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Bold, raw, and unapologetically honest

Casey Dancer is a story of resilience, vulnerability, and self-discovery.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Bold, raw, and unapologetically honest,

Casey Dancer is a story of resilience, vulnerability, and self-discovery.

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About Kristin

Kristin Casey is a writer and recovered alcoholic and addict who’s rigorously inventoried her every resentment and relinquished ninety percent of them. She’s survived clinical depression, numerous addictions, the panhandle of Texas, and seventeen years of Catholicism.


Kristin Casey is the author and memorist of Casey Dancer: A Memoir About Dating, Stripping, and a Little Hot Yoga and Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh. She writes about addiction, dependency, intimacy, and sexuality. She resides in Austin, Texas, where she is a certified sexuality counselor and retired intimacy coach and IPSA-trained Surrogate Partner.

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Previous BOOK

Rock Monster is a sexy, crazy, cautionary tale of two addicts in love without a single relationship skill.

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Kristin Casey's Road to Excess: From Speed Punk to Rock Chick, From Drunk to Sobriety

Kristin Casey’s life, from high school to today, has been the embodiment of William Blake’s adage: “the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” From her days as a teen outcast in San Diego and Amarillo to her initially blissful immersion in the 1980s punk scene in Austin...

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By Kristin Casey June 26, 2025
Life has been crazy since the release of my new book back in April, and not just due to the book launch and multiple promo interviews, but also because somehow, in the midst of all that, I actually found time to plan and execute a three day Vegas wedding! Aside from all that romantic wonderfulness, I've also started a new YouTube series called "Sex & Dating in Sobriety" in which I query a bunch of other authors, musicians, comics, and podcasters about how they overcame fear of intimacy in early sobriety. It's been a delightful experience, as all six guests thus far have been incredibly open, candid, and generous in sharing their most personal anecdotes and insights in this vein... all the good, bad, ugly, funny, and embarrassing-as-hell events (my own personal stories included) that take a person from utterly, painfully disconnected and emotionally isolated while active in our addictions, to someone who can be vulnerable, authentic, self-aware, and intentional about forging true romantic connection in sobriety. Check it out on my Youtube channel and leave a comment under your favorite episode telling me what you think! https://www.youtube.com/@KristinCasey/videos
By Kristin Casey April 29, 2025
Here's another recent interview I did for Casey Dancer, this one with Houston's incomparable Outlaw Dave! https://open.spotify.com/episode/46RWIubCCjv9OYBDudcR2n
By Kristin Casey April 29, 2025
Here are a couple short (10-12 minute) radio interviews I did last week about my new book, Casey Dancer. One is with Amanda Bacon from Seattle's KONP, and the other with iHeart Radio's amazing Arroe Collins. https://www.myclallamcounty.com/episode/ms-kristin-casey-author-recovering-addict-intimacy-expert/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-arroe-collins-like-its-live-52808613/episode/self-discovery-through-stripping-the-book-273283931/
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