A mental health expert answers the question “what is an ecomap?”

Hint: It will help you get way more out of your relationships.

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A recent survey conducted by Harvard found that36 percent of respondents reported feelings of serious loneliness.

In that respect, the map can help you reach out to fraying connections, and reinforce them.

Or maybe you notice thatyou dont have any workout friendsso you decide to join a jogging club.

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relationship psychotherapist and owner of Evolve Counseling

Theres also a fair chance that your ecomap will benefit you in some unique, TBD way.

So whether youre usually an arts and crafts kind of person or not, its worth a shot.

Below, Fedrick explains how to make a simple ecomap to guide you through deepening your relationships.

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It would be highly beneficial to start with general information and then expand it slowly.

Take your time, and try toput your perfectionism aside for now.

Put your name (or just write me) in the middle of the circle.

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Ask yourself some of the questions provided to start identifying active connections in your life.

How is the energy flowing between the folks around you?What boundaries are in place?

you’ve got the option to even try creating your own system.

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relationship psychotherapist and owner of Evolve Counseling

It is helpful to use an identification system to create a visual of these relationships.

Let this process be creative.

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