Given that her mother Janice As a sex therapist, Bilson has always felt comfortable with discussions that others might find uncomfortable.
“Growing up in a household that was so sex-positive, free and open-hearted… definitely made me a lot more open to talking about things,” she told Yahoo! Life’s The Unwind series in July. “These are the things that women go through, and there’s nothing about it that feels like, ‘Oh, I shouldn’t talk about this.'”
And that’s why Bilson started the Broad Ideas podcast with her best friend of 25 years. Olivia Allenin 2022. The show welcomes a variety of guests to discuss a range of broad topics, including sex, infidelity and mental health, free of any filters or false niceties.
“I’m a little more confused, but it’s nice to be able to feel free with that,” Bilson told E! News back then. “Authentic is the better word and I think people are craving that more than ever.”
Explaining that she wanted to provide a “safe space” for women to share their experiences, Bilson said she wanted the podcast to feel like a weekly hangout with “true friends” who don’t judge each other.
“It’s just about having those soul sisters that you can go through anything with, that have been through it all, and that will never judge you,” she said. “It just felt like my best friends and I were having these conversations all the time. Why not make that the norm?”