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Easing into autumn whilst living with complex grief after suicide loss
Sept 2025
This Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, WAY member Piata offers some ideas on navigating the changing seasons after being bereaved by suicide…
How to support a child bereaved by suicide
Sept 2025
To mark Suicide Prevention Month, our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish offer advice on how to support children following a death by suicide.
A magical WAY summer break in the Peak District
Aug 2025
A group of WAY Widowed and Young members travelled to the Peak District this summer for a magical three days of sunshine, shooting stars and mutual support…
Celebrating World Photography Day with WAY
Aug 2025
To mark World Photography Day, we encouraged WAY Widowed and Young members to send in photos from their travels. We received entries from far and wide…
How to support your grieving child as they prepare to return to school
Aug 2025
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish offer some tips on supporting bereaved children at the start of the new school year…
WAY’s Book Club: online support for our members
Jul 2025
WAY Ambassador Sophie explains why she finds WAY’s online Book Club such a great source of support
WAY’s Impact in 2024 – Supporting 4,500+ young widowed people across the UK
Jul 2025
A survey of WAY Widowed and Young members in June 2025 reveals the power of WAY’s peer-to-peer support network
Tips from Winston’s Wish: Coping with the summer holidays with a grieving child
Jul 2025
As the summer holidays approach, we share tips on navigating the long summer break as a widowed parent…
Widowed to Motor Neurone Disease: Rachel’s story
Jun 2025
Raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease, WAY member Rachel shares her story of caring for her husband Mark when he was diagnosed with MND...
‘Music To Die For’: New online project explores connections between music, love and loss
May 2025
A new project called Music To Die For is inviting bereaved people to remember their loved ones through music…
Supporting each other through tough times: Volunteer Liz’s story
May 2025
Volunteer Liz explains why she decided to become a volunteer for WAY to help support other people who’ve been widowed young…
Book competition: Your chance to win I Am A Wolf Tonight
Apr 2025
WAY member Thelma Ainsworth has just published her first memoir I Am A Wolf Tonight, which documents her journey as a young widow after her husband died of cancer.
Spring craft activity: the Thankful Tree from Winston’s Wish
Apr 2025
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared this spring craft activity to help bereaved families navigate the Easter holidays.
How to cope with Mother’s Day – advice from Winston’s Wish
Mar 2025
Ahead of Mother’s Day, our friends at Winston’s Wish offer some advice about supporting bereaved young people whose mum has died…
Navigating Mother’s Day: tips from WAY members
Mar 2025
From adverts to social media posts, it can be difficult to avoid Mother’s Day - We are thinking of anyone who's struggling this Mother's Day- those who are being Mum & Dad to bereaved children, those…
Day of Reflection: Learning to live again after loss
Mar 2025
To mark this Day of Reflection, WAY member Eileen reflects on the three years since she lost her partner Scott to COVID-19…
Feb 2025
Ramadan Mubarak to all of those in the Muslim community and to our Muslim members. We know how difficult it can be to mark this Holy Month without your loved one.
Unleashing hope: Michelle’s story
Feb 2025
To mark National Love Your Pet Day, we share how WAY member Michelle followed her dream after she was widowed – setting up an award-winning dog grooming business…
Reflections on love, loss and happily ever after
Feb 2025
Ahead of the launch of the new Bridget Jones movie this Valentine’s Day eve, WAY Ambassador Emma Charlesworth shares her thoughts on love, loss, judgement – and ‘living happily ever after’ – five year…
Reimagining your world: Finding rainbows through the storm
Jan 2025
WAY Widowed and Young Ambassador Emma Gray shares how she weathered the storms after she was widowed at a young age, finding light in the darkness as she navigated her bereavement…
Unfortunately, there’s no guide book for grief. Everyone is different, and no two people will experience grieving in the same way. From numbness to anger, from disbelief to guilt, there’s no set pattern to the grieving process, especially when you’ve been widowed at a young age.