serving individuals + organizations across mission-driven sectors
mapping pathways back to conscience, care + sustainable service
writing | speaking | moral mapping | duty of care
a map can show us the terrain, but the season shapes how we move through it.
our moral landscapes are no different.
it’s the legacy of working inside traumatized, industrialized systems that equate exhaustion with commitment and led us to believe that being a “professional” requires us to leave our intuition, values, conscience, and spirit at the door.
the pain many of us are carrying is so much more than just burnout.
we call this work moral cartography. it begins from the premise that to heal, lead, and imagine equity, justice and liberation for all, we need to come to know our internal and external terrain, and how to move through it across the different seasons of life.
at roots in the clouds we know that people and organizations are unique and one-size-fits-all approaches to leadership and duty of care don’t work. moral cartography offers different pathways to a common destination, which we offer through moral mapping™ (our signature coaching and consulting work), speaking, writing, and art.
offerings for every season of being human
ground that holds steady in one season of life can give way in another, and what we need in that moment shifts with it. some seasons call for naming our wounds and finding our way back to our values. others call for us to offer empathy and care to someone who is grieving, or reflect on what's still unfolding. at roots in the clouds, we’e designed all of our offerings to meet you wherever you are, whether you're seeking support for yourself, your team, or the people in your care.
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challenging outdated narratives
"What if the service path we've chosen is actually an invitation—to see and heal and love and embrace our own humanity through the stories of the people we're serving? And what if that healing could happen at both the individual and organizational levels?"
— Dimple Dhabalia - Tell Me My Story
My book, Tell Me My Story, is where this map first began to take shape: through the stories we inherit, the wounds we normalize, and the narratives of service that ask us to abandon ourselves for the mission.
The work that started in the pages of my book now continues through moral mapping sessions, duty of care consulting, and our collection of empathy cards that help people and organizations move through different seasons of being human and find pathways back to conscience, care, and sustainable service.
Available in paperback, e-book, and audio at all major online retailers.
fostering empathy, connection + care
empathy is more than a feeling —
it’s a ministry of presence.
an invitation to slow down long enough to truly feel what someone else is experiencing — the grief and the loss, yes, but also the joy, the wonder, the gratitude, the celebration, and the seasons that sometimes have no name. it's the practice of staying near without trying to fix, rush, or resolve, and pausing long enough to truly savor what is good. of witnessing the full, messy, beautiful complexity of what it means to be human.
our empathy cards are how we bring that practice to life — not a single gesture, but a sustained act of presence and care.
six cards, shared with one person over time.
a ritual of care, unfolding slowly.
a choice to keep showing up — through every season of being human.
meet dimple
Dimple Dhabalia, JD | CAPP | ICF ACC is a former public servant, founder of Roots in the Clouds, author of Tell Me My Story – Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self, and creator of love in action empathy cards. Her writing, speaking, coaching and art explore moral injury, institutional betrayal, shared grief, and dehumanization in care work, and map pathways back to conscience, care, and sustainable service across mission-driven sectors. Connect with her @dimpstory on LI | IG | FB.
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