{"id":57941,"date":"2022-01-09T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=57941"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:52:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:52:22","slug":"urge-surfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/","title":{"rendered":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is urge surfing? How can practicing the urge surfing technique help you resist the impulse to perform unwanted behaviors? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with unwanted urges. It&#8217;s based on the idea that most urges won\u2019t persist for longer than 30 minutes, provided that we don\u2019t give in to the urge or \u201crefresh\u201d it by giving it attention or fighting it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about the concept of urge surfing and how it can help you resist unwanted behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-urge-surfing-fight-your-urges\"><strong>\u201cUrge Surfing\u201d: Fight Your Urges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Emotions frequently have two components: physical sensations and action tendencies (also called urges). In his book <em>The Happiness Trap, <\/em>Russ Harris explains that when we have urges associated with negative emotions, they\u2019re often tied to the control strategies that keep us in the happiness trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While expansion in its ordinary form deals primarily with the first component, sensations, a slight adaptation of the technique\u2014called <em>urge surfing<\/em>\u2014addresses the second component, urges. Just as expansion helps you accept an uncomfortable sensation, <strong>urge surfing helps you accept difficult urges.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris details the five steps of urge surfing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use your <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/observing-self\/\">observing self<\/a> <\/em>to connect with the urge in your body.<\/li><li>Use your <em>thinking self <\/em>to recognize and name the urge. For example, you might say: \u201cI\u2019m experiencing the urge to\u2014\u201d<\/li><li>Use deep breathing to explore the urge and make room in your body for it. (Shortform note: You\u2019ll notice that this step combines steps 2 and 3 of expansion, so you could argue that we should consider urge surfing a six-step process.) Avoid the temptation to try to eliminate this negative feeling.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Tolerate the urge and observe it as it changes. If your thinking self intercedes, practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/cognitive-defusion-techniques\/\">defusion techniques<\/a>. You can also repeat step 2 of the urge surfing process (recognize and name the urge) intermittently.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Decide an appropriate course of action. Consider your values and try to act in a way that is consistent with them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: We haven\u2019t fully covered the ACT principles meant to guide step 5 in the process above, so it may be useful to revisit this technique after reading this guide\u2019s chapter on values.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-urge-surfing-reframes-urges\"><strong>Urge Surfing Reframes Urges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Urge surfing is not a practice specific to ACT. Rather, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-03\/urge-surfing.pdf\">a standard part of the therapeutic repertoire<\/a> for addiction treatment all over the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People often use different water metaphors to explain urges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people describe an urge as an ocean wave, which rises, crests, and dissipates. Like waves, urges can vary in size, from small to massive, but you can treat your breathing as your \u201csurfboard\u201d as you ride the wave of the urge.&nbsp;Others describe an urge as a riptide that sweeps swimmers away from the shore. If you try to swim against the current of a riptide, you become too tired and eventually drown. On the other hand, if you surf the urge, you swim parallel to the shore, you can escape the area of the riptide and find your way back to the beach. Others describe an urge as a waterfall crashing down from unseen heights. If you put your body in the way of the waterfall, it will overwhelm you\u2014but urge surfing allows you to step out of the path of the waterfall and watch the water pass by.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some practitioners of urge surfing say that focusing on one of these metaphors while you urge surf can help you focus and put your problem\u2014that your urge seems uncontrollable\u2014into perspective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is urge surfing? How can practicing the urge surfing technique help you resist the impulse to perform unwanted behaviors? Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with unwanted urges. It&#8217;s based on the idea that most urges won\u2019t persist for longer than 30 minutes, provided that we don\u2019t give in to the urge or \u201crefresh\u201d it by giving it attention or fighting it. Keep reading to learn about the concept of urge surfing and how it can help you resist unwanted behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":34835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[565],"class_list":["post-57941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-the-happiness-trap","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here&#039;s how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here&#039;s how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darya Sinusoid\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darya Sinusoid\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darya Sinusoid\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0421cce75bc249b11e2517b3a91f9c46\"},\"headline\":\"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\"},\"wordCount\":597,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"The Happiness Trap\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Psychology\",\"Self-Improvement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\",\"name\":\"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00\",\"description\":\"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here's how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0421cce75bc249b11e2517b3a91f9c46\",\"name\":\"Darya Sinusoid\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-1.png\",\"caption\":\"Darya Sinusoid\"},\"description\":\"Darya\u2019s love for reading started with fantasy novels (The LOTR trilogy is still her all-time-favorite). Growing up, however, she found herself transitioning to non-fiction, psychological, and self-help books. She has a degree in Psychology and a deep passion for the subject. She likes reading research-informed books that distill the workings of the human brain\/mind\/consciousness and thinking of ways to apply the insights to her own life. Some of her favorites include Thinking, Fast and Slow, How We Decide, and The Wisdom of the Enneagram.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/darya\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness - Shortform Books","description":"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here's how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness","og_description":"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here's how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Darya Sinusoid","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darya Sinusoid","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/"},"author":{"name":"Darya Sinusoid","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0421cce75bc249b11e2517b3a91f9c46"},"headline":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness","datePublished":"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/"},"wordCount":597,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","keywords":["The Happiness Trap"],"articleSection":["Psychology","Self-Improvement"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/","name":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","datePublished":"2022-01-09T14:04:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-17T21:52:22+00:00","description":"Urge surfing is a therapeutic technique for dealing with urges (e.g. smoking). Here's how urge surfing can help you resist unwanted behavior.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/urge-surfing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Urge Surfing: Battling Urges With Mindfulness"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0421cce75bc249b11e2517b3a91f9c46","name":"Darya Sinusoid","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-1.png","caption":"Darya Sinusoid"},"description":"Darya\u2019s love for reading started with fantasy novels (The LOTR trilogy is still her all-time-favorite). Growing up, however, she found herself transitioning to non-fiction, psychological, and self-help books. She has a degree in Psychology and a deep passion for the subject. She likes reading research-informed books that distill the workings of the human brain\/mind\/consciousness and thinking of ways to apply the insights to her own life. Some of her favorites include Thinking, Fast and Slow, How We Decide, and The Wisdom of the Enneagram.","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/darya\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mindfulness-meditation-awareness-yoga-vipassana.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57941"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58717,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57941\/revisions\/58717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}