Totally Not Appropriate
Welcome to Totally Not Appropriate, where medicine meets mystery—and healing finally becomes whole.
Hosted by Taylor Sappington, a medical astrologer and herbalist blending 15 years of Western and Eastern practice, and Adrienne Irizarry, HWH, a reproductive rebel, cycle alchemist and East Asian medicine practitioner rewriting the story of women’s health, this podcast is a sanctuary for the witches in the broom closet, the healers in hiding, and the ones who walk between worlds but have been told it’s safer to stay silent.
We don’t buy into quick fixes or cookie-cutter care. We bring together the science of the body, the wisdom of the Earth, and the patterns written in the sky. We’re here to challenge the systems that left us unseen, to honor the ancient ways that still work, and to show you that the most powerful medicine is always rooted in who you are.
Each week, we’ll dive into raw, real conversations about healing, identity, and reclamation. From sage to SSRIs, acupuncture to astrology, herbal remedies to holy revelations—we hold space for it all. Because clinical isn’t enough.
This is your reminder, your permission, your initiation: the safest thing you can be is yourself.
Totally Not Appropriate
Functional Medicine Is a Ceiling Not a Floor
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What if the sickness, chaos, and volatility you’re experiencing right now aren’t random — but a collective reset demanding you slow down?
So many people are pushing through illness, forcing clarity during eclipse season, outsourcing their power to institutions, or chasing quick fixes in health and business. And it’s backfiring. Nervous systems are fried. Trust in systems is eroding. The world feels like it’s moving too fast to metabolize.
In this episode of Totally Not Appropriate, Taylor and Adrienne share their raw, unfiltered perspective on sick season, Florida’s climate whiplash, and the deeper energetic patterns at play — from Schumann resonance fluctuations to eclipse season to the Year of the Fire Horse. They explore why this year isn’t about spectacle, but about undertaker energy: clearing what’s unstable, exposing what’s compromised, and demanding radical responsibility for your health, money, and life.
They challenge pop astrology, credentialism in healthcare, and marketing-driven “holistic” labels — and get honest about their own rock bottoms with chronic illness, debt, celiac disease, neurological symptoms, and walking away from traditional paths. This conversation is about foundations over band-aids, grounding over panic, and transformation over performance.
BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:
* Why eclipse season is not the time for impulsive decisions — and what to do instead
* What “Fire Horse” energy actually represents (and why it’s about necessary clearing)
* How to regulate your nervous system when the world feels like it’s on fire
* Why real healing goes beyond degrees, diagnoses, and surface-level protocols
Slow down. Touch the earth. Let unstable systems fall. This is a year for containment, integrity, and rebuilding with hope.
0:00 Sick Season Catchup
01:45 Cold Florida Reality
03:47 Decongestant Dilemma
06:28 Eclipse Season Signals
07:55 Fire Horse Meaning
14:18 World on Fire
16:37 Grounding the Nervous System
20:06 Truman Door Moment
20:41 Reckoning and Justice
27:44 Money and Manifestation Myths
29:34 Astrology in Business
33:15 Degrees vs Real Expertise
35:26 Holistic Labels Exposed
36:51 PhD Versus Real Learning
41:52 Foundations Over Quick Fixes
44:15 Accountability And Blind Spots
47:05 Beyond The Physical Body
49:48 Rock Bottom Stories
55:10 Ancestral And Vibrational Healing
57:38 Pricing Integrity And Systems
01:02:21 Transformation And Letting Go
01:07:16 Eclipse Season Slow Down
01:09:28 Hopeful Rebuilding
01:10:29 Closing And Next Topics
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