This is my first blog post in several weeks. That alone tells a story.

Writing has never been something I have to force. It has always been a place of clarity, release, and truth telling for me. So when even sitting down to write began to feel like a chore, I knew something deeper was happening.

For weeks, I told myself I was just tired. Residual fatigue, I thought. After all, I had been sick. My body had been through a lot. Of course I was exhausted. Of course my motivation was low. Of course I needed more rest.

But rest did not fix it.

The fatigue lingered in a way that felt different. Not restorative tiredness, but a bone deep weariness that sleep did not even begin to touch. The kind that makes getting dressed feel like effort. The kind that steals momentum, creativity, and joy.

And then there were the tears. Not always for a clear reason. Sometimes they came while driving. Sometimes while folding laundry. Sometimes in the quiet moments when nothing was wrong, yet everything felt heavy. I hadn’t lost my voice, but I had lost my light.

🍂 The Slow Creep of the Darker Months

Seasonal Affective Disorder doesn’t arrive loudly. It moves in quietly, alongside shorter days and longer nights. Less sunlight. More time indoors. Disrupted rhythms.

For me, it showed up as:

• Persistent fatigue
• Lack of motivation
• Emotional heaviness
• Sadness without a clear story
• Crying that surprised me
• Withdrawal from things I normally love
• A resistance to creating and expressing

What made it harder to recognize was how easy it was to blame something else. A virus. Stress. Hormones. Burnout. Life. Love, unrequited.

But this felt familiar. Cyclical.

And that distinction matters, because when we mislabel what is happening, we often choose solutions that miss the root entirely.

🌬️ How I Ended 2025

I ended 2025 by releasing something that had been weighing heavily on me for a very long time. Not dramatically, not loudly, but honestly.

I spoke a truth that had been sitting in my body, unexpressed. I stopped carrying something that was never meant for me. And when I did, something remarkable happened.

My nervous system recalibrated.

That is the only way I know how to describe it. A settling. A sense of internal alignment returning. The kind of relief that does not come from fixing, but from letting go.

What surprised me most was how much emotional weight had been quietly amplifying my physical and mental exhaustion. Once it was released, I could literally feel my body exhale.

Not cured or suddenly overflowing with energy, but steadier, clearer, and more regulated.

⚠️ The Antidepressant Cycle We Rarely Question

In conventional healthcare, seasonal affective disorder is often met with a fast and familiar response.

The prescription pad.

Antidepressants are frequently offered as a first line solution, sometimes without meaningful discussion about long term use, tapering risks, or whether a chemical imbalance is actually present.

What is rarely said out loud is this:

Antidepressants can be difficult and sometimes dangerous to start and stop.

They alter neurotransmitter signaling in ways the brain adapts to. Discontinuation can lead to rebound depression, anxiety, emotional blunting, insomnia, and in some cases suicidal ideation. Many people are never warned.

For a condition that follows a seasonal cycle, this can create a pattern of dependence rather than resolution.

That doesn’t mean antidepressants never have a place. But they should not be the default when safer, foundational supports have not been explored.

🌿 Supporting the Body Instead of Silencing It

Seasonal Affective Disorder is not a personal failure. It is a biological response to light deprivation, circadian rhythm disruption, inflammation, nutritional depletion, and nervous system stress.

Here are some of the natural and practical supports that have helped me interrupt the cycle.

☀️ Light Is Medicine

Morning outdoor light exposure, even on cloudy days. Opening blinds immediately upon waking is a must.

🧠 Nervous System Care

• Slower mornings
• Gentle movement
• Reduced evening screen exposure
• Earlier bedtimes aligned with natural rhythms

🥩 Stabilizing Blood Sugar

• Protein rich meals
• Eating consistently
• Reducing sugar and ultra processed foods

💊 Targeted Nutrient Support

• Vitamin D
• Magnesium
• B vitamins
• Gut support

Testing matters. Guessing helps less.

🕯️Emotional Permission

There is grief in the darker months. Grief for warmth, movement, expansion, and light. Suppressing that grief often deepens it. The holidays can bring out a whole different kind of sadness and longing.

Allowing yourself to slow is not weakness. It is wisdom.

🌿Practical Comforts for Low Days

There are days when advice like exercise more or think positive feels impossible. When depression is present, even basic care can feel overwhelming. On those days, the goal is not productivity. The goal is regulation, safety, and gentle sensory support.

These are not cures. They are anchors.

🚿 The Power of the Shower

A shower can feel like a mountain when energy is low. But water is one of the fastest ways to support the nervous system.

• Warm water relaxes muscles and emotional tension
• Cool water at the end can improve alertness
• Sitting on the shower floor is allowed
• Crying in the shower is release

Add a few drops of lavender or eucalyptus essential oil to the steam by placing it on a washcloth nearby.

🧴 Lotion as Grounding

Touch reassures the nervous system that the body is safe.

• Choose a thick lotion or oil
• Apply slowly and intentionally
• Focus on sensation rather than appearance

Helpful scents:
• Lavender for calm
• Vanilla for comfort
• Frankincense for grounding
• Bergamot for mood support

🌸 Scent and the Emotional Brain

Smell directly affects mood and memory.

Ways to use scent
• Diffuser
• Roller oil on wrists or neck
• Linen spray on pillows
• One drop on a cotton ball nearby

Helpful essential oils:
• Lavender for anxiety and sleep
• Citrus oils for low mood
• Peppermint for mental fog
• Ylang ylang for emotional heaviness

🕯️Soften the Environment

Depression worsens in harsh settings.

• Dim lighting
• Candles
• Natural light when possible
• Blankets or soft textures

Create a space that feels safe, not demanding.

👕 Wear Comfort Without Apology

Comfort supports regulation.

• Soft fabrics
• Loose clothing
• Warm socks

Looking put together is not the goal. Feeling supported is.

🍲 Gentle Nourishment

Feeding yourself does not require effort heavy meals.

• Broth or soup
• Eggs
• Yogurt
• Protein shakes
• Toast

Something is always better than nothing.

📵 Reduce Mental Overload

• Fewer notifications
• Less news
• Gentle music or silence
• Nature sounds

Quiet supports healing. Unplug.

🤍 One Thing Is Enough

Depression tells you that if you cannot do everything, nothing matters, but that is not true.

One shower counts.
One meal counts.
One honest breath counts.

You do not have to fix your life today. You only have to stay connected to yourself.

🚨 If You Are in Crisis or Feel Unsafe

If at any point your thoughts feel overwhelming, scary, or unsafe, support is available; you do not have to handle it alone.

United States

• Call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Call 911 if you are in immediate danger

International

• Visit findahelpline.com to locate crisis support in your country

If Calling Feels Hard

• Text or chat options are available through 988
• Reach out to a trusted friend, family member, or healthcare provider

Reaching out is not weakness. It is a protective response.

You matter. Your life matters. And this moment does not define the rest of your story.

🤍Ongoing Support Through Remnant Healthcare

If you are walking through depression, seasonal affective disorder, or nervous system exhaustion and need more than self care tips, you do not have to navigate it alone.

Through Remnant Healthcare, members have access to ongoing support that bridges holistic care and professional mental health resources. This includes connection to licensed therapists, along with a care model that honors the whole person, not just symptoms.

Remnant exists for people who want support without being rushed into medication as the first or only option, and who value informed consent, nervous system regulation, and compassionate care.

Memberships start at just $30/Month, making support accessible without long term contracts or pressure.

Sometimes the most healing step is simply having someone walk alongside you.

Support is available when you are ready.

Become a Member

🤍 Naming It Changed Everything

What brought the most relief for me was not a supplement or a strategy.

It was naming what was happening.

This was not laziness, failure, or me falling apart.

This was Seasonal Affective Disorder, and it was amplifying every other thing I had been dealing with in the background.

Once named, it became easier to navigate. I stopped fighting my body and started supporting it. I stopped shaming myself for not moving at summer speed in winter, and I stopped assuming something was wrong with me.

Healing doesn’t always begin with doing more, sometimes it begins speaking your truth and letting the nervous system settle. Sometimes, that alone is enough to let the light back in.💖

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.

Today, she continues her mission at the bedside as a Hospice nurse, where she brings dignity, presence, and compassion to the end-of-life journey—honoring the sacred transition and advocating for comfort, truth, and informed decisions. Her experience in hospice care further reinforces the importance of understanding every medical intervention and upholding the nurse’s role as a protector of patient safety and peace.

Expanding on her mission, she launched Remnant Healthcare, providing holistic, patient-centered alternatives that honor medical autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care. As host of The Nurses of America Out Loud, Kimberly amplifies the movement for healthcare reform, medical freedom, and the unwavering defense of human dignity.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.

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Yesterday, someone referred to as an “influencer.” I have to admit that every time I hear that word, I cringe. Something inside of me recoils a bit whenever I hear it. Not because I don’t understand what people mean, and not because influence itself is a bad thing. Influence, in its truest form, is inevitable when you do work that matters. When you speak honestly, show up consistently, and when you tell the truth - even when it costs you something, influence becomes a byproduct.

But I don’t want to be an “influencer.” I don’t pay much attention to algorithms or metrics. Perhaps that’s to my own detriment, but it has never been what interests me or what matters most.

I don’t want to be a brand or a personality. I don’t want to chase clicks or likes or algorithmic approval. And I don’t want to confuse attention with impact.

I didn’t start writing or speaking or building because I wanted a following. I started because I reached a point where I could no longer stay silent. I saw too much harm, too much coercion, and too many people being swept along by systems that were supposed to serve them. This work came out of conviction, not aspiration.

If it influences people, it’s because the work itself resonates, not because it was engineered to provoke or perform. I am not interested in virality, I am interested in integrity. There is a difference.

What unsettles me about influencer culture is not the people caught up in it. Many are sincere and well intentioned. It is the system itself. A system that rewards visibility over substance, encourages spectacle over depth, and flattens complex ideas into sound bites that train us to react instead of reflect. It quietly turns human experience into content and measures worth in metrics.

It asks you to become consumable. That is not leadership. That is performance.

I am not here to appeal to the masses. I am not trying to be palatable or endlessly relatable. My goal is to do careful, honest work. Sometimes uncomfortable work. And I trust that the right people will find it in their own time. People who are already thinking, already questioning, and who are already seeking something real.

That kind of growth is slower, but it is sturdier.

If something I write or say influences you, I hope it is because it gave language to something you already felt, or helped you ask better questions, or reminded you that you are not alone. That kind of influence cannot be manufactured or scheduled. It cannot be scaled without losing its soul. It happens as a byproduct of sincerity.

That same philosophy is why I have been very intentional about how I’ve grown Remnant Healthcare.

From the beginning, I chose not to accept funding. Not because it wasn’t available, and not because growth wasn’t tempting, but because I understood the tradeoff. Fast money almost always comes with strings, expectations, and quiet leverage. And I was never willing to build something whose survival depended on the approval or edicts of others.

I believed then, and I still believe now, that growing slowly was not a weakness, but a safeguard.

By choosing organic growth, we gave ourselves time to build a solid foundation. We learned what worked and what didn’t without pressure to perform or scale prematurely. We stayed rooted in our mission instead of contorting it to satisfy investors or external interests. Most importantly, we built something that could become fully self sustainable; something that could stand on its own without relying on people or systems that might one day demand compromise in exchange for survival.

Virality can create the illusion of success while hollowing out the structure beneath it. It inflates reach before values are anchored, and accelerates visibility before resilience is established. I’ve watched too many well intentioned missions rise quickly, only to fracture under the weight of growth they were never designed to carry.

That was never the goal here.

I wanted Remnant to last. I wanted it to be steady. I wanted it to be accountable first to its mission, and only then to its expansion. I would rather build slowly and with integrity than grow quickly and watch the very heart of the work erode.

This approach may never make headlines. It may never trend. But it creates something far more rare in this moment. Independence, stability, and the freedom to say no when saying no matters most.

I don’t want “followers.” I want fellow travelers on the same journey. People willing to think and wrestle and discern. People who do not need to be convinced, only to be able to recognize something familiar when they encounter it. I value depth over reach, alignment over mass appeal, and conversation over engagement.

Success to me looks like one nurse feeling less alone. One family feeling empowered instead of bullied. One person realizing they are allowed to ask questions. One quiet shift toward courage.

That will never go viral.

But it lasts.

So if you want to call me an influencer, I understand why. Language is imperfect, and we reach for the closest word we have. But I am choosing something else.

I am choosing to simply do the work and to let that work speak for itself.

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.

Today, she continues her mission at the bedside as a Hospice nurse, where she brings dignity, presence, and compassion to the end-of-life journey—honoring the sacred transition and advocating for comfort, truth, and informed decisions. Her experience in hospice care further reinforces the importance of understanding every medical intervention and upholding the nurse’s role as a protector of patient safety and peace.

Expanding on her mission, she launched Remnant Healthcare, providing holistic, patient-centered alternatives that honor medical autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care. As host of The Nurses of America Out Loud, Kimberly amplifies the movement for healthcare reform, medical freedom, and the unwavering defense of human dignity.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.

📲Connect with me and find all of our platforms in one place:

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Listen to my latest episode here:

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Everyone needs to see this important film. Stay tuned to Nurses Out Loud for my upcoming interview with documentary filmmaker, Megan Smith, M.S.

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~ Hippocrates, Father of Medicine

• Increasing Core Temperature

• Mobilizes Lymphatic and Immune Systems

• Increases Circulation and Micro-circulation

• Oxygenates Cells, Giving Greater Absorption

• Activates Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Helps Mitochondria Create ATP + Nitric Oxide

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There are moments when a single sentence slips past your defenses and lands directly in the center of your understanding. I heard one of those moments in the documentary In Waves and War. Someone asked a question that felt almost dangerous because of how true it was.

If we did not abuse children, would we even have a military?

I felt that in my chest. And as the film went on, I watched veteran after veteran describe something I already knew from my own healing journey. The medicine was not simply showing them the horror of war. It was taking them further back. It was taking them to the moment before the moment. The original injury. The childhood wound that shaped everything that came after it.

This is where the documentary becomes more than a film. This is where it becomes a mirror. These men had spent years believing the war broke them. Iboga showed them that war was only the place where the breaking finally became visible.

I recognized that truth instantly because it is exactly what Iboga showed me as well.

When I went into my own journey, I thought I was going in to address the pain that adulthood had carved into me. The relationships. The heartbreak. The trauma bonds I did not understand at the time. The emotional exhaustion of carrying other people through their crises while ignoring my own. I thought that was the work I was walking toward.

Iboga had other plans.

It met me in the earliest chapters of my life, in the places where I had learned how to survive before I learned how to speak about it. It brought me back to the feelings I had learned to silence. The fears I had learned to normalize. The patterns that became my blueprint for adulthood long before I ever claimed my own identity. It did not ask for permission. It simply brought everything forward so I could finally see the truth beneath the surface.

And that is exactly what I saw happening in the faces of those veterans. They were not being taken into the violence of combat. They were being taken into the first place they ever learned what fear was. The first place they learned that love and danger could sometimes occupy the same room. The place they learned to disconnect in order to endure.

It is almost unbearable to consider how many people who serve in our military come from childhoods filled with chaos, abandonment, trauma, or emotional neglect. Yet when you hear that quote, the uncomfortable possibility becomes impossible to look away from. If we raised children in environments filled with safety, connection, affection, and emotional stability, how many would still feel called into the kind of self sacrificing loyalty that combat demands.

The Stanford Ibogaine study documented extraordinary improvements in the lives of these veterans. Their PTSD symptoms eased. Their depression lifted. Their cognitive function returned. But the most profound part of the study cannot be measured by numbers. Many of the veterans reported that the medicine took them not into the battles they fought overseas, but into the battles they fought as children. The ones they never had words for. The ones they carried silently into adulthood and then into war.

Trauma looks different on every person, but it is remarkable how often the root is the same. A wounded child who never had the chance to be seen. A child who learned to adapt, to harden, to disappear, to survive. A child who learned that strength meant silence.

Listening to the veterans in the film, I heard echoes of myself. Not in their experiences of war, but in the inner terrain they were walking. The terrain where the earliest injuries were stored, and where Iboga does its deepest work.

My own journey was very similar. The medicine did not simply show me what had hurt me in adulthood. It showed me the original source. It showed me where my patterns began, where my fear began, where my self sacrifice began. It showed me the moments that shaped how I treated myself, how I loved, how I forgave, and how I tolerated what should never have been acceptable. It showed me the places where my voice went quiet and my spirit began to fracture.

This is why Iboga is unlike anything else. It does not skim the surface. It does not soothe symptoms. It does not leave your childhood untouched. It goes to the foundation of your identity and asks you to look at the very beginning. It asks you to reclaim the places you once abandoned in order to survive.

Watching the veterans speak after their journeys, I could see the same clarity that I had felt. A sense of having been rebuilt from the inside out. A sense of understanding themselves for the first time. A sense of finally being able to trace the thread of their lives back to the very first knot.

The war did not create their pain. It amplified what was already there.

And once you understand that, you understand why Iboga has the potential to change everything about how we address trauma.

We cannot keep treating the final wound without tending to the original one. We cannot keep medicating symptoms while ignoring the story that produced them. We cannot keep pretending that trauma begins in adulthood when so much of it begins in the small, quiet, formative moments of childhood.

In Waves and War shows this truth with remarkable honesty. The Stanford study confirms it with clinical clarity. And my own experience affirms it in a way that lives in my bones.

Healing is not about erasing the past. Healing is about finally seeing it clearly enough to set yourself free.

Iboga does not heal you. It shows you how to heal yourself.
And it always begins at the root.

A Call for Research, Legislation, and a New Way Forward

There is something heartbreaking about watching veterans fly to another country to receive a medicine that may save their lives. It should trouble every one of us that the most promising healing many of them will ever experience is something they cannot legally access in the nation they served.

As I watched In Waves and War and read through the Stanford findings, I could not shake the sense that we are standing at a crossroads. On one side is the familiar path. The endless prescriptions. The psychotropic medications that numb, but rarely heal. The trial and error that so many people endure. The desperate hope that maybe the next pill will bring them back to themselves.

On the other side is something older, deeper and far more courageous. A medicine that does not simply quiet symptoms but asks where they came from. A medicine that does not sedate the mind but reveals it. A medicine that does not create dependency, but offers clarity and the possibility of true integration.

We have built an entire system around managing trauma rather than healing it. We medicate the aftermath while ignoring the origin; silencing the symptoms while leaving the wound itself untouched. And then we wonder why people never truly recover.

Iboga invites us to move in a different direction.

But for this to become a real possibility in the United States, we need more than stories and individual journeys. We need research. We need compassionate and responsible legislation. We need to stop treating this medicine as if it is dangerous simply because it is unfamiliar, while we continue to hand out prescriptions that can alter the mind in far more destructive ways.

The veterans in this film should not have to be pioneers. Trauma survivors should not have to become researchers. Families should not have to choose between watching someone suffer or sending them away to be healed by a medicine their own government refuses to acknowledge.

If we truly care about mental health in this country, then we must widen the conversation and question the limitations of our current model. We need to be willing to acknowledge that our most commonly prescribed medications do not heal trauma. They manage it. And managing trauma is not the same thing as recovering from it.

Iboga does something entirely different. It gives people a chance to meet their pain with honesty and courage, and then step out of it with a new understanding of themselves. It is time for our laws and our research institutions to catch up with what so many already know. Healing is possible. The human brain is capable of remarkable repair. And we do not need to keep people trapped on psychotropic medications for the rest of their lives while the root of their suffering remains untouched.

This moment calls for leadership, curiosity, and the willingness to break away from the pharmaceutical reflex that has shaped our healthcare system for decades. Most of all, it calls for compassion. A society that truly cared about healing would not fear this medicine. It would study it, and it would make it available to those who need it most.

We cannot keep telling people that their only path is lifelong medication. We cannot keep pretending that healing is impossible when we have evidence, testimonies, and scientific momentum that say otherwise. The door is open. The question is whether we will walk through it.

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🌺 About Revela Retreats

When the call to healing first found me, I knew I needed a place that honored both the sacred tradition of Iboga and the reverence I hold for God’s creation. That’s what I found in Revela Retreats — a sanctuary in Costa Rica dedicated to truth, restoration, and spiritual renewal.

Every detail of the experience at Revela is intentional — from the preparation process to the integrity of the facilitators and the deep respect for the medicine itself. It’s not about escape. It’s about remembrance — reconnecting to who you were before the world told you who to be.

The team at Revela holds space with humility and grace, creating a container where healing unfolds safely and authentically. Their approach honors both the ancient Bwiti lineage of Iboga and the modern understanding of integration, blending physical safety with spiritual depth.

For those who feel called to this path, Revela is more than a retreat.
It’s a return — to God, to creation, and to the truth that love is the ultimate medicine.

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.

Today, she continues her mission at the bedside as a Hospice nurse, where she brings dignity, presence, and compassion to the end-of-life journey—honoring the sacred transition and advocating for comfort, truth, and informed decisions. Her experience in hospice care further reinforces the importance of understanding every medical intervention and upholding the nurse’s role as a protector of patient safety and peace.

Expanding on her mission, she launched Remnant Healthcare, providing holistic, patient-centered alternatives that honor medical autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care. As host of The Nurses of America Out Loud, Kimberly amplifies the movement for healthcare reform, medical freedom, and the unwavering defense of human dignity.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.

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Today, something extraordinary happened, something almost unheard of in the history of U.S. vaccine policy.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) declined to reaffirm the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.

For more than 30 years, administering the Hep B shot within 24 hours after birth has been a standard, unquestioned protocol in American hospitals. But today, for the first time, the committee hesitated. They questioned. And ultimately, they refused to simply rubber-stamp the recommendation forward.

This was not a final removal of the policy, but it was a clear signal:

The era of unquestioned newborn vaccination mandates is over.

ACIP’s decision does not automatically end the hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation, but it does mark a profound shift in the conversation. By declining to reaffirm the universal guidance, the committee quietly acknowledged what many of us have been saying for years: the evidence simply does not justify giving this vaccine to every newborn. Their hesitation reflects a changing epidemiological landscape, one in which hepatitis B is no longer the widespread threat it once was, and certainly not a risk faced by the average healthy infant. In doing so, ACIP also undercut the long-standing insistence that the shot must be administered within 24 hours of birth, signaling that a risk-based, individualized approach deserves real reconsideration.

Perhaps most importantly, this moment revealed that “because we’ve always done it this way” is no longer an acceptable foundation for national policy. For decades, parents who questioned the timing were told they had no choice; that it was required, standard of care, and essential for their baby’s protection. Today’s vote proved that none of those claims were absolute truth. The recommendation was never rooted in immediate newborn risk, and by refusing to rubber-stamp it forward, ACIP has tacitly admitted as much.

🏥 A Cracked Foundation: The Birth Dose Was Never About Newborn Risk

The hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation was built on a set of assumptions rooted in the early 1990s, a very different era in public health. At the time, adult transmission was concentrated within specific high-risk groups, prenatal testing was not yet universal, and public health strategists were focused on boosting childhood vaccine uptake across the board. The birth dose became a convenient “capture point,” a way to vaccinate every infant before families drifted out of the medical system. Yet even then, true vertical transmission from mother to child was rare, and entirely preventable through prenatal screening. Fast forward to today: nearly all expectant mothers in the United States are screened, hepatitis B prevalence is extremely low, and an estimated 99% of newborns are not at risk, yet the vaccine continues to be administered reflexively within hours of birth. ACIP’s decision not to rubber-stamp the recommendation forward is, in many ways, a quiet but unmistakable acknowledgment of this widening gap between actual risk and long-standing policy.

🤱 Parents Have Been Vindicated

For years, families who asked questions were shamed, dismissed, or labeled “anti-vaccine.” But today’s vote validates what many parents intuitively knew:

Newborns deserve individualized care, not blanket protocols based on outdated fears.

This moment is more than symbolic, it shines light on a truth long buried under institutional habit.

Parents deserve to make thoughtful, informed decisions about their child’s first hours of life.

🛡️ What Happens Next?

ACIP’s decision creates a noticeable gap that the CDC can no longer ignore. The agency will now be forced to respond, either by rewriting a more nuanced recommendation, reevaluating the timing of the shot, acknowledging openly that most newborns face no meaningful risk, or finally providing transparent evidence to justify the birth dose, something they have carefully avoided for decades.

Whatever path they choose, one truth is clear: the spell has been broken. The long-standing, unquestioned assumption that every newborn requires a vaccine designed for adult-risk transmission is no longer protected from scrutiny.

🌱 A Catalyst in the Medical Freedom Movement

This decision pours fuel on a momentum that has been building across the country. Parents are demanding transparency. Clinicians are pushing back against coercive, protocol-driven medicine. Healthcare freedom organizations are growing stronger and more united by the day.

As I’ve said so many times, God is calling His healers out of a broken system, and today, the fractures in that system were visible to the entire nation. This is not the end of the fight, but it is a breakthrough moment.

With this single vote, ACIP demonstrated that long-standing recommendations can, in fact, be questioned; that data still matters; that parental rights are not optional; and that the old guard no longer enjoys unquestioned authority. And that, truly, changes everything.

🤝 How Remnant Healthcare Supports Families Through Informed and Empowered Decision Making

Moments like this are exactly why Remnant Healthcare exists. When national recommendations shift, or when they fail to reflect individualized risk, families are left navigating complex medical decisions without clear and unbiased guidance. That is where we step in.

At Remnant Healthcare, we help parents understand the real landscape of risks and benefits, not the fear based narratives or one size fits all protocols. Our nurses and practitioners walk families through the evidence, discuss timing considerations, explain true newborn risk profiles, and help parents make decisions that align with their values, their faith, and their child’s unique needs.

We also provide advocacy, both inside the healthcare system and outside of it. Whether a parent feels pressured in the hospital, spoken down to, or dismissed for simply asking questions, our team is here to support them. We guide families on how to navigate conversations with providers, how to exercise their rights with confidence, and how to document their choices in a way that prevents confusion or coercion.

Our mission has always been to place people, not protocols, at the center of care. In light of ACIP’s decision, that mission is more important than ever. Families deserve compassionate and evidence informed guidance from professionals who believe in parental rights, informed consent, and true autonomy. Remnant Healthcare is honored to be that steady and trusted voice for every family seeking clarity and support.

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✨ Closing Thoughts

Today, the medical freedom movement gained something rare: validation from inside the system itself.

ACIP’s decision not to reaffirm the hepatitis B birth dose recommendation sends a message that cannot be ignored:

The era of automatic, protocol-first medicine is fading.
A new era, one rooted in informed consent, individualized care, and parental autonomy is rising.

And in that movement, Remnant Healthcare stands ready to serve the families who choose a different path.

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.

Today, she continues her mission at the bedside as a Hospice nurse, where she brings dignity, presence, and compassion to the end-of-life journey—honoring the sacred transition and advocating for comfort, truth, and informed decisions. Her experience in hospice care further reinforces the importance of understanding every medical intervention and upholding the nurse’s role as a protector of patient safety and peace.

Expanding on her mission, she launched Remnant Healthcare, providing holistic, patient-centered alternatives that honor medical autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care. As host of The Nurses of America Out Loud, Kimberly amplifies the movement for healthcare reform, medical freedom, and the unwavering defense of human dignity.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.

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For years, families begged the government, the media, and the medical establishment to listen. They begged for honesty. They begged for transparency. They begged for someone, anyone, to acknowledge what happened to their children.

Instead, they were mocked, dismissed, gaslit, and silenced.

But this week, that silence has broken.

In a stunning shift, the FDA has acknowledged that at least ten pediatric deaths have now been linked to the COVID-19 “vaccines.”

Ten children. Ten families. Ten futures stolen; and those are just the ones they’ve been forced to admit.

And in the immediate aftermath of this revelation?

Vaccine stocks went into freefall.

Moderna.
Pfizer.
BioNTech.
Novavax.

One by one, their charts turned as red as the blood they have on their hands. 📉

The market, which never cared about morality, humanity, or doing what’s right, finally responded to the truth. And money always tells the story plainly: the narrative is collapsing.

🕊 The Story of Ernesto Ramirez Jr.: The Boy Who Broke the Silence

If you’ve been in the medical freedom movement for even a minute, you know the name Ernesto Ramirez Jr., affectionately known as “Junior.” You know his smile. You know his father’s grief. You know the fight that man has carried on his back for years.

Junior was just 16 years old. Healthy, active, full of life.
He got the Pfizer vaccine in April of 2021.
Five days later, he collapsed and died.

The autopsy, which was reviewed by world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, confirmed myocarditis. His heart was enlarged, shockingly two times its normal size. This is the very thing countless doctors, nurses, and parents had been sounding the alarm about while the government continued insisting it was “rare” or “unrelated.”

Pfizer didn’t help.
FEMA tried to buy their silence.
The media didn’t want his story.
But his father… his father refused to let the world forget his boy.

Ernesto Ramirez Sr. has fought with a strength most people cannot fathom:

• Against censorship

• Against character attacks

• Against government gaslighting

• Against the weight of unimaginable grief

And now, years later, the truth he carried alone is finally cracking through the fortress of denial.

This moment and this acknowledgment belong to him, and to every family who was told they were crazy for simply connecting the dots.

I have had the privilege of getting to know Ernest over these past several years, and his strength and perseverance are truly unmatched.

He is one of the warmest, kindest men you will ever meet; the kind who goes out of his way to protect others, even while carrying the weight of his own immense grief. Ernest is fiercely dedicated to holding those responsible for his son’s death accountable. His resolve is steady, and his love for Junior radiates through everything he does.

He has spoken at multiple events that we’ve held, sharing his story with a bravery that humbles everyone in the room. His courage is unshakeable, and his devotion as a father is something you never forget. I am honored to know him, and humbled to call him a friend.

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There will be an in-depth piece forthcoming on Substack featuring Junior’s story - a full, heartfelt account that deserves to be told and amplified. Please keep an eye out for that release.

We will also go a little deeper into how we got to this point, a point where the FDA has finally acknowledged what grieving families like Ernest’s have been saying from the very beginning: that there have been many deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. This moment didn’t arrive because federal agencies suddenly decided to be transparent. It arrived because fathers like Ernest refused to back down.

His testimony before the FDA and other regulatory bodies was nothing short of powerful; a heartbreaking, unfiltered account of losing his only son, delivered directly to the very people who were supposed to protect him. Ernest stood before them with unwavering courage, demanding truth in the face of institutional denial. His clarity, his strength, and his refusal to be silenced are a major part of why the FDA could no longer hide behind vague language or dismiss these tragedies as “coincidence.”

This truth was forced into the light by people like him, by families who fought relentlessly, who refused to let their children’s stories be buried under bureaucracy and politics. And in the upcoming Substack piece, we will walk through that journey step-by-step: the hearings, the testimony, the evidence, the denials, and the eventual public acknowledgment that should have come years earlier.

Junior’s story is heartbreakingly important, and it has shaped this national conversation in ways that will continue to ripple outward until full accountability is achieved.

In the meantime, you can learn more through his website:
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And if you feel called to support Ernest in his fight for truth and accountability, you can donate to the GoFundMe here:
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Every share, every prayer, and every contribution helps honor Junior’s legacy and strengthens this family’s pursuit of justice.

📉 The Vaccine Market Is Crashing — And It’s Not Hard to See Why

Let’s talk about what’s happening on Wall Street, because the financial world just told the truth louder than the media ever has.

🔻 Moderna

• Lost over 50% of its value in the past year

• Dropped another 7% immediately after reports of vaccine-linked child deaths

• Slashed its 2025 sales forecast by $1 billion

• Facing collapsing demand and a failing RSV market

• Has no real replacement for the vaccine revenue it relied on

They built an empire on a single shot. And empires built on sand eventually fall.

🔻 Pfizer

• Sliding consistently for months

• Fell further after the FDA’s pediatric revelations

• Billions in government contracts gone

• Booster demand in freefall

• Parents asking questions they were never supposed to ask

Pfizer has been insulated by size and lobbying, but even giants bleed.

🔻 BioNTech, Novavax, and Others

• Sector-wide declines

• Investor anxiety skyrocketing

• Regulatory tightening on the horizon

• Lawsuits piling up

• Safety concerns impossible to ignore

For the first time since 2020, the financial world is acknowledging what so many of us have known from day one:
You can’t suppress truth forever.

🩸 This Isn’t Just a Market Correction — It’s a Reckoning

People love to say, “Follow the money.”

Well, here it is.

The same companies that made billions during COVID are now watching shares crater because:

• Public trust is collapsing

• Regulators are finally hinting at accountability

• Reports of child deaths can no longer be buried

• Demand for boosters is evaporating

• Parents are pushing back

• Medical professionals are speaking out

• Governments can’t justify endless vaccine contracts

The market is reacting to fear; not fear of a virus, but fear of liability, exposure, and truth.

🕯 This Is About More Than Stocks — It’s About Children

Every plummeting red line on those charts represents more than lost money.
It represents lives that were stolen.
Families who were ignored.
Parents who buried their babies.
People who were gaslit into silence.

It represents Ernest.
It represents Junior.
It represents the other nine children, and the many, many more they still refuse to acknowledge.

This isn’t a conspiracy theory. This isn’t “misinformation.” This is a reality that has been unfolding in front of us for years.

And now that the market is reacting, suddenly everyone wants to pay attention.

📉 VAERS: A System Now Impossible to Ignore

One of the most troubling parts of this entire story is how flawed our vaccine safety monitoring system truly is. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, known as VAERS, was never designed to capture the full picture. In fact, multiple studies, including those referenced by HHS itself, have shown that VAERS may capture as little as 1% of actual adverse events.

That means for every report you see, there could be dozens, even hundreds, that never make it into the system.

Reports go missing.
Doctors and Nurses aren’t filing them, and in many cases, they don’t even know how.
Hospitals avoid them.
Parents aren’t told they can submit them.
And many people don’t even know VAERS exists until tragedy hits their own home.

Even when reports are filed, the backlog, inconsistencies, and lack of follow-up make it nearly impossible to rely on VAERS as a true measure of vaccine risk. It’s a system riddled with underreporting, delays, and data gaps; yet it has been one of the only tools available to track post-vaccination harm.

When you factor in VAERS’ limitations, the numbers we do see aren’t just alarming…
They’re a fraction of the real story.

And for those who want to dive deeper into the ongoing fight for truth, accountability, and transparency surrounding vaccine injury reporting and safety oversight, I encourage you to explore VAERS Education for Patient’s and Caregivers in this online course, offered by my colleague, Ashley Grogg, MSN, RN. BC-FMP

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✊ Truth Has a Way of Rising — Even When They Try to Bury It

The collapse in vaccine stocks isn’t just a financial downturn.
It’s symbolic.
A sign of the shift happening across this nation.

People are waking up.
Parents are speaking out.
Whistleblowers are stepping forward.
Nurses and doctors are reclaiming their integrity.
And families who fought alone are finally being heard.

The era of blind obedience is over.
The era of accountability is beginning.
And the truth; long suppressed, mocked, and censored; is emerging with power.

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.

Today, she continues her mission at the bedside as a Hospice nurse, where she brings dignity, presence, and compassion to the end-of-life journey—honoring the sacred transition and advocating for comfort, truth, and informed decisions. Her experience in hospice care further reinforces the importance of understanding every medical intervention and upholding the nurse’s role as a protector of patient safety and peace.

Expanding on her mission, she launched Remnant Healthcare, providing holistic, patient-centered alternatives that honor medical autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care. As host of The Nurses of America Out Loud, Kimberly amplifies the movement for healthcare reform, medical freedom, and the unwavering defense of human dignity.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.

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