My Dad's Advice On Surviving Your 20s

In this episode, I talk to my dad about his 20s. How do we cope when we feel lost after graduation? How should we spend our 20s? And why is mindfulness so important? My dad, Torben Betts, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Murder in the Dark (2023); Nobody Wants to Kill You (2023); Eight Little Criminals (2022); The Illusion of Time (2021); Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020); Caroline’s Kitchen (2019); It Never Happened (2019); The National Joke, (2016); Get Carter (2016); What Falls Apart (2015); The Seagull (2015); Invincible (2014); Muswell Hill (2012); The Company Man (2010); Lie of the Land (2008); The Swing of Things (2007); The Unconquered (2007); The Error of their Ways (2007); The Lunatic Queen (2005); Her Slightest Touch (2004); A Listening Heaven (2001); Clockwatching (2001); The Biggleswades (2001); Five Visions of the Faithful (2000); Incarcerator (1999). He wrote the screenplays for the British independent films: Invincible (Vince Films, 2024); Downhill (Crisis Films, 2014); Guillemot, (Full Effect, 2014). His plays have been performed around the world and to date have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Greek, Russian, Turkish and Portuguese. Titles published by Bloomsbury Publishing. www.torbenbetts.com His latest play Murder at Midnight tours the UK from September 2025 to March 2026. It stars Jason Durr and Susie Blake and is to be produced by Original Theatre. I hope you enjoy my first ever podcast conversation, if you like this episode please subscribe! If you want to listen offline, I am on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Spotify: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Thanks for watching. :) #dad #20s #advice Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe