{"id":729,"date":"2025-05-23T13:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoptimistmagazine.co.uk\/?p=729"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:20:15","slug":"the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Elim Lau explains the importance of co-listening and describes how it functions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">When was the last time you sat in silence, not scrolling, not planning what to say next, but simply listening? It could be the sound of birds outside the window, your own breath, or the hum of your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We live in a noisy world. So much of modern life is about sharing hot takes, giving advice, and filling every silence. But what if the most radical, generous thing we can offer each other right now is not our words but our ears?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The invitation is at the heart of co-listening, a quiet but powerful practice that asks us to listen deeply. It could be exactly what we need in a time of increasing disconnection and burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>More than just hearing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Co-listening is not therapy or a conversation. It is a shared act of presence in which two or more people take turns speaking and listening, with no advice, no responses, and no pressure to perform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Co-listening is rooted in deep listening, a practice championed by American composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deeplistening.rpi.edu\/deep-listening\/\">Pauline Oliveros<\/a>. She believed listening expands our awareness and dissolves the boundaries between ourselves and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe open to listen to the world as a field of possibilities,\u201d she wrote. And co-listening builds on that. It\u2019s not about agreeing, debating or reacting. It\u2019s about making space, and trusting that there is value when we stop trying to shape the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As artist and facilitator, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iannesbitt.co.uk\">Ian Nesbitt<\/a> puts it, co-listening is \u201ca practice of togetherness\u2026 addressing the question of how to live well amongst the grief and debris of a collapsing system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Co-listening as connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a culture obsessed with productivity, deep listening is more than self-care. It challenges the idea that our value lies in our output or ability to argue well. It reminds us that human connection begins not with saying the right thing but with making space for others to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And that kind of space is rare. Most of us are used to being half-heard, interrupted, and redirected. So, when someone listens without judgment, it can be disarming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">People who practise co-listening often describe feeling lighter. Nesbitt speaks of moments where people worldwide listen together in shared silence: \u201cChildren playing in Amsterdam, birds in a tree in Alexandria, a coffee being delivered in Palermo, dusk falling in Paris, a laptop overheating in Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you\u2019re enjoying reading this article, why not check out this article about<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theoptimistmagazine.co.uk\/2025\/05\/23\/voluntary-driving-changes-lives-of-hospice-patients\/\">how driving can change a life<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A practice for everyone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Co-listening isn\u2019t a wellness trend for a specific group of people. You don\u2019t need to meditate for an hour or escape to a retreat. All you need is time and someone willing to sit with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It doesn\u2019t matter where you are, only that you\u2019re present. You can do it over tea, across a video call, or side by side in a park. What matters is the intention: to stop, to listen, and to honour whatever shows up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Co-listening offers us a way forward at this moment. It is a way to reconnect with our environment, relationships, and inner voices. It reminds us that we don\u2019t always need answers. Sometimes, what we really need is to sit down and relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To me, that is the heart of this practice. It invites us to show up as we are without needing to be fixed. It holds space for our joy, our heartbreak, and our breath and asks us to pay attention to the environment surrounding us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This may be how we begin to heal: not by shouting louder, but by listening deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This article has been published in <a href=\"https:\/\/nowthenmagazine.com\/articles\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\">NowThen Magazine<\/a> in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world full of noise and burnout, co-listening offers a radical act of presence. This quiet yet powerful practice invites people to listen deeply\u2014without judgment, advice, or interruption. It creates space for connection, healing, and attention to what truly matters. Co-listening reminds us that sometimes, we don\u2019t need to fix things\u2014we just need to be heard. Elim Lau explores why this practice is vital in our disconnected age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[222,144,28,223,221,143,139,179,62,224],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-active-listening","tag-co-listening","tag-community","tag-connection","tag-deep-listening","tag-hearing","tag-mental-health","tag-mindfulness","tag-optimism","tag-wellbeing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Optimist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elim Lau\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elim Lau\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated 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:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elim Lau\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4\"},\"headline\":\"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":630,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"active listening\",\"co-listening\",\"community\",\"connection\",\"deep listening\",\"hearing\",\"mental health\",\"mindfulness\",\"optimism\",\"wellbeing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Love &amp; Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/\",\"name\":\"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4\"},\"description\":\"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Co-listening\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Optimist\",\"description\":\"Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4\",\"name\":\"Elim Lau\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elim Lau\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/theoptimist\\\/author\\\/job21el\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist","description":"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.","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:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist","og_description":"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.","og_url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/","og_site_name":"The Optimist","article_published_time":"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elim Lau","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elim Lau","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/"},"author":{"name":"Elim Lau","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/#\/schema\/person\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4"},"headline":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough?","datePublished":"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/"},"wordCount":630,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg","keywords":["active listening","co-listening","community","connection","deep listening","hearing","mental health","mindfulness","optimism","wellbeing"],"articleSection":["Love &amp; Community"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/","name":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough? - The Optimist","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-23T12:46:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T15:20:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/#\/schema\/person\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4"},"description":"Discover co-listening--a practice of deep, non-judgmental listening. It offers connection and healing in a world full of noise and disconnection.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/colistening-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-1.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Co-listening"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/2025\/05\/23\/the-importance-of-co-listening-why-is-hearing-not-enough\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The importance of co-listening: Why is hearing not enough?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/","name":"The Optimist","description":"Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/#\/schema\/person\/040c5056b955e10b001d3dfad074ecc4","name":"Elim Lau","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c108b067954e39292ddfc75ac7d322807019ef2096e9e841cea135495fde7b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elim Lau"},"url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/author\/job21el\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions\/2401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/theoptimist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}