Ripple MapAN EXPLORATION OF CONNECTION

SMALL ACTS. WIDER CIRCLES.

Your care goes further.

You’re part of something bigger.
Explore the people your care could reach.

YOUR RIPPLE MAP
YOU
Illustrative network · up to 3 degrees
YOUR POTENTIAL RIPPLE
1,570connections
across three degrees
Your circle01
10

People you know directly

Their circle02
120

People your connections know

The wider circle03
1,440

One more circle of connection

An illustration of possibility, not a prediction.

CONNECTED, MORE THAN WE KNOW

A small moment of care.
A world of possibility.

Listening closely. Checking in. Showing a little kindness. Ripple Map invites you to imagine how everyday care could move through the relationships that connect us.

The model starts with your direct connections, then assumes 12 connections per person at each next degree: 10 × 12 = 120, then × 12 = 1,440. Real networks overlap, and influence varies; these figures are illustrative connections, not a count of unique people or measured impact. Each dot represents one illustrative connection. Dots overlap in dense networks.

Cover of From Self-Care to We-Care by Jordan Quaglia

FOLLOW THE RIPPLE FURTHER

From Self-Care to We-Care

The New Science of Mindful Boundaries and Caring from an Undivided Heart

Your care creates ripples—but how can those ripples include you, the people closest to you, and the wider world? Explore the science, stories, guided inquiries, and practical exercises behind caring from a more connected, undivided place.

By Jordan Quaglia, PhDForeword by Daniel J. Siegel, MD

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