Totally Not Appropriate

Taylor Sappington and Adrienne Irizarry
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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.

  1. Daylight Saving Time, Circadian Rhythms, and Astrology: Is Our Timing All Wrong?

    1D AGO

    Daylight Saving Time, Circadian Rhythms, and Astrology: Is Our Timing All Wrong?

    Daylight Saving Time, Circadian Rhythms & Astrology: Are Humans Out of Sync With Time? Twice a year millions of people change their clocks, lose sleep, and feel completely thrown off for days. But have you ever wondered where Daylight Saving Time actually came from — and why we’re still using it? In this episode we explore the surprising history of Daylight Saving Time, how it began as a wartime strategy to conserve energy, and why modern research suggests it may actually disrupt human health. We also look at the deeper question of timing itself. Human biology runs on natural cycles — our circadian rhythm responds to sunlight, seasonal shifts, and environmental cues. Yet modern society attempts to override those rhythms by artificially shifting time. This episode also explores how systems like astrology historically tracked natural timing through planetary cycles and celestial movements, offering a different lens for understanding rhythm, seasons, and alignment with nature. By the end of this conversation, we ask a bigger question: Are humans trying to control time in ways that move us further out of sync with the natural world? What We Cover in This Episode • The surprising origin story of Daylight Saving Time • The myth about Benjamin Franklin inventing DST • How George Vernon Hudson first proposed shifting clocks • Why countries adopted DST during World War I and World War II • How the Uniform Time Act of 1966 standardized time changes in the United States • The science behind the human Circadian Rhythm • Health impacts linked to DST including increased risk of Myocardial Infarction, sleep disruption, and Insomnia • Why modern studies show little evidence that DST actually saves energy • The role of astrology in understanding natural timing and seasonal cycles • What organizations like the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommend about standard time • The ongoing debate around the Sunshine Protection Act The Bigger Conversation At its core, this episode asks a deeper question about how humans relate to time. Modern society measures time mechanically through clocks, policies, and legislation. But our bodies and the natural world still operate according to biological and cosmic rhythms. From circadian biology to astrology, many systems suggest that alignment with natural timing matters for human health and well-being. So what happens when we artificially change the clock? Key Topics Discussed • History of Daylight Saving Time • Circadian biology and sleep science • Astrology and natural timing cycles • Health impacts of clock changes • Public policy and the future of DST Final Thought Daylight Saving Time was created in an era of candles and wartime energy shortages. Today we understand far more about sleep, biology, and natural cycles. Yet twice a year we still shift the clock. The question we explore in this episode is simple: Are we trying to control time instead of learning how to live in rhythm with it? * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 15m
  2. Women, Lunar Cycles & Miscarriage: Why the Female Body Processes Collective Grief

    MAR 11

    Women, Lunar Cycles & Miscarriage: Why the Female Body Processes Collective Grief

    In this episode, we explore the deeper rhythms of the female body—beyond biology and into the emotional, spiritual, and collective layers of feminine experience. We begin with the idea that women’s bodies are inherently cyclical, mirroring the rhythm of the moon. Unlike the modern world, which operates on linear productivity and solar time, the female body moves through phases of rise, expression, reflection, and release. This cyclical intelligence invites a different way of understanding women’s energy, emotions, and sensitivity to the world around them. From there, the conversation opens into a deeper exploration of how the body processes emotion—particularly grief. We discuss how grief is not only a psychological experience but also a physiological process, and how the body sometimes attempts to complete unresolved emotional patterns through physical experiences. This perspective creates space to talk about difficult and sacred topics like miscarriage, and the ways some spiritual traditions view these experiences through the lens of soul contracts or brief soul encounters. Rather than offering rigid explanations, the conversation invites a compassionate and expansive way of understanding how profound reproductive experiences can hold layers of biological, emotional, ancestral, and spiritual meaning. The discussion also touches on the idea that the feminine body may be uniquely attuned to collective emotional climates. During times of societal upheaval or chaos, many women notice heightened sensitivity, emotional processing, or changes in their bodies. We explore the possibility that women’s nervous systems and hormonal cycles may respond to—and even help metabolize—collective emotional energy. This episode ultimately reframes feminine sensitivity not as weakness, but as a form of deep attunement to life’s rhythms. Together we explore: Women as cyclical beings whose bodies mirror lunar rhythmsThe difference between linear productivity and cyclical intelligenceHow emotions and grief can move through the body physicallyThe body’s attempt to complete unresolved emotional patternsMiscarriage and spiritual perspectives around soul contractsThe womb as a site of emotional and intuitive intelligenceWomen’s heightened sensitivity to collective emotional statesThe role of the feminine in metabolizing and transmitting collective griefAt its core, this conversation invites a more compassionate and expansive understanding of the female body—not only as reproductive, but as responsive, intuitive, and deeply connected to the rhythms of life. * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 5m
  3. Functional Medicine Is a Ceiling, Not a Floor

    MAR 4

    Functional Medicine Is a Ceiling, Not a Floor

    What if optimizing your labs isn’t the same as being healthy? You fixed your gut. You balanced your hormones. Your inflammation markers dropped. So why do you still feel stuck? Functional medicine has transformed modern healthcare. It moved us beyond symptom suppression. It asks better questions. It looks at root causes. It integrates physical, mental, and emotional health. But what if it’s still operating inside an incomplete model of the human system? In this episode, we explore a provocative idea: functional medicine may be the ceiling of biological optimization — not the floor of true human wholeness. From a quantum medicine lens, humans are not three-body beings. We are five-body systems. And the tools designed to regulate the physical, mental, and emotional layers do not automatically access the deeper energetic and informational bodies that organize our health. If we don’t update the field, the body will keep expressing the old program — no matter how clean the labs look. This conversation isn’t about rejecting functional medicine. It’s about contextualizing it. Stabilization is powerful. But coherence is transformative. In This Episode How functional medicine changed the healthcare landscapeThe limits of the three-body model (physical, mental, emotional)The five-body framework of healthWhy optimizing chemistry doesn’t automatically recalibrate identityHardware vs operating system: a new lens on healingThe optimization trap in biohacking cultureWhy coherence — not endless tweaking — is the real foundation of health The Evolution of Functional Medicine We begin by honoring what functional medicine does well: Root-cause investigationPersonalized protocolsIntegration of trauma and stress biologyNervous system awarenessMoving patients from chaos to regulationFunctional medicine optimizes biology. It stabilizes the organism. It addresses the physical, mental, and emotional bodies. And that matters. The Three-Body Model Modern integrative medicine generally operates within a three-body framework: Physical body: biochemistry, inflammation, hormones, cellular healthMental body: conscious beliefs, thought patterns, cognitionEmotional body: trauma, attachment, stress responseThis model explains symptoms. But does it explain identity? Does it explain why some people with perfect labs still feel unsafe, stuck, or unfulfilled? The Five-Body Framework (Quantum Lens) From a quantum medicine perspective, humans operate across five layers: Physical body (matter)Mental body (conscious narrative)Emotional body (nervous system imprinting)Energetic body (electromagnetic coherence and charge)Informational body (identity architecture, subconscious programming, meaning structures)The last two bodies are regulatory layers. They organize the first three. Supplements change chemistry. Therapy reframes cognition. Somatic work regulates state. But identity coding lives deeper. Field coherence lives beyond chemistry. And without recalibrating those layers, symptoms often re-emerge in new forms. Where Functional Medicine Hits Its Ceiling Functional medicine can: Lower inflammationImprove resilienceBalance hormonesImprove cognition and moodBut it cannot: Define your purposeCorrect subconscious identity patternsResolve existential misalignmentRewrite deep i* Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 9m
  4. Functional Medicine Is a Ceiling Not a Floor

    FEB 25

    Functional Medicine Is a Ceiling Not a Floor

    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 * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 11m
  5. The War Over Frequency

    FEB 18

    The War Over Frequency

    Have you ever noticed that you get sick right before—or during—your period and wondered if your body is trying to tell you something? Maybe you wait until symptoms hit before you start taking supplements, sleeping more, or finally slowing down. Maybe you assume it’s just bad luck, the weather, or “germs from school.” But what if the issue isn’t the illness itself—it’s that your system was already under-resourced? In this episode, we unpack why your “defense shield” may drop around menstruation, why postpartum can be another vulnerable window, and why you can’t supplement your way out of depletion at the last minute. From immune resilience and vitamin D deficiency to stress, gut absorption (especially with celiac disease), and menstrual dysfunction, this conversation challenges the idea that sickness is random. We also zoom out—into environmental stress, media overload, frequency shifts, the Schumann resonance, and how modern life may be dysregulating us at levels we don’t fully understand yet. If your body has been whispering (or screaming) for attention, this episode connects the dots between physical symptoms, emotional processing, energetic regulation, and long-term resilience. Because sometimes short-term discomfort—like acupuncture when you’re sick—isn’t punishment. It's an adaptation. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: Why you’re more susceptible to illness around your period—and what it means to “resource” your immune system before symptoms startHow chronic depletion, stress, and nutrient deficiencies (including vitamin D) impact menstrual health and resilienceWhat the Schumann resonance is and why nature, sunlight, and nervous system regulation matter more than everThe difference between feelings and intuitive knowing—and how to regulate emotional spikes in under 90 secondsThis episode is a deep dive into immune strength, energetic hygiene, and what it really means to support your body in a rapidly changing world—so you’re not just surviving each cycle, but adapting and thriving. Mentioned in This Episode: 00:00- Sick on the Mic: Period + ‘Campus Plague’ Update 01:58- Why Your Immune System Dips on Your Period (Chinese Medicine ‘Shield’ Explained) 05:49- Cold & Flu Season as an ‘Upgrade’ + Smarter Symptom Support 09:39- Acupuncture, ‘Temporary Discomfort’ & Why You Can’t Start Supplements at Symptom Onset 11:11- Being ‘Well-Resourced’: Vitamin D, Sleep, Stress & the Reproductive System Tradeoff 16:02- Celiac, Absorption Issues & Why Some People Get Hit Harder 17:09- The Modern World Is Shifting: Subtle Bodies, Frequency & What’s Coming Next 28:07- Direct Spectrum Frequency Medicine: Morphogenetic Fields, Kidneys & Hormone Patterns 31:05- Schumann Resonance 101: Earth’s Heartbeat, Brainwaves & Collective Dysregulation 33:18- Grounding, Earth’s Rhythm & Why Tech/Wi‑Fi Can Dysregulate You 34:31- Schumann Resonance Spikes: What They Are & Why They Feel ‘Unnatural’ 35:11- Manipulation Theories: Weather Engineering, 5G & Control Through ‘Scrambling’ 36:51- NASA Data + Common Spike Symptoms (Fatigue, Anxiety, Brain Fog, Dreams) 38:34- You’re a Bioelectrical Being: Sunlight, Mitochondria & Nervous System Recalibration 40:37- Not Alone in the Room: Intuition, ‘Spidey Senses’ & the Aliens Conversation 42:36- Parasites as a Mirror: Humanity, Ecosystems & Cultural Conditioning 45:58- Systems, ‘Grids’ & Why People Cling to the Familiar 47:19- Functional Medicine vs Frequency Medicine: Trunk, Branches & the Mycelium Network 51:47- Emotional Body as the Bridge: Trauma, Ancestry & Why Symptoms Return 59:28- Energy Harvesting & Monsters, Inc.: Fear vs Joy a * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 3m
  6. From Power To Tower

    FEB 11

    From Power To Tower

    This isn’t shock. This isn’t surprise. It’s a pressure point we’ve been tracking — and now it’s here. In this episode, we walk through: Why the Epstein file drop and elite deplatformings are not randomThe transits behind this collective moment — especially Saturn + Mars hitting the U.S. MoonHow institutional image control is collapsing (and why you feel it before it’s official)The long tail of Pluto, Neptune, and the U.S. reckoning with its own shadowThe noise is rising. The illusion is cracking. And your nervous system already knows.  What You’ll Learn: — What Saturn + Mars in Aquarius are doing to collective speech, trust, and digital systems — Why the “truth” coming out now might still be managed — and how to spot the spin — How Pluto’s return and Neptune’s opposition have been quietly setting this up for years — What practical moves you can make now to protect your data, clarity, and direction — Why February is not the peak — it’s the signal that the real shifts are just beginning  Key Takeaways: Don’t trust every headline. Ask who benefits from the timing.Audit where you’ve outsourced power — from platforms to pundits to institutions.Get your digital + financial house in order. Back up your systems. Watch your accounts.Expect confusion — stay steady anyway.Protect your clarity like it’s a currency. Because it is. Mentioned in This Episode: 32:08 The Four Gates of 2026 framework20:54 U.S. Pluto Return (2022–2025)23:27 Neptune opposition to U.S. Neptune (2021–2025)31:58 Venus Retrograde in Scorpio (Oct–Nov 2026 preview)40:45 The Federal Reserve chart (Saturn enters the 10th House)* Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 9m
  7. The 5 Types Of Friendship Breakups

    FEB 4

    The 5 Types Of Friendship Breakups

    Not every heartbreak is romantic—and some of the deepest wounds come from the friendships we thought would last forever. In this episode, I’m walking you through the five most common ways friendships end, from the slow fades to the explosive exits. Whether you’ve been ghosted without warning, drifted apart from someone you once considered family, or had a full-on blow-up that still echoes in your chest—this conversation is here to help you find meaning, closure, and emotional clarity. You’ll learn: Why the Mutual Drift is often the most confusing (and the most natural)What to do when you’re the one holding all the effort in a One-Sided FadeHow to navigate a Formal Breakup with integrity and truthThe emotional and energetic fallout of The Blow Up—and how to alchemize itHow to stop internalizing pain from The Sudden Ghost and reclaim your peaceWe’ll also touch on the wisdom of Aristotle, Jung, Sartre, and Hegel to reframe your heartbreak not as failure—but as a rite of passage in your evolution. This episode isn’t just about loss. It’s about emotional maturity, nervous system healing, and choosing peace over performance. * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 9m
  8. 38 to 42 Years Old: The Hidden Transition That Changes Everything

    JAN 28

    38 to 42 Years Old: The Hidden Transition That Changes Everything

    What if the reason you feel disoriented, exhausted, or “behind” right now isn’t because you’re failing… but because you’re in the middle of a massive personal and collective transition? So many women in their late 30s and early 40s are trying to force clarity, productivity, and certainty during a season that’s asking for surrender, embodiment, and a totally different way of moving through life. When we ignore our body’s wisdom, override our natural design, and keep pushing through systems that were never built for us, we end up burned out, sick, stuck, or quietly questioning everything. This episode pulls the curtain back on why this phase feels so intense—and how to stop fighting it long enough to actually move forward. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: Why time feels distorted, fast, heavy, or surreal—and how grief, pregnancy, illness, and global upheaval reshape our internal clockWhat’s really happening during the late-30s / early-40s transition (seven-year cycles, nodal returns, and why “what the f*ck?” is the correct response)How surrender, body-led wisdom, and honoring your unique design unlock clarity that forcing never willWhy consistency—not more information—is the missing piece for most women seeking healing, alignment, and sustainable changeIf you’re in a season where you can see where you’re going but have no idea how to get there, this conversation is your reminder that you’re not broken—you’re becoming. * Connect with Taylor Connect with Adrienne

    1h 3m
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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.

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  • Creator
    Taylor Sappington and Adrienne Irizarry
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Totally Not Appropriate
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