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To your health Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Happy Wednesday! Last week marked six months of The Reset, Rough Draft’s first dedicated health and wellness newsletter. Thanks to everyone for reading! 📥 Starting today, The Reset will hit your inboxes on the second Wednesday of every month. But you can still expect the same mix of timely health and wellness news, reported features, and new curated guides. 🧙🏼‍♀️ In this month’s newsletter, I dive into Atlanta’s many tarot pop-ups and residencies. I also talked to Atlantan Laura Britt, who ran the NYC marathon in honor of her late best friend and helped raise more than $23,000 for domestic violence charities. And if you’re looking for an active staycation or a hotel to recommend to friends and family visiting from out of town this holiday season, the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown has a new wellness program worth checking out. In other health and wellness news: 🤳 Is AI face the new Instagram face ? Plastic surgeons discuss how AI-generated photos are influencing people’s surgical choices . ⚡ Creatine is one of the year’s hottest supplements. This Elle story breaks down creatine’s benefits, especially for perimenopausal and menopausal women . 🩺 Oura, the smart ring maker, will acquire AI-native primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million. 💊 ProPublica published its 14-month investigation into generic prescription drugs and how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates foreign drugmakers. 💉 The FDA ordered the makers of Ozempic and other GLP-1s to add new warning labels about the risk of serious eye disease linked to use for weight loss and diabetes. 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️ Congrats to Atlanta’s Bridget Lyons Belyeu, who qualified for her fourth U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon last weekend. Belyeu was the sixth overall female finisher in a time of 2:35:12. For more on her running journey, check out the profile I wrote for Atlanta magazine in 2020. Be well! ✨ Laura 🎒 “One more day home won’t hurt.” On any single morning, that is true. The problem is that it is never a single morning. Intown Psychology, Midtown. SPONSOR MESSAGE A New Generation Is Turning to Tarot 🔮 My first tarot reading was on Halloween in 2008 (clichéd, I know!), when my friend Yael and I stumbled into a psychic shop in New York City’s West Village. It was a powerful experience for us both, even though we come from different spiritual backgrounds (she’s now a rabbi at a progressive synagogue in Manhattan; I’m a lapsed Episcopalian). Atlanta has several tarot pop-ups and residencies, including the High Museum of Art’s inaugural Art & Myth event Nov. 13. Lauren Kelley (pictured above) will be there, and she’s one of the locals bringing this once-fringe practice into the mainstream. 🕯️ Read my story about tarot here . Why you might be feeling a little off SPONSORED BY INTOWN PSYCHOLOGY ⏱️ The clocks went back and the evenings changed overnight. Most families noticed it by midweek, and many assume something is wrong. Less light affects sleep, appetite, and mood in adults and in kids. It is not imagination, and it is not a discipline problem. Three things are worth protecting while everyone adjusts: a steady wake time, daylight outside early, and movement most days. If the low mood does not lift, that is worth a real conversation. 🧠 Intown Psychology, Atlanta. Free consultation. Atlantan Honors Friend at NYC Marathon, Raises $23K for Domestic Violence Survivors 🫶🏻 On Nov. 1, Atlanta-area sports broadcaster Laura Britt finished the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon , her first-ever 26.2-mile race. She crossed the finish line in Central Park holding up photos of her late best friend, Christina Chambers. The duo met as undergraduates at the University of Alabama, where they both studied broadcast journalism. Britt was a cheerleader; Chambers, a standout athlete in track and field and cross country. Chambers was killed in an act of domestic violence in December 2025. Britt, three close friends and Chambers’ sister decided to run the NYC marathon in her honor. Together, the group raised more than $23,000 for nonprofit organizations that support domestic violence and gender-violence survivors. 🏃🏻‍♀️ Read more about Britt’s NYC marathon training and fundraising . Loews Atlanta Hotel Launches New Health and Wellness Program 🧘🏻‍♀️ While running is my first love, I’m a big fan of hotel-room workouts. That’s why I was excited when Loews Atlanta Hotel recently launched Active Stays, a new on-site wellness program that includes both digital and on-demand classes developed with fitness expert Makena Rae Diehl. The no-equipment classes are designed for hotel rooms. The Midtown hotel also offers expanded treatment options at its newly renovated spa, Exhale. The best part? A new recovery lounge with compression boots, red light therapy, cold plunges, and more. 🧖🏽 Read more about the Active Stays program here . The Short List 🧴 The good news: 90-degree days are finally behind us. The bad news: dry, chapped hand season is back. Kiehl’s ultimate strength hand salve is my go-to hand moisturizer in cooler months. It’s made with shea butter, avocado oil, and sesame seed oil, a combination that’s hydrating without being greasy. 💪🏻 Last weekend, I was in Huntsville for less than 24 hours for a cross-country race. I packed more for that short weekend getaway than I usually do for a two-week-long international plane trip. Compression boots? Check. Yoga mat? Check. Weighted blanket? Check. But when I want to keep things light, I still pack these Bala 1-pound bangles , which are great for spicing up hotel-room workouts. ⏰ My screen time has skyrocketed the past two weeks, which, along with the recent time change , has been disrupting my sleep. I really like the Hatch Restore 3 . It’s a screen-free alarm clock with meditations, sleep music, and gentle wake-up lighting with soundscapes. 📋 The homework was done. It was in the backpack. It never got turned in. That gap is executive function, not motivation. Intown Psychology, Midtown. SPONSOR MESSAGE Book It 🥧 Thanksgiving Day is the biggest racing day of the year . And yes, I am 100% a turkey trot person. Whether I’m at home in Atlanta or visiting my in-laws in Western Maryland, I’ve done a race on Thanksgiving morning for the past 20 years. Check out some of my favorite Thanksgiving Day races below. 👟 I’ll be toeing the line at Atlanta Track Club’s 2026 Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile, and Dash . All races start and finish at Center Parc Stadium in Summerhill. 🦃 Marietta’s Gobble Jog includes a 5K, 10K, 1K, and tot trot. The timed 10K begins at 7:30 a.m. at Marietta Square, and proceeds from all races benefit MUST Ministries. 🏁 Head to Johns Creek for the Five Star Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5K, 10K, 15K, and Half Marathon . Races kick off at 8 a.m. and include virtual participant options. 🏅 Big Peach Running Co.’s annual Gobble Wobble 5K & Kids Fun Run will take place at Halcyon in Alpharetta at 8 a.m. The Rundown 🛍️ Lululemon is celebrating its grand opening at Ponce City Market today through the weekend. Grab tickets for free events , including a group run and outdoor yoga class. 🌲 Get a head start on holiday shopping at L.L. Bean’s Buckhead pop-up shop from Nov. 13-22. The outdoor brand will open its first Georgia store in Decatur in 2028. 🍼 First Ladies Health Initiative will host “It Takes a Village,” a maternal health and fatherhood summit Nov. 13 at noon at Morehouse School of Medicine. 🔔 Board-certified music therapist and sound practitioner Sarah Woolsen will lead an immersive sound bath at Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium at Fernbank Science Center Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m. 💪🏽 Sati Pilates & Wellness is hosting an open house Nov. 14. Stop by to tour the new studio and register in advance for free community classes . 🍺 Sign up for the Halfway Crooks