Rachel Bilson: From People Pleasing to Knowing Your Worth (FBF)

About this episode

Rachel Bilson joins Alex Cooper to discuss her experiences in dating, relationships, and self-worth.

Father Cooper sits down with Rachel Bilson. The pair reminisce on Rachel’s days starring in the hit show, The OC, and Rachel shares what it was like to date co-star Adam Brody. Let’s talk about sex. Alex and Rachel discuss bringing a toy into the bedroom for the first time and how to combat when sex begins to feel like a chore. Rachel addresses the infamous headline for the first time…that her breakup with actor Bill Hader was more difficult than childbirth. Reflecting on her dating history, Rachel details her journey from people pleasing to knowing her worth within a relationship. To hear more of Rachel check out her podcast Broad Ideas.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Cooper

Guest: Rachel Bilson

Topics covered

• dating
• self-worth
• relationships
• sex
• celebrity
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Rachel Bilson
• The OC
• dating history
• self-worth
• sex
• people pleasing
• Bill Hader
• Adam Brody

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broad Ideas

Books & works: The OC

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