empathy cards
seasons of grief + loss
our first collection was born from the love and care I experienced after the loss of my mom —
at roots in the clouds we are on a mission to restore the language of connection through our love in action empathy card collections, beginning with seasons of grief + loss.
read the full story that inspired the cards »»»»»»»»»
after the first wave of support fades —
introducing our first collection | seasons of grief + loss
when the world has moved on but our grief has not,
sympathy offers the language of platitudes, while empathy gives us the language of connection.
one box. one person. a shared ritual of care unfolding over time.
each set includes 6 folded, blank cards with corresponding reflection inserts, and envelopes.
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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.
love in action empathy cards for seasons of grief + loss offer a bridge of connection through sustained presence —
one box,
shared with one person,
a ritual of care,
unfolding slowly,
offered steadily over time,
through a season of loss.
A living practice of love in action.
Read about what inspired these cards here »»»»»»»»»»
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 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 then when grief arrives, we’re expected to move through it quickly and on our own.
at roots in the clouds we are on a mission to restore the language of connection through our love in action empathy card collections, beginning with seasons of grief + loss.