Welcome to Seltzer Squad, the podcast about staying sober in the city with your host, Kate here. I just wanted to give you a little update in case you missed it,

that I and Lori Harlan of sober slumber parties and Get Connected

AF are hosting Seltzer Squad's first ever in-person retreat in upstate New York in June of

2023.

So if you'd like to join us, all the details, dates, information are on the Seltzer Squad webpage.

You can find the link in our bio on Instagram.

It's seltresquod.com slash June retreat.

So I hope you sign up and I'll see you there.

See you guys in June.

Hi, squad.

Hi, Lori.

Hi, Kate.

Thanks for having me.

I'm excited.

I want to talk about today.

Things that are annoying in sobriety because I'm feeling like a little bit annoyed today for various reasons, and I decided to take it out on sobriety.

Nice. Is there anything in particular that annoys you in sobriety?

Oh, gosh, depending on the day, lots of things. Half of my list is probably labels.

You know, it's pretty divisive in the community sometimes. What do you mean labels? Are you an

alcoholic? Oh, yeah. That is a true. Do you have to call yourself an alcoholic? Like, are you

obligated?

Is there some kind of pact that we sign when we stop drinking that we have to, I'm very

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