Hello, welcome to another episode of Women Who Travel. I'm Lale Arakoglu.

A few years ago, a friend suggested I follow Rachel Cargall on Instagram, and I was immediately

captivated by the discourse she was starting about self-care and our obligation to bring accountability

to our own feminism.

I also notice that she loves to travel.

An activist, philanthropist, educator and entrepreneur, her new memoir and manifesto, a renaissance

of our own, is about redesigning your life and being true to your values.

It has a persuasive section on the huge benefits of recharging. I really have this definition of rest. Looking at the physical

and mental understanding of rest to get a break from the constant strain that we're under

in a variety of spaces. For me, taking a break from the constant strain that we're under in a variety of spaces.

For me, taking a break is work in progress, and I know I'm not unique in finding it hard

to actually carve out time for myself guilt-free. But rest for Rachel isn't seen as a self-indulgence.

It's self-preservation, an approach that often manifests itself in her travels.

When she spoke to me, she wasn't at home in New York, but in a hotel room in Washington, D.C.

It's been thunderstorming here in D.C., and I've been feeling so grateful because I have this beautiful window.

And yesterday, I literally worked from the bed.

I took a long nap during the day.

I ordered in room service.

And I was thinking about how wonderful it was to just experience a thunderstorm from the comfort

of this big fluffy bed watching, you know, answering my emails and watching Bravo on TV.

Oh my God, that sounds like bliss.

Yes.

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