The Stress Zodiac: Real Women, Real Stress, Real Support

Star Speakers Application

The Stress Zodiac

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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in becoming a Star Speaker for the Stress Zodiac.✨

The Stress Zodiac is a framework and growing platform dedicated to helping high-functioning women identify their stress pattern, understand what's driving it, and build a life that actually works for them, without the burnout, the guilt, or the pretending everything is fine.

Each month, we feature one guest whose work speaks to stress, self-care, or the communities and modalities that help women through it, wellness practitioners, therapists, community builders, and specialists whose lens adds something real. These conversations are warm, direct, and grounded, not a workshop, not a webinar. Just you, your expertise, and a real conversation that serves our audience.

As a Star Speaker, you'll be interviewed (not presenting a workshop) — no slides, no formal preparation needed. Just your knowledge and lived experience in conversation with Cindy.

Your interview will be released across The Stress Zodiac platforms, including our Skool community, podcast, YouTube channel, and social media, and may be used as part of future educational content, digital products, or bundled series created under The Stress Zodiac brand.

What's involved:

  • ✨ A featured 45-minute pre-recorded interview on your topic (pre-recorded on Zoom)
  • ✨ Promotion across The Stress Zodiac platforms, social media, newsletter, and community
  • ✨ A copy of your recorded session, yours to keep and repurpose
  • ✨ Consideration for a future panelist invitation at a Stress Zodiac Social event

In return, we ask that you:

Share 2 promotional posts about your interview upon release, follow @cindyransomLMFT and @mybestselftherapy on Instagram, and subscribe to Between Sessions with Cindy.

Once your topic is approved, you'll hear from Cindy with next steps and a link to schedule your recording at a time that works for you.

This form helps me learn more about your work, match you with the right theme, and make sure our conversation is a great fit for The Stress Zodiac audience.

I'm grateful you're here.

Big Hugs,

Cindy Ransom,
LMFT & Founder
The Stress Zodiac

Contact & referral.

How did you hear about the Star Speaker opportunity?
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Your Topic & Expertise.

What topic would you like to be interviewed about?

The Stress Zodiac audience is made up of high-functioning women who appear successful on the outside but are quietly running on stress, overgiving, and low-grade burnout on the inside. Topics should help them feel more understood, more equipped, or less alone in what they're carrying.

  • Your proposed topic — be specific. (e.g., “Setting boundaries with family without guilt” rather than just “boundaries”)
  • Why this topic matters for this audience — 2–3 sentences on how it connects to stress, burnout, or the inner experience of high-achieving women
  • What someone would walk away with — a key insight, shift, or tool they can actually use
  • How this connects to your expertise — your background, training, or lived experience

Examples of topics that fit well:

  • ✨ Self-care as nervous system regulation, not indulgence
  • ✨ What therapy actually helps with (and what it doesn't)
  • ✨ Finding your people, community as a stress antidote
  • ✨ Boundaries in relationships without guilt
  • ✨ Money mindset and financial stress
  • ✨ Career transitions without identity loss
  • ✨ Communication patterns and how to break them

(This is a conversational interview — no slides or structured prep needed.)

Example: “Mary Smith is a licensed therapist and founder of Wellness Therapy, helping women navigate anxiety, burnout, and the pressure to hold it all together.”

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Events & Community.

The Stress Zodiac hosts in person events, retreats as well as an online community dedicated to supporting mental wellness for high functioning professionals. We would love to hear more about your interest in participating or attending.

The Stress Zodiac Social — Panelist Opportunity

We host in-person gatherings and retreats in the Orlando area. These events bring together women for expert panels, interactive activities, and community connection.

As a Star Speaker, you may be invited to participate as a panelist at a future Stress Zodiac Social event. This is entirely optional and based on theme alignment and event timing.

Out-of-state speakers are warmly welcome to participate virtually or simply enjoy the community from afar.

If you're local to the Orlando area, would you be open to a future panelist invitation?
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Agreements & signature.

Star Speaker Partnership Agreement

As a Star Speaker for The Stress Zodiac, I understand and agree to the following:

  • ✨ Participate in a pre-recorded Zoom interview (up to 45 minutes) on my chosen topic
  • ✨ Select my recording date and time from the scheduling link provided upon approval
  • ✨ Follow @cindyransomLMFT and @mybestselftherapy on Instagram
  • ✨ Share two posts promoting my interview upon release
  • ✨ Subscribe to Between Sessions with Cindy newsletter
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Content Recording & Release Agreement

By submitting this form, you grant Cindy Ransom and The Stress Zodiac (including all associated brands, platforms, and future ventures) a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to:

  • Record, edit, clip, and distribute our interview in full or in part, now and in the future, without expiration
  • Publish and repurpose content across any current or future platform — including but not limited to: Skool, podcast, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, online courses, bundled workshop packages, digital products, speaking presentations, and any other media or distribution format that exists now or in the future
  • Use your name, likeness, voice, photo, biography, and the content shared during our interview for educational, promotional, and commercial purposes related to The Stress Zodiac and its associated brands
  • Edit, clip, or combine your interview content with other interviews or materials as part of a larger product, series, or offering

Regarding your use of the recording:

You do not retain approval rights over how Cindy Ransom or The Stress Zodiac uses, edits, distributes, or commercializes the content. You retain the right to use your own copy of the recording for your personal and professional purposes. However, you agree not to edit, alter, or repurpose the recording in any way that misrepresents, disparages, or reflects negatively on Cindy Ransom, The Stress Zodiac, or its community.

Conduct agreement:

By participating as a Star Speaker, you agree to conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the values of The Stress Zodiac — during the recording, in your promotion of the interview, and in any public communication related to your participation. Cindy Ransom reserves the right to decline to release an interview, remove previously released content, or terminate the Star Speaker relationship if a speaker's public conduct, statements, or actions are determined to be inconsistent with the values, mission, or reputation of The Stress Zodiac. This includes but is not limited to: discriminatory statements, promotion of harmful content, or actions that bring reputational harm to The Stress Zodiac or its community.

This agreement is entered into voluntarily, is binding upon form submission, and covers all content recorded as part of your Star Speaker session with The Stress Zodiac.

RECORDING & RELEASE AGREEMENT

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