In-Laws Out Loud

Why did we put oil on the doorstep to welcome a new bride? Why were we told not to leave the house if someone sneezed? Why couldn't we cut our nails or sweep the floor after dark? And why did every baby end up with a kala tikka behind their ear? In this episode of In-Laws Out Loud , we unpack the superstitions, rituals and old family rules so many of us grew up with. From avoiding meat or wash...

In this episode, we sit down together, not just as in-laws but as two women shaped by the kind of extended Punjabi family that once felt ever-present in our lives. We reflect on what it meant to grow up surrounded by aunties and uncles who weren’t always related by blood but were deeply woven into everyday life, where homes were open, people dropped in without notice, and there was always someone...

In this episode of In-Laws Out Loud, Bee and Baljit share their own very different journeys into marriage. Bee talks about falling in love with the boy next door and choosing her own path, while Baljit opens up about her arranged marriage, having met her husband just once before the wedding. They speak honestly about expectations, family pressure, culture, and what happens after the big day, when...

In this episode we explore misogyny within Punjabi families and the ways it quietly shapes expectations, relationships and the lives of women across generations. From the pressure to produce sons to the roles daughters, daughters-in-law and mothers are expected to play, we unpack the cultural norms many grew up with but rarely spoke about. Through honest conversation and personal reflections, we a...

In this episode of In-Laws Out Loud, we dive into a conversation that many Punjabi families never had out loud - the Menopause. Why didn’t our mothers speak about it? Was it shame, strength, silence or survival? We explore generational expectations, culture, remedies and what it means for women when their reproductive years end - and why that might not be a loss, but a shift in power.