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trying to catch a tidal wave in a tea cup

Tell Me My Story Turns 1!

Tell Me My Story Turns 1!

when values are tested: facing fear, holding humanity, and navigating moral injury

when values are tested: facing fear, holding humanity, and navigating moral injury

nevertheless, we persist

nevertheless, we persist

leading with humanity in the face of widespread dehumanization

leading with humanity in the face of widespread dehumanization

on becoming vintage

on becoming vintage

grace as a revolutionary practice

grace as a revolutionary practice

throwing stones

throwing stones

beyond individualism: moral courage and mutuality as a model for leadership in a fractured world

beyond individualism: moral courage and mutuality as a model for leadership in a fractured world

moral injury

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

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

moral injury

moral injury

our wholeness is not negotiable

our wholeness is not negotiable

moral courage

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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 collective imagination

what comes next requires collective imagination
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rest as resistance

rest as resistance

human-centered leadership

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pivoting without a blueprint

pivoting without a blueprint

what comes next requires collective imagination

what comes next requires collective imagination

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

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

collective imagination

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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 collective imagination

what comes next requires collective imagination

the theology of hunger

the theology of hunger
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collective grief

collective grief

the theology of hunger

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

spiritual ecology

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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

library

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compassion fatigue

compassion fatigue
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burnout

burnout
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institutional betrayal

institutional betrayal

Dimple Dhabalia, founder of Roots in the Clouds and author of Tell Me My Story—Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self, works at the intersection of story-healing, moral imagination, and spiritual ecology to make sustainable service possible in mission-driven sectors — connect with her @dimpstory on LI | IG |FB.