Nikki Reed: The Power of Purpose Pt. 1
The Squeeze
Taylor Lautner
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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In this week’s episode, Tay and Taylor are joined by actress, entrepreneur, and sustainability advocate Nikki Reed — marking the first time The Squeeze has ever welcomed someone from the Twilight franchise! Nikki and Taylor reminisce on how they first met, share memories from filming, and look back on what it was really like to be part of a cultural phenomenon. Nikki reveals how she first heard about the movie, what ultimately made her want to join, and the moment she realized Twilight was about to take over the world. She then opens up about stepping away from acting to focus on wellness, family, and sustainability — all rooted in her drive to live a mission-based life. Nikki and Taylor get candid about mental health during the height of fame, the pressures that came with it, and the lessons they’ve both learned since. Come back next week for part two, where Nikki shares how she prioritizes time for herself and her family, the role therapy plays in her life, why she co-founded The Absorption Company, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:04.2 | Tonight, a phenomenon biting its way into American pop culture. |
| 0:08.6 | Thousands of people will be sitting front and center to watch vampires join forces for the pack of werewolves. |
| 0:16.7 | Twilight Saga hits the big screen. |
| 0:20.5 | Nikki, thank you for being here and welcome to the squeeze. |
| 0:27.6 | We have not had anybody from the franchise on. |
| 0:30.6 | If we ever were to have the first person on, I always wanted it to be you. |
| 0:34.6 | Oh. |
| 0:35.6 | A very interesting thing about playing a character for so long is that people can't disassociate you from that. People come up to me and say things like, oh my gosh, you smile. And I'm like, you know, like me in person. You're pleasant. A.K.A. Choose wisely. The moments that I remember with you, they're personal. I was remembering you doing backflips off my couch, like nonstop. |
| 0:56.9 | Sounds accurate. |
| 0:57.7 | This is, again, like we got to dig into it. |
| 1:00.1 | I just forget so much of that time of my life. |
| 1:03.3 | It was a very potent period. |
| 1:05.8 | Did your mental health have any impact during chaos of everything? |
| 1:09.7 | The human psyche is not meant for extreme level of attention. |
| 1:14.6 | Putting my full identity into that career that was going on for me at that moment. |
| 1:19.6 | The amount of pressure that was put on you to be a certain way and look a certain way. |
| 1:23.6 | How could you not do that? You had the entire world telling you who you were, watching that boy grow into who you are now. |
| 1:31.1 | That could have taken a very, very different turn for sure you. |
| 1:34.2 | I don't know if I've ever told this story. |
| 2:02.9 | I don't know if I've ever told this story. I imagine that you guys got married and you very quickly realized that she is a wealth of knowledge and stories and whoever is not sitting on the podcast with you to hear those is really missing out. No, truly, I was actually really excited about that. |
| 2:09.5 | I wanted to give you a hug and see you, of course, and have this little moment to reconnect |
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