So let me get this straight… a former federal engineer says fraud and waste were “relatively nonexistent” but somehow, people on Medicaid are the ones being "audited?"
It’s never been about fraud. It’s about who they think is worth helping.
#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled #WelfareNotWarfare
It’s never been about fraud. It’s about who they think is worth helping.
#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled #WelfareNotWarfare
June 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So let me get this straight… a former federal engineer says fraud and waste were “relatively nonexistent” but somehow, people on Medicaid are the ones being "audited?"
It’s never been about fraud. It’s about who they think is worth helping.
#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled #WelfareNotWarfare
It’s never been about fraud. It’s about who they think is worth helping.
#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled #WelfareNotWarfare
Happy Labor Day! Here’s to workers, dreamers, and the ones holding it all together. Rest if you can...rest is resistance. And yes, care work, emotional labor, and community building count too. What’s one way you’re honoring your labor today? #SystemUntangled
September 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Happy Labor Day! Here’s to workers, dreamers, and the ones holding it all together. Rest if you can...rest is resistance. And yes, care work, emotional labor, and community building count too. What’s one way you’re honoring your labor today? #SystemUntangled
Many neurodivergent social workers have a unique set of strengths: pattern recognition, deep empathy, creative problem-solving, and fierce advocacy. We notice things others might miss. We're not flawed; we're wired for brilliance. The system just needs to catch up! #SystemUntangled
July 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Many neurodivergent social workers have a unique set of strengths: pattern recognition, deep empathy, creative problem-solving, and fierce advocacy. We notice things others might miss. We're not flawed; we're wired for brilliance. The system just needs to catch up! #SystemUntangled
Advocacy isn’t a side hustle. It’s the heartbeat of social work, lifting up marginalized people and ripping into unjust systems. When we show up, fight bad policy and hand the mic to those ignored, fragility becomes unshakable strength. #SystemUntangled #Advocacy
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Advocacy isn’t a side hustle. It’s the heartbeat of social work, lifting up marginalized people and ripping into unjust systems. When we show up, fight bad policy and hand the mic to those ignored, fragility becomes unshakable strength. #SystemUntangled #Advocacy
Last Monday’s Substack dove into what it’s like to be neurodivergent in systems built for “everyone else.” Masking, burnout, rule-bending survival tactics...it’s all in there. If you missed it, time to catch up!
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#SystemUntangled
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The System Isn’t Built for Our Brains
I took off the mask and wrote the post I needed 20 years ago.If you’re a neurodivergent social worker (or love one) read this. Then share it.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Last Monday’s Substack dove into what it’s like to be neurodivergent in systems built for “everyone else.” Masking, burnout, rule-bending survival tactics...it’s all in there. If you missed it, time to catch up!
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#SystemUntangled
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#SystemUntangled
Now picture this: one portal, one login, fill out a form once… dream on. Reality? Triple portals, triple hold music, triple chance of timeout. My radical idea: let the agencies talk to each other before clients waste a lunch break copy-pasting their own name. #SystemUntangled
July 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Now picture this: one portal, one login, fill out a form once… dream on. Reality? Triple portals, triple hold music, triple chance of timeout. My radical idea: let the agencies talk to each other before clients waste a lunch break copy-pasting their own name. #SystemUntangled
New Substack drop:
I Fought Social Security and All I Got Was This Anxiety Disorder
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Horror-movie metaphors. Also, me.
Come rage, laugh, and maybe scream into the void with me 👉 open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SystemUntangled #DisabilityRights #SSDI #SocialWorkBluesky
I Fought Social Security and All I Got Was This Anxiety Disorder
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Horror-movie metaphors. Also, me.
Come rage, laugh, and maybe scream into the void with me 👉 open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SystemUntangled #DisabilityRights #SSDI #SocialWorkBluesky
System Untangled | Kirsten Grady | Substack
System Untangled is where I talk about what it’s really like to work in human services — the chaos, the cracks, and the occasional miracle. It’s social work, but with more jokes and fewer acronyms. Mo...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
New Substack drop:
I Fought Social Security and All I Got Was This Anxiety Disorder
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Horror-movie metaphors. Also, me.
Come rage, laugh, and maybe scream into the void with me 👉 open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SystemUntangled #DisabilityRights #SSDI #SocialWorkBluesky
I Fought Social Security and All I Got Was This Anxiety Disorder
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Horror-movie metaphors. Also, me.
Come rage, laugh, and maybe scream into the void with me 👉 open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SystemUntangled #DisabilityRights #SSDI #SocialWorkBluesky
Some social workers think outside the box, but neurodivergent ones were never in the box to start with! Join me next Monday as I explore how our brains function in the field, shedding light on why the system isn’t designed for us (but relies on us). #SystemUntangled
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System Untangled | Kirsten Grady | Substack
System Untangled is where I talk about what it’s really like to work in human services — the chaos, the cracks, and the occasional miracle. It’s social work, but with more jokes and fewer acronyms. Mostly. Click to read System Untangled, by Kirsten Grady, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Some social workers think outside the box, but neurodivergent ones were never in the box to start with! Join me next Monday as I explore how our brains function in the field, shedding light on why the system isn’t designed for us (but relies on us). #SystemUntangled
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History loves its victors. I’m here for the people who quietly keep communities afloat. Dive into my System Untangled on unsung heroes and why unshakable, not unsinkable, people matter: systemuntangled.subs... #SystemUntangled #UnsungHeroes
Not Unsinkable, But Unshakable
History loves its headline heroes. I’m here for the ones left in the footnotes.Meet Senator William Alden Smith—Titanic truth-hunter, courtroom disruptor, and conservation crank—whose grit still echoes in today’s fights. This is Voices Lost, Legacies Endure: reviving the reformers history tried to forget.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
History loves its victors. I’m here for the people who quietly keep communities afloat. Dive into my System Untangled on unsung heroes and why unshakable, not unsinkable, people matter: systemuntangled.subs... #SystemUntangled #UnsungHeroes
Next Monday’s Truth Bomb: White savior complex in social work. Why it happens, how it hides behind “helping,” and what real accountability looks like. No shade, just facts… and maybe a few side-eyes. Subscribe now so you don’t miss the heat.
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Kirsten Grady | Substack
Kirsten Grady is a rural Michigan social worker, professional system untangler, and lifelong red-tape wrangler. She believes in dignity, dark humor, and calling things what they are — especially when it comes to broken systems.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Next Monday’s Truth Bomb: White savior complex in social work. Why it happens, how it hides behind “helping,” and what real accountability looks like. No shade, just facts… and maybe a few side-eyes. Subscribe now so you don’t miss the heat.
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#SystemUntangled
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#SystemUntangled
Clients: Keep records, follow up, and raise some hell with your reps. They want you to stay silent, so you be loud.
Social workers: Speak up. Organize.
The GOP thinks we're weak. Let's take our power back.
We are the safety net.
#MedicaidMatters #ProtectTheSafetyNet #SystemUntangled
Social workers: Speak up. Organize.
The GOP thinks we're weak. Let's take our power back.
We are the safety net.
#MedicaidMatters #ProtectTheSafetyNet #SystemUntangled
June 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Clients: Keep records, follow up, and raise some hell with your reps. They want you to stay silent, so you be loud.
Social workers: Speak up. Organize.
The GOP thinks we're weak. Let's take our power back.
We are the safety net.
#MedicaidMatters #ProtectTheSafetyNet #SystemUntangled
Social workers: Speak up. Organize.
The GOP thinks we're weak. Let's take our power back.
We are the safety net.
#MedicaidMatters #ProtectTheSafetyNet #SystemUntangled
Lest we forget, amid all the chaos, the GOP is still trying their hardest to gut Medicaid and SNAP. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” explodes the deficit to give billionaires a break—while we foot the bill in hunger, sickness, and instability.
#SystemUntangled #MedicaidMatters #SNAPcuts #DeficitCrisis
#SystemUntangled #MedicaidMatters #SNAPcuts #DeficitCrisis
June 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Lest we forget, amid all the chaos, the GOP is still trying their hardest to gut Medicaid and SNAP. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” explodes the deficit to give billionaires a break—while we foot the bill in hunger, sickness, and instability.
#SystemUntangled #MedicaidMatters #SNAPcuts #DeficitCrisis
#SystemUntangled #MedicaidMatters #SNAPcuts #DeficitCrisis
If you want to know what Medicaid cuts look like on the ground, I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it. I wrote about it. No magic wand required—just a system built to fail.
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#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled
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#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled
I’m a Social Worker, Not a Magician
There’s no backup plan if you kill Medicaid. Trust me, I checked.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If you want to know what Medicaid cuts look like on the ground, I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it. I wrote about it. No magic wand required—just a system built to fail.
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#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled
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#MedicaidMatters #SystemUntangled
“You’ve reached the voicemail of…”
Sound familiar? If you’ve ever cried while on hold, this one’s for you. A survival guide for navigating broken systems...with humor, empathy, and actual tips that work.
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#SocialWork #RealTalk #YouAreNotAlone #SystemUntangled
Sound familiar? If you’ve ever cried while on hold, this one’s for you. A survival guide for navigating broken systems...with humor, empathy, and actual tips that work.
open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SocialWork #RealTalk #YouAreNotAlone #SystemUntangled
Screaming Into the Abyss (And Other Ways to Reach Your Caseworker)
Why won’t my caseworker call me back? You’re not alone—and you’re not wrong for being frustrated. This survival guide breaks down why the silence happens, how to get through (without losing your mind)...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“You’ve reached the voicemail of…”
Sound familiar? If you’ve ever cried while on hold, this one’s for you. A survival guide for navigating broken systems...with humor, empathy, and actual tips that work.
open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SocialWork #RealTalk #YouAreNotAlone #SystemUntangled
Sound familiar? If you’ve ever cried while on hold, this one’s for you. A survival guide for navigating broken systems...with humor, empathy, and actual tips that work.
open.substack.com/pub/systemun...
#SocialWork #RealTalk #YouAreNotAlone #SystemUntangled
While others took center stage, Pelham worked with dignity and precision behind the scenes. From journalism to civil rights law to Census innovations, he shaped the future. His voice shouldn’t be shadowed by louder ones. It should be amplified. #SystemUntangled #VoicesWorthHearing
July 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
While others took center stage, Pelham worked with dignity and precision behind the scenes. From journalism to civil rights law to Census innovations, he shaped the future. His voice shouldn’t be shadowed by louder ones. It should be amplified. #SystemUntangled #VoicesWorthHearing