{"id":87302,"date":"2022-12-17T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=87302"},"modified":"2022-12-28T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T16:15:17","slug":"how-to-find-your-true-self-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you have an emotionally neglectful childhood? How does finding your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/true-self\/\">true self<\/a> heal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-heal-childhood-wounds\/\">childhood wounds<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents<\/em>, Lindsey Gibson says the first step toward healing is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-connect-with-your-true-self\/\">connecting with your authentic self<\/a>. This is because emotionally immature parents prevent their children the ability to express a full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-range\/\">range of emotions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self\/\">how to find your true self<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-connect-with-your-emotions\/\">connect with your feelings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-with-your-authentic-self-and-true-feelings\"><strong>Connect With Your Authentic Self and True Feelings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your authentic self is your truest guide to genuine connections with others, because when you honor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you truly are<\/a>, you exist in your state of greatest potential\u2014focused on possibility, not problems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-power-of-vulnerability\"><em>The Power of Vulnerability<\/em><\/a>, Brene Brown discusses in greater detail why connecting with your authentic self helps you engage in emotionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/building-healthy-relationships\/\">healthy relationships<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-power-of-vulnerability\/part-2#practice-1-live-authentically-by-letting-go-of-other-peoples-expectations\">When you share your authentic self with others, knowing you have no control over how they\u2019ll react, you allow yourself to be vulnerable<\/a>. Vulnerability eliminates defensiveness and promotes empathy and creativity, allowing you to be your fullest self and develop a genuine connection with others.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gibson recommends that to learn how to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-your-true-self\/\">your true self<\/a> and reconnect with your true feelings, you need to do two exercises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exercise-1-make-a-real-me-and-not-real-me-list\">Exercise 1: Make a \u201cReal Me\u201d and \u201cNot Real Me\u201d List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On the \u201cReal Me\u201d list, write down everything you loved to do as a child, and all the things that you love and wish you could do as an adult.&nbsp;<\/li><li>On the \u201cNot Real Me\u201d list, write down everything you\u2019ve done only to please and make others like you, including things that you dislike, bore you, and don\u2019t make you feel good.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now compare your lists and see how much time you\u2019re spending doing things you authentically enjoy and feel connected to versus things that aren\u2019t aligned with your true interests and needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: You can take Gibson\u2019s suggestions for reconnecting with your authentic self and true feelings a step further by <a href=\"https:\/\/soulsalt.com\/how-to-be-your-authentic-self\/\">keeping a daily planner and writing down one goal each day that will bring you closer to your true self<\/a>. For example, a goal could be planning an activity you enjoy, or doing research on places you might like to travel to.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exercise-2-acknowledge-your-true-feelings\">Exercise 2: Acknowledge Your True Feelings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Find a private space where nobody can hear you.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Think of a person in your life who you\u2019re afraid of or don\u2019t like.<\/li><li>Say, out loud, the things this person does that make you afraid of them or not like them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of this exercise is to become aware of and acknowledge the validity of your true feelings\u2014not communicate them to the person you\u2019ve named. Admitting how you truly feel is a first step toward healing and feeling greater peace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Building on Gibson\u2019s recommendation to reconnect with your true feelings, try <a href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/teens\/emotional-awareness.html\">tracking a single emotion over the course of a day<\/a>. For example, make a mental note each time you feel happy or angry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-pay-attention\/\">paying attention<\/a> to whether you feel it a little, a medium amount, or a lot. This will attune you to different emotions and how often you experience each one.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you have an emotionally neglectful childhood? How does finding your true self heal childhood wounds? In Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsey Gibson says the first step toward healing is connecting with your authentic self. This is because emotionally immature parents prevent their children the ability to express a full range of emotions. Keep reading to learn how to find your true self and connect with your feelings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":86762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[839],"class_list":["post-87302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents","","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>How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might&#039;ve been denied in childhood. Here&#039;s how to find your true self.\" \/>\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\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might&#039;ve been denied in childhood. Here&#039;s how to find your true self.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1232\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\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\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\"},\"headline\":\"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Psychology\",\"Self-Improvement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\",\"name\":\"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might've been denied in childhood. Here's how to find your true self.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg\",\"width\":1850,\"height\":1232},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood\"}]},{\"@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\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\",\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Doll\"},\"description\":\"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood - Shortform Books","description":"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might've been denied in childhood. Here's how to find your true self.","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\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood","og_description":"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might've been denied in childhood. Here's how to find your true self.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1850,"height":1232,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Doll","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Doll","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Doll","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937"},"headline":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood","datePublished":"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/"},"wordCount":546,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","keywords":["Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents"],"articleSection":["Psychology","Self-Improvement"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/","name":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","datePublished":"2022-12-17T17:48:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-28T16:15:17+00:00","description":"Your authentic self is most connected with your emotions, which you might've been denied in childhood. Here's how to find your true self.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","width":1850,"height":1232},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self-3\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Find Your True Self After a Bad Childhood"}]},{"@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\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937","name":"Katie Doll","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Doll"},"description":"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.","knowsAbout":["Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/happy-satisfied-woman-in-garden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87302","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87302"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87345,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87302\/revisions\/87345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}