Welcome to Seltzer Squad, the podcast about staying sober in the city with your host, Kate S you know what's so awesome.

That we're sponsored by Brainwashed Coffee.

And Brainwashed Coffee is amazing because not only does it taste good,

but they give 50% of proceeds back to addiction recovery. Not only that, they give back to our Seltr

Squad, because if you use our discount code Seltr Squad at checkout, you receive 20% off of your order.

Holy shit, that's amazing. And that's on top of how they already give you free shipping if you

get three bags of coffee. So visit brainwashed coffeeco.com. Use the code Seltra Squad to check out. Get 20%

off. Get yourself some free shipping and get yourself some coffee as a sober treat.

Hey, Kate. How can people get more Seltzer Squad in their lives? We have finally launched our

Seltr Squad Patreon where you'll be able to get early access to episodes on Wednesdays instead of

Fridays, our monthly bonus episode. And if you really love us and you're the slickest

pitch around, you will also be able to see video podcast recordings.

I mean, who doesn't want that? Who doesn't want more Kate and Jess in their lives?

But in all seriousness, it really does help us move the podcast forward. Yes. Subscribe at patreon.com

slash seltzer squad and help us keep this pod going.

Hi, Kate. Hi, Kate.

Hi, Jessica.

We were just saying that as we record, the day goes on, we get, like, weirder.

That's why I like to end with Hot Mess, but right now, we're not doing that.

We're going to answer some questions.

Stay tuned for a future Hot Mess episode, which I'm sure will be weird because we're getting weird. So I want to answer some more questions because we have a lot of questions in our inbox. We do. Do you want to start? Do you want me to start? I'm going to start at the top of the inbox with A.

I'm writing to you guys because I'm seeking some advice about my very rocky sobriety and my

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