press + speaking kit

about dimple

DIMPLE DHABALIA is an international speaker, bestselling author, and storyteller working to bring attention to the unspoken costs of serving others, including moral injury, institutional betrayal, and systemic grief. Dimple brings over 20 years of experience in government and humanitarian sectors to her work helping mission-driven leaders lean into moral courage to reclaim their humanity in systems designed to erase it.

Her book, Tell Me My Story–Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self [Ambika Media 2024], was named a distinguished favorite for the 2025 Independent Press Award, and a 2024 NYC Big Book Award, and excerpted in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Her work has also been featured in Fast Company, CEO World Magazine, and the Federal News Network. Dimple is the creator and host of Service Without Sacrifice, a limited-series companion podcast to Tell Me My Story, and the creator and co-host of the popular podcast What Would Ted Lasso Do?

speaking topics

  • Sacred Resistance: Reclaiming Humanity in Extractive Systems How to stay rooted in your values while working within systems that prioritize productivity over people

  • Navigating Moral Injury, Institutional Betrayal, and Systemic Grief Understanding and healing from the deeper wounds and losses of mission-driven work

  • Leadership in the Era of Polycrisis Trauma-informed approaches to leading through multiple overlapping crises

  • From Service Before Self to Sustainable Service Challenging the narrative that service requires sacrifice

  • Creating Cultures of Collective Care Moving beyond individual resilience to systemic support

recent speaking engagements

2025

  • Featured Speaker + Facilitator – Humanitarian Leadership Conference | Virtual

  • Featured Speaker – SOAR South Asian 2025 National Summit: Together We Dream, Together We Build | Virtual

2024

  • Featured Speaker + Facilitator – Acacia Center for Justice | Virtual

  • Fireside Chat – Beyond Burnout: Reimagining Well-Being in Humanitarian Work | London, England

  • Featured Speaker - Intergovernmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugees, and Migration | Geneva, Switzerland

  • Keynote Speaker - Lancaster Speakers Series, Ohio University | Athens, OH

  • Fireside Chat – From Stigma to Support | Virtual

  • Featured Speaker + Facilitator – Transform Your Practice Retreat | Whistler, BC

  • Featured Speaker + Facilitator – Integrating Women's Leadership Conference | Indianapolis, IN

  • Fireside Chat – Alexandria Commission for Women | Alexandria, VA

  • Keynote Speaker – Colorado Women's Bar Association Convention | Vail, CO

  • Featured Speaker + Facilitator – Metro State University Palliative Care and Social Work Conference | Denver, CO

in the media

booking information

Topics: Sacred resistance, moral injury, institutional betrayal, trauma-informed leadership, sustainable service, collective care

Formats: Keynotes, workshops, fireside chats, panel discussions, retreat facilitation

Audiences: Mission-driven leaders, humanitarian organizations, healthcare professionals, social workers, government agencies, educational institutions, women's leadership groups

International Experience: Recent speaking engagements in Geneva, London, and across North America

resources for event organizations

high-resolution photos: [Download here]

speaker bio & talking points: [Download here]

book information: [Tell Me My Story media kit]

contact

Speaking Inquiries: hello@rootsintheclouds.com

Media Inquiries: hello@rootsintheclouds.com

Response time: 24-48 hours