Kira Asatryan has penned popular “Ideas” columns for TIME and Psychology Today. Her sundry articles (which run a gamut of topics from love to work to texting etiquette) have appeared on The Huffington Post, SELF, Beliefnet, Psych Central, Elite Daily, and many other media outlets. Her 2016 self-help book, Stop Being Lonely: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships, was an Amazon #1 New Release and a finalist for the 2016 Books for a Better Life Award. In addition to being a writer, she is a certified relationship coach, a former digital marketing expert, an aspiring gemologist, and a consummate master amateur.