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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>LOOSE BRICKS</title><link>https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</link><description><![CDATA[Send me your story! <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks </a><br />OR via email: vigilantegrit@proton.me<br />Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not.<br />I'm here to help you release the intense horror and frustration you feel during your interactions with a system that does not put humans first!! Welcome to my podcast where I share listener submitted stories about the horrors they've experienced within the "systems of care" that are really not there for us but for the systems themselves!<br />Submission Guidelines:<br />*Stories must involve rigid institutions (schools, hospitals, HR, courts, etc.).<br />*We want stories where you saw the game, refused to fawn, and pushed back. No Active Trauma: We only accept processed narratives. This is for stories that have already been survived.<br />*We’re looking for dark irony and incompetence—the moments that prove the machine is broken.<br /><br />All names and locations will be changed to protect your privacy. Bring 'em on! Let's show the world the loose bricks that'll bring down the walls Submit your story to: <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loo...</a> OR vigilantegrit@proton.me]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7380518/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright Jill Woodworth</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fddd951cf607f6e3272d3d2e3ca4a6c0.jpg</url><title>LOOSE BRICKS</title><link>https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:28:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Jill Woodworth</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jill Woodworth</itunes:name><itunes:email>vigilantegrit@proton.me</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fddd951cf607f6e3272d3d2e3ca4a6c0.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Send me your story! https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks
OR via email: vigilantegrit@proton.me
Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not.
I'm here to help you release the intense horror and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send me your story! <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks </a><br />OR via email: vigilantegrit@proton.me<br />Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not.<br />I'm here to help you release the intense horror and frustration you feel during your interactions with a system that does not put humans first!! Welcome to my podcast where I share listener submitted stories about the horrors they've experienced within the "systems of care" that are really not there for us but for the systems themselves!<br />Submission Guidelines:<br />*Stories must involve rigid institutions (schools, hospitals, HR, courts, etc.).<br />*We want stories where you saw the game, refused to fawn, and pushed back. No Active Trauma: We only accept processed narratives. This is for stories that have already been survived.<br />*We’re looking for dark irony and incompetence—the moments that prove the machine is broken.<br /><br />All names and locations will be changed to protect your privacy. Bring 'em on! Let's show the world the loose bricks that'll bring down the walls Submit your story to: <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loo...</a> OR vigilantegrit@proton.me]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>4532d16f-1a05-575b-a762-82e322346774</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>LOOSE BRICKS - Episode 2 Kindergarten Debacle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/loose-bricks-episode-2-kindergarten-debacle--75660249</link><description><![CDATA[LOOSE BRICKS - Episode 2, The Kindergarten Debacle<br /><br />Here's the next one.. <br />I'm lookin' fer yer stories. <br /><a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</a> <br />Listener from New England... "they told me my kid couldn't repeat kindergarten despite the history" <br />This is what a "Loose Brick" looks like: when a family has to fight the machine just to let a child breathe. This isn’t just a school story; it’s a story about the power of saying "No" to a broken system.<br />Follow up: Her mom wanted this added on..."this child ended up EXCELLING b/c her birthday was later anyway and it gave her the extra time and confidence to access her intelligence. the mom said, in her IEP meetings they were blown away b/c her IQ was far beyond what they'd ever imagined" so who knows? the combo of holdback, keto diet and lotta staying present as the loose bricks rattled. <br />👉 Have you had to say "No" to a system? Share your story (anonymously) at the link below. 👇AGAIN<br /><a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</a> <br />#RageAtTheMachine #PrimalScream #Advocacy #TruthTelling]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75660249</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:13:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75660249/loose_bricks_ep_2_kgarten_debacle_redo_audio.mp3" length="3519742" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052/bbdde9df-ea94-4c5e-a95d-61d471c0a052.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Jill Woodworth</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>LOOSE BRICKS - Episode 2, The Kindergarten Debacle

Here's the next one.. 
I'm lookin' fer yer stories. 
https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks 
Listener from New England... "they told me my kid couldn't repeat kindergarten despite the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[LOOSE BRICKS - Episode 2, The Kindergarten Debacle<br /><br />Here's the next one.. <br />I'm lookin' fer yer stories. <br /><a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</a> <br />Listener from New England... "they told me my kid couldn't repeat kindergarten despite the history" <br />This is what a "Loose Brick" looks like: when a family has to fight the machine just to let a child breathe. This isn’t just a school story; it’s a story about the power of saying "No" to a broken system.<br />Follow up: Her mom wanted this added on..."this child ended up EXCELLING b/c her birthday was later anyway and it gave her the extra time and confidence to access her intelligence. the mom said, in her IEP meetings they were blown away b/c her IQ was far beyond what they'd ever imagined" so who knows? the combo of holdback, keto diet and lotta staying present as the loose bricks rattled. <br />👉 Have you had to say "No" to a system? Share your story (anonymously) at the link below. 👇AGAIN<br /><a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks</a> <br />#RageAtTheMachine #PrimalScream #Advocacy #TruthTelling]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>220</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>epilepsy,iep,intractableepilepsy,ketogenicdiet,kindgergarten,livedexperience,medicallyfragile,neurological,seizures,specialeducation,specialneeds,trauma,tuberoussclerosiscomples</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b3454f96dddadbb7bae8cc42c9507789.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>LOOSE BRICKS~Introduction and Episode 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/loose-bricks-introduction-and-episode-1--75286440</link><description><![CDATA[Introduction and Episode 1<br />Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not. I'm here to help you release the intense horror and frustration you feel during your interactions with a system that does not put humans first!! Welcome to my podcast where I share listener submitted stories about the horrors they've experienced within the "systems of care" that are really not there for us but for the systems themselves! Submission Guidelines: *Stories must involve rigid institutions (schools, hospitals, HR, courts, etc.). *We want stories where you saw the game, refused to fawn, and pushed back. No Active Trauma: We only accept processed narratives. This is for stories that have already been survived. *We’re looking for dark irony and incompetence—the moments that prove the machine is broken. All names and locations will be changed to protect your privacy. Bring 'em on! Let's show the world the loose bricks that'll bring down the walls Submit your story to: <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks </a>OR vigilantegrit@proton.me]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75286440</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:41:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75286440/loose_bricks_episode_1_audio.mp3" length="7930036" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0/a42b05ff-fb20-4a92-8ad5-267ede1b9de0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Jill Woodworth</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Introduction and Episode 1
Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not. I'm here to help you release the intense horror and frustration you feel during your interactions with a system that does not put humans...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Introduction and Episode 1<br />Ever feel like just another brick in the walls of the system?...Well you're not. I'm here to help you release the intense horror and frustration you feel during your interactions with a system that does not put humans first!! Welcome to my podcast where I share listener submitted stories about the horrors they've experienced within the "systems of care" that are really not there for us but for the systems themselves! Submission Guidelines: *Stories must involve rigid institutions (schools, hospitals, HR, courts, etc.). *We want stories where you saw the game, refused to fawn, and pushed back. No Active Trauma: We only accept processed narratives. This is for stories that have already been survived. *We’re looking for dark irony and incompetence—the moments that prove the machine is broken. All names and locations will be changed to protect your privacy. Bring 'em on! Let's show the world the loose bricks that'll bring down the walls Submit your story to: <a href="https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://form.jotform.com/vigilantegrit/loosebricks </a>OR vigilantegrit@proton.me]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>496</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>covid,specialeducation,specialneeds,system,traumainformed</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fddd951cf607f6e3272d3d2e3ca4a6c0.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
