love in action
empathy cards
our empathy card collections are small, tangible ways of saying I see you — to a friend in grief, a stranger who needs a kind word, or anyone moving through a hard season. written by hand and sent with care, they bring us back to a slower, more human way of showing up for each other.
one6one collections
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a challenging season. because the most sustaining form of empathy isn't the one that arrives first. it's the one that keeps coming back.
Caregiving touches nearly every life, and yet the weight of it is often borne by the caregiver alone.
For many caregivers, unacknowledged grief can feel expansive and overwhelming — grief for who someone used to be, a relationship that is changing, a future that may never be. But because these losses are ongoing, there is no funeral, no ritual, no closure. Instead, caregivers are left holding them quietly in the background, alongside other realities of caregiving like exhaustion, compassion fatigue, moral injury, fear, and a loneliness that deepens over time.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to walk alongside someone as they navigate a season of caregiving.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of caregiving set supports a national organization working to improve conditions for family caregivers.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Some gifts can't be wrapped.
But they can be sent — with intention, with care, with the knowledge that someone you love is moving through a season that deserves to be witnessed.
Our gift cards are an invitation to begin the practice.
Gift cards never expire and can be used toward any products in our shop.
If you need a custom denomination that is more than $100.00, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com.
Have questions about the cards? Check out our FAQs to learn more.
empathy cards
offerings for walking alongside someone navigating a season of grief + loss
seasons of grief + loss
grief doesn’t begin and end with death. it lives in so many other kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. our empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss are an invitation to sustained presence and rituals of care.
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Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Grief doesn't just begin and end with death.
It also lives in the heartache of caregiving, illness, and broken relationships — in the loss of a job, the loneliness of aging, the separation from loved ones, the erosion of freedom, the degradation of the environment — in all kinds of pain the world rarely stops to honor. And when grief arrives, we're expected to move through it quickly.
But grief doesn't follow a timeline.
So after the initial wave of support fades, and the world has moved on but our grief has not, sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to keep showing up for someone moving through a season of grief + loss.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of grief and loss set supports a national organization providing grief support for children, teens, young adults, and families.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
A small wooden token with the love in action mark on one side and the words "we were never meant to travel through life's most profound seasons alone" on the other. Keep it in your pocket, on your desk, or on an altar — or give it to someone who might need the reminder.
Part memoir, part manifesto, Tell Me My Story names the wounds experienced by those working in service of others — vicarious trauma, moral injury, institutional betrayal, collective grief — and then does something most books in this space don't — it moves through them with honesty, care and courage. Following Dimple’s signature story-healing arc from shaping to sharing, this book offers both a framework for understanding how our stories influence our service, and a practice for challenging outdated narratives so we can begin writing new ones that will better support us as we do the important work of serving others.
Some gifts can't be wrapped.
But they can be sent — with intention, with care, with the knowledge that someone you love is moving through a season that deserves to be witnessed.
Our gift cards are an invitation to begin the practice.
Gift cards never expire and can be used toward any products in our shop.
If you need a custom denomination that is more than $100.00, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com.
seasons of caregiving
Caregiving touches nearly every life, and yet the weight of it is often borne by the caregiver alone.
For many caregivers, unacknowledged grief can feel expansive and overwhelming — grief for who someone used to be, a relationship that is changing, a future that may never be.
But because these losses are ongoing, there is no funeral, no ritual, no closure. Instead, caregivers are left holding them quietly in the background, alongside other realities of caregiving like exhaustion, compassion fatigue, moral injury, fear, and a loneliness that deepens over time.
Our newest collection of love in action empathy cards are designed to be small rituals of empathy and care, meant to restore the language of connection. Each card offers an invitation to sustained presence between sender and receiver, and a way to walk alongside someone in their season of caregiving.
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Our mosaic collection features prints made from Dimple Dhabalia’s original collage art, built layer by layer from paper, paint, photographs, and found materials, turning fragments into something whole. This design brings together bold textures and colors around a central image of softness and strength, and an empowering call to “remember who you are, warrior.”
Designed to fit easily in a shirt pocket, handbag, or backpack, this pocket journal is the ideal analog option for drawing, writing, capturing thoughts, lists, and everyday observations on the go.
Crafted with premium materials, each pocket journal features thick, acid-free paper that prevents ink bleed-through, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable writing experience, while sturdy stitched binding along the spine keeps the pages securely in place. The soft lay-flat cover is finished with an embossed roots in the clouds seal on the back, and each journal comes individually wrapped, ready to gift or keep.
Perfect for change-makers, truth-tellers, and anyone finding their way back to their own voice.
size: 3.5” x 5.5” pages: 60 pages (30 sheets) inner pages: unlined blank available colors: mustard, crimson, craft, ink
Bulk orders only available in the following colors: kraft and ink.
Caregiving touches nearly every life, and yet the weight of it is often borne by the caregiver alone.
For many caregivers, unacknowledged grief can feel expansive and overwhelming — grief for who someone used to be, a relationship that is changing, a future that may never be. But because these losses are ongoing, there is no funeral, no ritual, no closure. Instead, caregivers are left holding them quietly in the background, alongside other realities of caregiving like exhaustion, compassion fatigue, moral injury, fear, and a loneliness that deepens over time.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to walk alongside someone as they navigate a season of caregiving.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of caregiving set supports a national organization working to improve conditions for family caregivers.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
Caregiving touches nearly every life, and yet the weight of it is often borne by the caregiver alone.
For many caregivers, unacknowledged grief can feel expansive and overwhelming — grief for who someone used to be, a relationship that is changing, a future that may never be. But because these losses are ongoing, there is no funeral, no ritual, no closure. Instead, caregivers are left holding them quietly in the background, alongside other realities of caregiving like exhaustion, compassion fatigue, moral injury, fear, and a loneliness that deepens over time.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to walk alongside someone as they navigate a season of caregiving.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of caregiving set supports a national organization working to improve conditions for family caregivers.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.
a wooden token printed with the Roots in the Clouds hummingbird mark on one side and the words "May this token serve as a reminder to slow down and nourish your spirit today" on the other.
A small wooden token with the love in action mark on one side and the words "we were never meant to travel through life's most profound seasons alone" on the other. Keep it in your pocket, on your desk, or on an altar — or give it to someone who might need the reminder.
Some gifts can't be wrapped.
But they can be sent — with intention, with care, with the knowledge that someone you love is moving through a season that deserves to be witnessed.
Our gift cards are an invitation to begin the practice.
Gift cards never expire and can be used toward any products in our shop.
If you need a custom denomination that is more than $100.00, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com.
care beyond the box
A percentage of every sale of our empathy card sets goes directly to organizations doing the quiet, steady, often unrecognized work of making the world more empathetic, connected, and human.
This is built into the business model because we believe empathy, connection, and care exist inside webs of reciprocity. So, when you buy a box, care moves in more than one direction.
Caregiving touches nearly every life, and yet the weight of it is often borne by the caregiver alone.
For many caregivers, unacknowledged grief can feel expansive and overwhelming — grief for who someone used to be, a relationship that is changing, a future that may never be. But because these losses are ongoing, there is no funeral, no ritual, no closure. Instead, caregivers are left holding them quietly in the background, alongside other realities of caregiving like exhaustion, compassion fatigue, moral injury, fear, and a loneliness that deepens over time.
our one6one empathy card collections are designed as small rituals of care, unfolding slowly. an intentional choice to walk alongside someone as they navigate a season of caregiving.
one box, six cards, shared with one person over time.
A living practice of love in action. .
care beyond the box - 3% of the purchase price of every seasons of caregiving set supports a national organization working to improve conditions for family caregivers.
in the box
Each box includes:
6 blank folded cards + envelopes
6 reflection cards
6 envelope seals
1 writing practice tracker
2 love in action wooden empathy tokens
All cards are printed in small batches on high quality recycled paper and made in the U.S.A.
For orders of 12 boxes or more, please email us at hello@rootsintheclouds.com and let us know how many boxes you’d like and when you need them by.