we rarely navigate the terrain on a road trip without a map.
so why do we expect to navigate our moral landscapes without one?
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.
the work of moral cartography begins from the premise that to heal, lead, and imagine equity, justice and liberation for all, we have to know how to identify and navigate our internal and external terrain.
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.
we use moral mapping™ in our coaching and consulting work to name root issues and the costs of serving inside traumatized systems. moral mapping works at both individual and organizational levels. Interested in learning more about how we can serve you or your organization?
the conversations we need to be having the most in our workplaces are the ones we aren’t having at all. dimple creates space for those conversations through keynote talks, facilitated workshops, podcasts, book talks, and panel discussions. learn more and reach out to bring dimple to your organization.
dimple’s latest long form essays, reflections, case studies, poetry, and full resource library can be found at, rōot — a living journal mapping the moral, ethical, and spiritual foundations of our shared humanity + our duty of care to each other. Subscribe to get new content delivered to your inbox.
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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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