring to our shared space:
No lectures. Less answers, more questions and exploration. Stories shaped by life across countries, cultures, and big transitions
Micro-moments from travel, nature, and the in-between
Grounded wisdom from a path that’s woven through academia, non-profits, startups, and tech – all while mentoring women, guiding yoga/ movement, offering sound therapy, and building community
My promise to you:
I write when I have something meaningful to share. No trend-chasing. No noise.
Varied formats. Evolving topics. Always honest.
Just depth, nuance, respecting your time and well-being.
…a few hopefully not-so-boring facts about me
📍I’m Carmen. Named after the Opera Carmen. Born in the Bavarian (south German) countryside nestled at the feet of the Alps.
🏠 Ex-Londoner (read why I left here), ex-Tel-Aviv, Berlin and Sydney city dweller. Now building a life in a cute urban flat near the Bavarian Alps.
💻 By day, at home in the tech world, I empower teams at Europe’s most well-known brands to transform the way they work and collaborate.
✍️ I write in the moonlight- well, not literally, but it sounds nicer than I write outside of my normal working hours and most often when I should be going to bed.
Join the village of readers, The Rest Revolution is a gift for mind, heart & soul.
Words created and curated by me for you, inspired by what is around us. I’ll link to some good stuff in the welcome email so you can get a first. If you’d like to get additional offers from me (and be considered for 1:1 mentoring/coaching + sound healing), I invite you to pledge a paid subscription, no more than the cost of your favourite café drink per month.
