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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

"Birds Are Like My Afternoon Martini" (Birding with Lili Taylor)

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.714.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Lili Taylor loves her acting career - but the emotional intensity of her work and the constant travel can take its toll. But Lili has found a way to relax and unwind - watching birds. 

As Lili explains in her new book Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing - if we stop to listen to birdsong or pause to watch their busy daily lives - we give ourselves a break from our own stresses.  


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0:00.0

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0:04.4

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0:30.8

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0:45.4

Today on the Happiness Lab, we're continuing our series on the unexpected creative ways that people cope with stress.

0:53.7

Can you hear me okay?

0:55.3

Testing testing?

0:56.4

And in this episode, I have the treat of speaking with someone who's featured prominently

1:00.0

in some of my all-time favorite movies.

1:02.8

So we usually just have folks begin by introducing themselves,

1:06.4

so tell us your name and who you are and what you do.

1:09.2

I'm Willie Taylor and I'm an actor, and I've done movies, TV, and theater.

1:14.8

This is actually not the first time Lily's voice has appeared on the Happiness Lab.

1:18.6

If you're a fan of the show, you might remember our how-to series on the happiness insights of romantic comedies.

1:24.5

Back then, I shared an entire episode devoted to Say Anything, the coming-of-age movie starring

1:29.6

John Cusack as the love-struck underachiever Lloyd Dobler.

1:33.5

Lily played Lloyd's musician best friend Corey, who performed the emotionally charged

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