Taylor Lautner and his wife—also Taylor Lautner 🥺—recently gave tons of updates about their personal lives in an interview with PopSugar in light of Mental Health Awareness Month, and his insights personally solidified my loyalty to Team Jacob. The touching convo starts off with the actor opening up about his hiatus from the acting business, especially given the resurgence of Twilight’s popularity, a series in which he played a key role.

“I don’t know how much I’ve felt it, to be completely honest,” the actor confessed before adding, “If I have, I think it’s been fine because of the healthy space that I’m in now. I kind of took a step back from everything for a couple years, and I think I just needed that break for myself.”

Taylor hasn’t been in the public eye as much, but he’s still quite busy. He and his wife recently came out with a new podcast called The Squeeze, which follows them as they speak with everyone from industry experts to celebs about mental health.

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The idea for the series originated from his wife Tay, who dished, “I woke up one morning sometime last year and was like, ‘Hey, babe, I wanna start a podcast.’ [Taylor] was like, ‘Great.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, well, you’re gonna do it with me.’”

Although he wasn’t initially supposed to be on the podcast full-time, things changed for Taylor after recording the first episode. “I knew he was gonna absolutely love it. After the first episode, he was hooked. He was only supposed to be my part-time cohost, but we filmed our first two episodes and he was like, ‘Can I actually be here full-time?’ And I was like, ‘Yes, you can. I knew this was gonna happen,’” she added.

The podcast has really allowed the couple to “talk to so many amazing people that feel safe enough to share their stories and what they’ve been through.”

And in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the actor shared tips for how to get started with taking care of your own mental well-being. “I think the biggest thing for me is—and I think a lot of people can relate to this—the biggest step is the first step, and that’s just talking about it,” Taylor said. “Just admitting that you’re not okay, you’re not happy and perfect all the time. I spent so many years never even thinking about the fact that maybe I do need to talk to somebody, whether that’s a therapist or just friends, family, or a partner. It’s very, very helpful to start talking about it and being open.”

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