Holy Shift
Welcome to Holy Shift, 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.
Holy Shift
How Snitch Culture Broke the Sisterhood
Have you ever wondered when women started being pitted against one another — and what caused us to lose our sense of community, sisterhood, and shared power?
For centuries, we’ve been told to compare, compete, and conform — to judge ourselves and other women by impossible standards of beauty, success, and motherhood. But what if that wasn’t accidental? What if judgment and comparison were actually designed as tools of control?
In this episode, Adrienne and Taylor Sappington pull back the curtain on the origins of these deeply ingrained patterns. From the rise of patriarchy to the loss of communal caregiving and the distortion of the word “gossip,” they trace how systems of power rewired women to turn against each other — and how we can begin to heal and reclaim our feminine connection.
BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:
- How patriarchy evolved into a system of control that divided women and erased matriarchal wisdom
- Why judgment and comparison are learned mechanisms that keep women small and compliant
- The truth behind how “gossip” once represented female community and power — before it was twisted into something shameful
- What we can do to rebuild genuine connection, shared support, and reverence for the feminine today
So here’s your holy shift — stop judging, start connecting, and let’s take our power back.
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