Wellness

Make a resolution to hike these 7 natural wonders of metro Atlanta

Cancer survivor represents Atlanta hospital in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day

New year, (micro) new me: How smaller resolutions can lead to big gains

Snow off to a slow start in Rockies, delaying some skiers

Dunwoody family raises money to bring injured UGA student home

Vision boards, deep cleaning and other rituals that set the tone for 2026

How to avoid the January blues

How meditation can transform your new year goals into lasting change

New app helps patients, families navigate Alzheimer’s

The free mobile app My ALZ Journey supports individuals newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

A pilates exercise, in Amsterdam, July 18, 2022. (Melissa Schriek/The New York Times)

Your January reset, Atlanta-style

Skip the “new year, new you” pressure. Discover six Atlanta wellness experiences for a gentle 2026 reset — from recovery and movement to glow and calm.

Target is joining Spirit Halloween in becoming a major retailer that sells Halloween costumes specially for kids who use wheelchairs.

OPINION

Shopping is harder than it should be for customers with mobility challenges

Store managers don’t realize that an eye-catching display is blocking access to certain products for those using mobility aids.

Georgia requests $1.4B to transform rural health care

The Kemp administration is applying for a one-time federal grant to be awarded by New Year's Eve to fund the GREAT Health program.

Your FSA is expiring. Here are 20+ things you can buy right now.

Don’t let FSA dollars go to waste. Here are 20 eligible items you can buy on Amazon (and elsewhere) before your funds expire.

Hosea Helps supports merry Christmases amid financial strains

Hosea Helps, an Atlanta-based charity, served hundreds of children and their families for the holidays on Saturday.

People, hands or empathy with consultation for counseling, understanding or therapy at office desk. Closeup, therapist or patient with touch for sympathy, emotion or support for grief, loss or advice

OPINION

A year after my mother’s death, I found my way back with a grief retreat

After losing my mother, I turned to a grief retreat in North Georgia to process pain and find ways to cope. Here’s what I learned.

AMBFF hopes to tackle loneliness in schools as part of its mental health efforts

Blank Foundation gives $25 million to support youth mental health

The $25 million builds onto a portfolio of more than $31 million the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has committed to youth mental health over the past three years.

Regifting the right way: 8 rules for upcycling gifts with style

How to handle holiday regression and hometown anxiety

From hometown anxiety to holiday regression, the season can stir up some unexpected mental health challenges. Here’s how to navigate them.

We asked nutritionists what they eat during the winter. Here’s their grocery list.

Discover the everyday foods health experts turn to each winter to boost immunity and ease cold and flu season stress.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing ney L. Cross/The New York Times)

Warnock urges ‘a common humanity’ in wake of shootings

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., appears on "Meet The Press" on Sunday, sharing his thoughts on the fatal shootings in the news, health care costs and the 2026 elections.

‘Sober December’? How some people are skipping booze for the holidays

From the annual work party to Christmas dinner at Grandma’s, there are ways you can dial back the drinks, leaving plenty of room for all the season’s magic and cheer.

Abortion rights activists rally at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in June 2022, the month that the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2022)

OPINION

Enshrine abortion as a human right on this U.N. declaration anniversary

Restrictive anti-abortion laws in Georgia and elsewhere in the U.S. are an affront to women and the spirit of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.