Dimple D. Dhabalia is an author, speaker, facilitator, and human-centered leadership coach with over two decades of experience in government and humanitarian sectors. As the founder of Roots in the Clouds, she partners with leaders and mission-driven organizations to address the root causes of organizational trauma and design cultures that foster moral courage, collective care, and sustainable service.
Dimple specializes in helping organizations navigate the complexities of vicarious trauma, moral injury, and institutional betrayal, drawing on her deep expertise in trauma-informed leadership, mindful performance, and spiritual ecology. Through her work, she creates brave spaces where leaders and teams can process the realities of working in high-pressure, purpose-driven environments and develop practices to preserve their humanity as they serve others.
Her new book, Tell Me My Story–Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self [Ambika Media 2024], was named a 2025 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite, 2024 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite, and excerpted in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Her work has also been featured in Fast Company, CEO World Magazine, and the Federal News Network. Dimple is the creator and host of Service Without Sacrifice, a limited-series companion podcast to Tell Me My Story, and the creator and co-host of the popular podcast What Would Ted Lasso Do? exploring life and leadership through the popular TV show “Ted Lasso.