Sip Happens

Season 2, Episode 8 (even though our hosts can't keep track and think it's 7) opens on a rainy Memorial Day weekend with a pivot — Liberty Science Center was packed, so Stefany took her family to TJ Maxx instead, dropped an egg on her slippers, and bought new ones. Very on brand.

But the real news belongs to Stephanie: she and Craig are moving to California. The Bay Area. With a seven-year-old, a dog, and a life they've built in Accord over the past several years. She shares how Max found out — not in a planned sit-down conversation, but mid-overheard-realtor-call — and what happened next: 45 minutes of crying, hitting, dry heaving and full emotional breakdown, followed by an almost eerie 180 into the happiest, most bubbly version of himself, picking up trash on the neighborhood trail because he wants to be kind to Mother Earth. They unpack what that emotional whiplash might mean, how to include kids in big transitions without overwhelming them, whether to do a going away party, and how to tell his school without the last weeks of class becoming a daily grief loop.

From there the conversation moves through: the Fi smart collar (basically an Oura Ring for dogs), Hilary Duff's Sports Illustrated shoot and her stronger-not-smaller campaign, Taylor Swift courtside at the Cavaliers game without her security detail, the July 3rd Rhode Island wedding lore, Emily Oster stirring up drama on the breastfeeding data, a Hurricane Katrina story that raises genuinely difficult questions about intent and desperation, mom guilt vs. dog mom guilt (dog mom guilt wins, every time), and Stephanie logging ten and a half hours of sleep and feeling absolutely incredible about it.

This week the gang gets woo — in the best way. Former colleague and all-around renaissance woman Lindsay O'Connell joins Sip Happens for a deep (breath) dive into meditation, sound healing, oracle cards, and what it actually means to be an intuitive. Lindsay walks us through her journey from Condé Nast conference rooms to crystal singing bowls, shares why meditation is science (not "woo"), demonstrates live card pulls for both hosts, and gives practical micro-step routines anyone can start tomorrow morning — even if you're up all night with a baby.

A special Sunday recording over a glass of Rosé and an Aperol Spritz.

We recorded on a rare Saturday which means we had more time to talk about things we saw on social including:

• a serious issue for wine drinkers: ladybug taint
• Anne Hathaway - would you be friends with her?
• Kacey Musgraves new album
• Hillary Duff is still our girl
• Our new motto for life: Stronger not Smaller

It was an eventful week over here. Steph is treading water with work, Stefany is forcing her kids to go to weekend camp in 40 weather and we both agree that sometimes...money can buy happiness. P.S. If anyone has solid resources to point us to re: dealing with dog attacks, please drop us a DM. Everyone is fine...

We jumped into it this week:

• The controversy over Rorys' win at The Masters
• Are Triathlons a rich person's or masochists' sport?
• Reese Witherspoon's AI CTA for women
• Erin Andrews is doing IVF at 47

Boom.

If you're over NASA and the Artemis mission, then skip this episode. We ramble into organ donation, a surprise visit from Harry, and discuss our recent Spring Break trips: to AZ 🌵 and Maryland 🦀.

We're back for Season 2 of Sip! We've got a new baby, a new job, a new Hilary Duff album and a new campaign for IIona Maher to be the next bachelorette!

It's our season 1 finale. Steph spent the weekend in Austin with friends while Stefany is in nesting mode prepping for #3. We got banned from TikTok, got back into the good poop v. orgasm debate, and reflected on our 31 episodes of podcasting this year. We'll be back in 2026 with a brand refresh, merch, and a fabulous slate of guests. Thank you all for joining us on this journey!

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Sip Happened. Stefany bought Depends for her postpartum days and is convinced that returning food to a supermarket is normal. Steph enlisted Netflix as a babysitter on a no-school snow day so she could work and understands the correlation between a rise in covid cases and a rise in negative reviews for Yankee Candles. We're a bit all of the place but dropping here for your listening pleasure.

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