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if you've been waiting for a sign, this is it

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the quiet violence of institutional gaslighting

the quiet violence of institutional gaslighting
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welcome friends

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why I decided to leave substack

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welcome to rōot

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holding the darkness and beauty of life on this spaceship called earth

compassion fatigue

compassion fatigue
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burnout

burnout

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the quiet violence of institutional gaslighting

holding the darkness and beauty of life on this spaceship called earth

holding the darkness and beauty of life on this spaceship called earth

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how leading with hopeful action can transform moral injury into meaningful change

how leading with hopeful action can transform moral injury into meaningful change

what comes next requires moral imagination

what comes next requires moral imagination
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rest as resistance

rest as resistance

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pivoting without a blueprint

pivoting without a blueprint

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what comes next requires moral imagination

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conscious unbossing - a case study in redistributing power and redefining leadership

moral imagination

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how leading with hopeful action can transform moral injury into meaningful change

what comes next requires moral imagination

what comes next requires moral imagination

the theology of hunger

the theology of hunger
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collective grief

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the theology of hunger

to die before we die

to die before we die

duty of care

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institutional betrayal

institutional betrayal

what if connection has always been the most important metric?

what if connection has always been the most important metric?

the water we're swimming in

the water we're swimming in

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at the threshold

at the threshold

moving with the rhythm of resistance

moving with the rhythm of resistance

from routine to ritual

from routine to ritual

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compassion fatigue

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institutional betrayal

institutional betrayal

Dimple Dhabalia is a former public servant, founder of Roots in the Clouds, and author of Tell Me My Story – Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self. Her work explores moral injury, shared grief, and dehumanization, mapping the ethical and spiritual terrain of our duty of care to each other. Through her writing, speaking, and art she asks what it means to stay human, and to see the humanity in others, across the different seasons of life. Connect with her @dimpstory across social platforms and at rootsintheclouds.com.