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Taylor Marsh
Taylor is a writer and actress. You may have seen her onstage in a musical, heard her voice on the radio, or read some of her work online. @taylormorganmarsh
Kirstie Taylor
I write for the hopeful romantics of the world. Relationship and self-improvement advice without the BS.
Marina Harris
Dr. Marina Harris is a psychology and relationship expert. She aims to make science-based mental health information more accessible. Tune in for empathetic advice based on human connection.
Megan Lane
Megan Lane primarily writes about cannabis, relationships, and mental health. She's been featured in HuffPost, Insider, and Al Jazeera. In her spare time, she enjoys eating CBD-infused brownies.
Canwen Xu
Canwen is the Content Strategist for iris and is responsible for running EQ. She graduated from Columbia University last May with a degree in political science and computer science.
Jozie Konczal
Jozie is a writer, editor and poet from South Carolina. She has an MFA from Hollins University and is on the poetry staff for Cleaver Magazine. Access more of her work at joziekonczal.squarespace.com.
Yelena Dzhanova
Yelena Dzhanova is a reporter with bylines in CNBC, New York Magazine, CNN, BuzzFeed News, and NBC News.
Katherine Beirne
I am a freelance writer pursuing many things, including my master's and how to make a playlist for every mood I'm in.
Ashley Broadwater
Ashley is a freelance writer who graduated from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. She's passionate about body positivity, puns, and helping others experiencing unhealthy relationships.
Daniel Mori
Daniel is the Chief Growth Officer at iris and a Marketing and digital dating industry veteran. He is an aviation geek and travel freak who is easily corruptible with good prosciutto.
Michelle Mayer
A writer from the NYC area in a loving 5 year relationship giving you the best relationship advice for all ages both online and offline.
Maylin Tu
Maylin lives in Los Angeles, California. She writes about pop culture, spirituality and fashion.
John M. Marchese
John Marchese is a 28-year-old emerging writer from Long Island, New York. He enjoys cooking, reading, martial arts, and yoga. He resides with his girlfriend who is a professional writer.
Megan Wildhood
Megan Wildhood is a neurodiverse writer whose work appears in her poetry chapbook Long Division as well as The Atlantic, Yes! Magazine, Mad in America, The Sun and elsewhere.
Ashley T.
Ashley frequently chews on straws and finds herself being excessively tickled by spoonerisms.
Sue Dunham
Sue Dunham is a millennial living in the Midwest. Sue is a cat-owning, outdoor-loving member of the alphabet mafia who is almost guaranteed to have a book or a podcast to recommend for any situation.
Apple Mandy
Apple is a New York-based writer who loves storytelling. Whether reported pieces or personal essays, her work can be seen in various publications, including CNN Travel, Insider, and SELF.
Alicia Banaszewski
Writer (she/her) of the foodish, bookish, and feminist. Author of Bright Blue (poetry) Dancing Girl Press.