{"id":23135,"date":"2026-03-11T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:15:40","slug":"how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a birthday coming up and given that we\u2019re many weeks into the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/family-caregiving\/6-ways-to-show-love-to-those-you-cant-see-because-of-social-distancing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social distancing practices<\/a> required by the coronavirus pandemic, I sort of know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>There will be wishes of \u201chappy corona-birthday\u201d on social media. Perhaps a video call with family members (I know by now that the singing of \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d will be hilariously out-of-sync!). My husband and son will make a cake. We\u2019ll put on our masks and take a family walk in the fresh air. I will make the day extra meaningful by making a donation to a charity I care about. <\/p>\n<p>I will feel celebrated and loved. <\/p>\n<p>But I will also have some other, more challenging feelings. As much as I am aware of how fortunate I am in so many ways, it is still unsettling to go through normal <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/7-ways-to-pray-for-someone-on-their-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experiences like birthdays<\/a> in new ways, in still-not-normal times.<\/p>\n<p>Part of living with authentic positivity means acknowledging and embracing that full range of emotions, the joy and security of knowing I am loved on my birthday, and also the sadness of not being able to celebrate with friends and family, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/positive-thinking\/3-ways-to-have-a-positive-milestone-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like I normally would<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So as I approach this birthday, I\u2019m reflecting on three ways I\u2019m hoping to make this birthday an authentically positive one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Show Gratitude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always grateful to have completed another trip around the sun. But now, as so many lives have been lost to COVID-19, I am especially aware of how fragile and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/comfort-tips-and-prayers-for-coping-with-the-coronavirus-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">precious we all are<\/a>. Now, perhaps more than ever, is the time to express our gratitude out loud\u2014for each other, for ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Do Something Special<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just because my birthday is different this year doesn&#8217;t mean I&#8217;m skimping on the cake. The thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/recipes\/dessert\/shoreys-raspberry-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birthday cakes<\/a> is that they\u2019re special. Even if your house features cake after meals on a regular basis (lucky you!), a birthday cake says, \u201cthis day is different, this day is important.\u201d So I can\u2019t take in a show or head to a favorite restaurant on my birthday. But I can do something I wouldn\u2019t do on a regular day\u2014and name that as my birthday treat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Make Space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having been at home or very close to home for so many weeks, I have been beginning to feel like every millimeter of my house is a \u201cbeen there, done that\u201d kind of space. My thoughts are similar\u2014when I joke about not knowing what day it is, or it being day 4,375 of social distancing, I\u2019m really saying, yikes it feels like I\u2019m just doing the same thing in the same space, over and over again. I\u2019m looking to my birthday as a reminder to make space for something new. A new year of my life, a new way to be in my home, a new way to deepen the relationships that matter most. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/3-ways-to-say-happy-birthday-to-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Have you had a birthday<\/a> during the pandemic? How has it felt for you?<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a birthday coming up and given that we\u2019re many weeks into the social distancing practices required by the coronavirus pandemic, I sort of know what to expect. There will be wishes of \u201chappy corona-birthday\u201d on social media. Perhaps a video call with family members (I know by now that the singing of \u201cHappy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":30206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[202,177,242,178,25,46,55],"ppma_author":[490],"class_list":["post-23135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-positive-living","tag-birthday","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid","tag-covid-inspiration","tag-family","tag-friends","tag-inspiration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation - Guideposts Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have a birthday coming up and given that we\u2019re many weeks into the social distancing practices required by the coronavirus pandemic, I sort of know what to expect. There will be wishes of \u201chappy corona-birthday\u201d on social media. Perhaps a video call with family members (I know by now that the singing of \u201cHappy [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Guideposts Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/articles.guideposts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"866\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Holly Lebowitz Rossi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Holly Lebowitz Rossi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/55879d7aaa561353b2d69a7c46ea02f1\"},\"headline\":\"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":507,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Birthday\",\"Coronavirus\",\"Covid\",\"covid-inspiration\",\"Family\",\"friends\",\"Inspiration\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Positive Living\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation - Guideposts Articles\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg\",\"width\":1540,\"height\":866},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Positive Living\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/positive-living\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/\",\"name\":\"Guideposts Articles\",\"description\":\"Strengthening Faith. Providing Hope.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Guideposts Articles\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gp-logo-white.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gp-logo-white.svg\",\"caption\":\"Guideposts Articles\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/55879d7aaa561353b2d69a7c46ea02f1\",\"name\":\"Holly Lebowitz Rossi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g975a3ab78580103270381fc277376fb8\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Holly Lebowitz Rossi\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gpbookstore.org\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/hrossi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation - Guideposts Articles","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation","og_description":"I have a birthday coming up and given that we\u2019re many weeks into the social distancing practices required by the coronavirus pandemic, I sort of know what to expect. There will be wishes of \u201chappy corona-birthday\u201d on social media. Perhaps a video call with family members (I know by now that the singing of \u201cHappy [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/","og_site_name":"Guideposts Articles","article_published_time":"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1540,"height":866,"url":"https:\/\/articles.guideposts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Holly Lebowitz Rossi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/"},"author":{"name":"Holly Lebowitz Rossi","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/55879d7aaa561353b2d69a7c46ea02f1"},"headline":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation","datePublished":"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/"},"wordCount":507,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg","keywords":["Birthday","Coronavirus","Covid","covid-inspiration","Family","friends","Inspiration"],"articleSection":["Positive Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/","url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/","name":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation - Guideposts Articles","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-11T14:16:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-10T06:15:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/birthday_in_isolation-1.jpg","width":1540,"height":866},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-have-a-positive-birthday-in-isolation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Positive Living","item":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Have a Positive Birthday in Isolation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/","name":"Guideposts Articles","description":"Strengthening Faith. Providing Hope.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#organization","name":"Guideposts Articles","url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gp-logo-white.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gp-logo-white.svg","caption":"Guideposts Articles"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/55879d7aaa561353b2d69a7c46ea02f1","name":"Holly Lebowitz Rossi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g975a3ab78580103270381fc277376fb8","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6a4acc5f20b55e940b313aa6991fea71fa5c54a3176c6bb5201dee6b20f55ab1?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g","caption":"Holly Lebowitz Rossi"},"url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/author\/hrossi\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":490,"user_id":97,"is_guest":0,"slug":"hrossi","display_name":"Holly Lebowitz Rossi","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fgpbookstore.org%2Farticles%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fguideposts%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23135"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=23135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}