Seek Parenting

The first time sikhdad and Sikhmum sit down 8 years after the most turbulent time in their marriage. Discussing the triggers and challenges around sikhdad’s mental health. It’s raw, it’s emotional and the hardest podcast we have ever done!

Founder of Mother and bump, Natelie Henriques joins Sikhdad and Sikhmum for a candid chat about maternity services in the Uk, power of the 40 day confinement for mothers post birth, educating and preparing for birth and so much more ... Including details on Sikhmum’s 4th birthing experience! Check it out now!

This episode, Sikhdad and Sikhmum are joined by Dr Darshan Kaur. The trio discuss postpartum depression, anxiety during the COVID19 lockdown, supporting those with suicidal thoughts and how to support your child(ren) with strong mental health practices.

In this episode, Sikhdad and Sikhmum discuss challenges in marriage related to money. How to work together to manage finances and potential issues that cause monetary disconnects within relationships!

In this episode we talk about the shock of finding out we were pregnant so soon after having our third child and how this mentally and spiritually affected us and our wellbeing.

Episode 7 is focused on mental health and body image within the Punjabi community. We take you to the deepest of our personal body image insecurities. Talking about expectations, pressures from society and the challenges of facial hair and more. We also discuss signs that may indicate that your child may be developing body image issues!

In episode 6, we are joined by sikh dad and technology enthusiast, Bal Bansal. Bal has taken his passion for technology to the masses through his brilliant podcast ‘Think Lean - Get Digital’. We spend time with Bal, picking his brains on safety for newborns, social media, safeguarding and how to govern our children’s use of smart devices!

In episode 5, Sikhmum and Sikhdad are joined by special guest That Sikh Mama. ThatSikhMama talks us through her experience of PPD and how she overcame it. How it affected her partner and what are the signs to be aware of. She inspires us with some wonderful tools to help get through the struggle of PPD and is candid with struggling to connect with her daily prayers (Nitnem). 

In episode 4, we take you through our journey from newlyweds to finding out we were about to become parents. How this impacted our mindset and coping with cultural challenges. Sikhmum journeys back to the birth of MK, which saw her and MK in danger zone and how this birth helped her to learn to nurture her body and eventually have the perfect natural birthing experience.

In episode 3 we share the turmoil we experienced after our Anand Karaj. As newlyweds we had to get to know one another, struggle to adapt with issues within the home and how taking our marriage for granted and not nurturing our union and spirituality together led to nearly going our separate ways!

Episode 2 takes you through the journey of how we met, the beauty and the many challenges we faced with our Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage ceremony). We found the creation of this episode ever so healing and beautiful... reminding us of how blessed we are to have one another as best buddies and to have had the experience we did on our wedding day! 

On today’s episode we lay the foundations... who we are and our passions. Where we are and where we wish to go, as spiritual parents - using conscious parenting