The Sex Talk With Lilly Ismail

About this episode

Zahra Huber and Lilly Ismail discuss sex, marriage expectations, and divorce, exploring cultural influences on relationships.

Have thoughts? Send Zahra a text! Let’s talk about it - all of it. In this episode, host Zahra Huber sits with Lilly Ismail to dive deep into sex, marriage expectations, and divorce. Nothing’s off the table as they get real about the choices, challenges, and cultural conversations that shaped their upbringing and continue to influence their relationships today.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zahra Huber, Zahra

Guest: Lilly Ismail

Topics covered

• sex
• marriage expectations
• divorce
• cultural conversations
• relationships

Keywords

• cultural upbringing
• challenges
• choices

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Sex Talk With Lilly Ismail

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