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Jo Stanley

Jo Stanley

Jo Stanley is a writer, actor, radio broadcaster.

I have been married 25 years, and these are the other greatest loves of my life

There’s a special place in our hearts for our friends.

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How a dog in a yellow raincoat pulled me out of my melancholy

We all experience sadness. Here’s how I am learning to use it to my advantage.

  • Jo Stanley
Millenials are more stressed about their future than people over 35.

I switched saying ‘no’ for ‘not now’, and good things started happening

With life in overdrive, here’s how to manage the mayhem.

  • Jo Stanley
We have lived and loved, learned and led, and kept on laughing no matter what.

It’s time society stops underestimating women over 50. Here’s why

We bring decades of experience and knowledge in the intangible skill of living.

  • Jo Stanley

Teaching your teenager to drive is terrifying (for more reasons than the obvious ones)

As I hold on – white-knuckle to the door handle and my emotions – I remember that this is just another milestone.

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Standing in queues can be annoying. This is how I’ve learned to embrace it

There is no greater proof that you’ve found your tribe than lining up in an orderly fashion to reach a common goal.

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Existing in the liminal state of nothingness between midnight and 5am, the only conscious being in an unconscious world, alone with your thoughts, is frightening.

There is a club you might belong to, although I’m sure you’d rather you didn’t

Those of us who lie awake in the dead of night torture ourselves in specific and very personal ways.

  • Jo Stanley

I keep bursting into tears in public, but there’s a good reason for it

It’s OK, because I laugh as much as I cry. And actually, I consider it a superpower.

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What my mother’s 80th birthday taught me about life

Because of my mum, I never arrive empty-handed, I treat heartache with a long walk, and the reason my house is tidy is because of a mantra she gave me.

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Curiosity turns fear into wonder, the unknown into an experiment and hardship into learning.

The quality I have embraced that makes me a better parent and partner

Curiosity might be fatal for felines, but I’d argue it’s the opposite for their keepers.

  • Jo Stanley