Sipping with the Segarras

A week after our daughters’ Moving Up Ceremony, we were notified that their school closing its doors for good.   The shock was felt throughout the school, from the teachers down to the parents like us. It left everyone dumbfounded and scrambling to figure out what was next. As you can imagine, immediate stress for everyone involved. Still taking in the chaos, Jonathan and Stephanie walk through th...

In this episode, Stephanie and Jonathan discuss the possibility of burning out their kids.  With the girls doing a number of after school activities at a young age, when do we (or the girls) say that's enough.   We reflect back when we were kids, what activities we were in and the amount of times we fought to not do them anymore.  Are we doing the same thing with our girls? Are we forcing the...

This week on SWTS we discuss the importance of giving your spouse the time they need for themselves.  Coming off our previous episode talking about self-care, we go through the difficulties that could arise when you have children, or when life just gets in the way, and how your spouse could help.  Its not always easy but when you have a supportive spouse or partner its best to do what you can for...

This week is a special episode as we collaborate and are joined by Daniella Shaw of "Stories and Self-Care".  Daniella a practicing divination reader sits down and gives us our very own readings.   She goes through the many ways how chart readings can help with your mental health and forecast what has happened, what is going on, and what is to come for us. Daniella's background as a...

We are back, and we start off the new year with the introduction of a new member of the family, our new dog Tsuna! We go over the events, which lead to us (mainly Steph) adopting a new dog. We also finally give overview of what happened to Tito, and why it was so tough for us to talk about.  We miss him dearly, and are so thankful he was loved so much!  So grab your Champagne (or any drink you wis...

A special episode has arrived with high anticipation. We join our two guest hosts, our daughters, Jade and Sora Segarra, on a rollercoaster that has our attention span spinning! The girls join us as we attempt to talk about the last bit of summer fun they had on vacation and their excitement and hope for the new school year. Our coaster quickly goes off the rails as, in true toddler fashion, they...

This week, we are joined by Jonathan's cousin, Daniella Shaw,  to talk about Long Distance Relationships.   Daniella describes the beginnings of her current relationship, including breaking the news of being stationed in South Korea during a tour in the Air Force. And now, still currently in a long distant relationship, we find out more on how her and her partner navigate their lives together...

This is part 2 of our discussion on family culture and our thoughts after pondering the questions asked in the book "Wild + Free Family".   If you haven't listened to part 1, we highly recommend listening to that first as the main focus comes from answers relating to part 1.   If you have listened to part 1 please continue along with us on thinking how you want to handle your family...

Out of parental desperation, Stephanie has started a new book called "Wild + Free Family", which is written as a guide to connecting more deeply with your family and building the sense of wonder and adventure in every day life. In it, the book talks about ways to understand your family dynamic and culture.  How you are as a parent, how you interact with your kids, values you consider pri...

This week on the podcast, Jonathan and Stephanie, are joined by their eldest daughter, Jade, to talk about "Mami's" big change!  The change being....Steph changed her hair color lol.  But with such a drastic change we wanted to include Jade for a quick talk on her reaction to seeing her mom now as a Ginger!  Steph captured Jade and Sora's immediate reaction on camera so take a...

While "terrible twos" is a more widely recognized term, "terrible threes" also exist, and some argue they can be even more difficult than the twos....oh great!!! Lately hosts, Jonathan and Stephanie, have been having a difficult time dealing with their second child Sora and her behavior.  They have struggled figuring out ways to handle her tantrums and outburst so they have ask...

Fair or Foul....."Go to the 10 minute mark!" This week in SWTS, we are joined with friend of the pod and Jonathan's best friend Andy Henriquez (female) for a heated discussion: is it ok to have friends with the opposite sex? Both ladies share their thoughts and push back to friends who think you can’t be friends with the opp sex because of perceived risks involved, and giving person...

Hello and Welcome to...the OWL HOUSE!  In this episode hosts, Jonathan and Stephanie, talk about their new found love for a Disney Channel cartoon (mainly Jon), The Owl House! A show full of magic and adventure captivated Jon so much that he needed to talk about it, and luckily for him, Steph was along for the broom ride with their palismans. With numerous, interesting characters, great story deve...

In this episode of SWTS we talk about the struggles we've had as parents (and adults) trying to maintain friends and making new ones.   As we have gotten older, we've sensed a drift in our connection with old friends, causing us to look elsewhere for new people to connect with.  From meeting people at bars to scavenging the parents of our children's friends.  These task have been to...

After a few months of revolving household sickness we finally were able to sit down and talk about or favorite topic to talk about with everyone, Lorcana! Yes this the complimentary episode to our youtube video where Stephanie and Jonathan explain some of the rules and have a singular battle for all the marbles (who's doing dishes).   In this episode we talk about our favorite types of cards,...

Happy New Year to you and yours from Sipping with the Segarras.  As most people bring in the new year with so called "resolutions", our host Jonathan and Stephanie have focused more on lifestyle reminders and goals to try and achieve in 2025.   You dont need to go from 0-100 with your resolutions, because that's what causes most to fail.  Its about getting the most out of what you s...

Is it just us, or are the holidays getting harder and harder the older we get? Whether it's being Santa for children and adults alike or trying to keep your Christmas spirit merry and bright, there is a lot  that can make the holiday season very stressful. Hosts, Jonathan and Stephanie, go over all of the things we as adults juggle during the holidays: Sharing the struggles of shopping for yo...

Ahoy mateys! We are back aboard the Going Merry....I mean the Thousand Sunny, as Stephanie leads through her continued journey of watching One Piece.   We last talked about One Piece after watching the Live Action adaptation and since then Stephanie has watched over 400 episodes.   She gives us a follow up to her recent viewings and gives us her takes on what she thinks of the show and its charact...

We just attended the 2024 NYCC and like last year we dressed up.   We wanted to take you through our thoughts on cosplaying and expressing ourselves in our costumes as adults and in our case as Parents.    Cosplaying has been a way for us to display our love for characters in our favorite shows/anime and a way for us not to be just Mom and Dad.  The creative process turning these fictional charact...

The new school year has begun here in New York, and host Jonathan and Stephanie, share their experience with first day drop offs and what has changed since PK3. Joined on the phone by family friend, Omarro Benjamin, who shares in his experience with his daughter’s first ever first day of school and the rollercoaster his family went through which led them to taking her out of public school and into...

This week, host Jonathan and Stephanie, go over their year of concert fun.  In a previous episode, (Ep14 NYSNC :We Got Them Back), we talked about some of the concerts and artists we’d love to see. And as it turns out, we got the chance to see 4 of those artists all this year.   From an exciting mothers day gift to anniversary date night and meeting high school crushes, this concert season had it...

We recently celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary this past July. So, Jonathan and Stephanie sit down to reminisce and share with you a little bit of our wedding ceremony, the wedding planning process, and the moments that made the night so special. Even before we got engaged, and since we’re big nerds, we talked about having a Harry Potter themed wedding. We talk a bit about what started our...

This week on SWTS, host Jonathan and Stephanie, talk about the cartoon global sensation Bluey, and the effect it has on children and their parents.   The show became a hit because the unique way they combine imagination, games, and family connection in one show.   But while it has such a wholesome feel and theme to it, a question pops up in parents; Is this show setting expectations too high?   Ar...

Its the Summertime, meaning the kids are out of school and parents are STRESSED OUT!   Stephanie has had the burden of trying to find babysitters, and/or bringing our oldest with her to work as we wait for Summer Camps to start.  In this week's episode, we discuss what we have been dealing with in order to keep the girls busy and finding things to do with them instead of staying home just wat...

After a month long break, host Jonathan and Stephanie are back with a problem that needs help solving: what they should wear for Comic Con 2024?! As pre-sales for this years New York Comic Con gets closer, Stephanie has been wanting to start preparing her costume.  She has been bouncing around ideas with Jonathan, but still can't seem to tie an idea down.  The couple sit down to discuss the i...