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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
Fire Crotch
What if the burning, itching, or “fire in your pants” feeling you get around your cycle isn’t an infection at all… but something far more common that no one ever talks about?
So many women assume vaginal irritation must mean BV, yeast, poor hygiene, or hormonal chaos. And because it’s awkward to bring up (who wants to say “my lips are on fire” in a doctor’s office?), most of us just silently suffer — or worse, get brushed off by providers who don’t run the right tests or provide any real clarity.
But here’s the thing:
When irritation shows up without odor, without discharge, without labs showing anything definitive… you’re not imagining it. And you’re definitely not alone.
In this episode, we’re getting metaphorically naked and unpacking something that’s way more common than you think: “fire crotch,” vaginal irritation, and how heat, dampness, pH shifts, herbs, hormones, and even energetic imprints all play a role — through the lens of Eastern, Western, and Ayurvedic medicine.
Because if your vagina suddenly feels like sandpaper, a hotbox, or a crime scene… there is a reason. You just haven’t been given the language to understand it yet.
BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:
- Why vaginal irritation doesn’t always mean infection, even if it feels like one
- How Eastern Medicine explains “fire crotch” (and why it makes way more sense than Google)
- The difference between heat, dampness, dryness, and hormonal shifts — and how each shows up in the vagina
- Why herbs, steaming, and even your past partners’ energy can influence vaginal health
- When symptoms point to hormones… and when they absolutely do NOT
- Why labs alone rarely give the full picture (especially for women)
- How to start understanding your body’s “weather patterns” so you can finally support harmony down there
If your vagina has been screaming for attention, but labs say you're “fine,” this episode gives you the answers you’ve been desperate for. Let’s normalize the conversation, drop the shame, and bring clarity to a part of the body most women only pay attention to when something feels wrong.
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