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Tips from WAY members for Autumn
Oct 2023
Members shared practical advice about light timers, radio or podcasts to ease the feeling of loneliness, being easy on yourself, and how setting a project has helped them through the Autumn months wh…
Oct 2023
Have you logged onto WAY’s new Members Hub yet to make sure you’re making the most of your membership? Find support here...
Advice for looking after your mental health from a WAY Ambassador
Oct 2023
Did you know 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem each year. That could be a family member, a friend, a colleague, or it could be you. WAY Ambassador Norman Smart shares his advice for…
World Mental Health Day: tips for looking after your mental health
Oct 2023
On World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023), we are sharing tips from WAY members and supporters for looking after your mental health following the death of a partner.
Returning to work after bereavement: Helpful tips
Aug 2023
We asked members of the WAY Widowed and Young community to share their tips about returning to work after a bereavement. Here are some of their words of advice.
Coping with Father's Day: WAY members share their tips
Jun 2023
This weekend brings us one of the days that many who are widowed dread. Whether you are being a sole parent, bringing up a child without their dad or you didn’t have children, the WAY community is her…
Member tips for coping with Mother's Day
Mar 2023
This weekend brings us one of the days that many who are widowed dread. Whether you are being a sole parent, bringing up a child without their mum or you didn’t have children, the WAY community is her…
Tips from WAY members for coping with Valentine's Day
Feb 2023
Valentine’s Day can be tough when you’ve been widowed. Some of our members have shared tips on how they have coped with this difficult date.
Safer Internet Day: Keeping safe online
Feb 2023
To mark Safer Internet Day, WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to stay safe online.
Coping with Christmas: Tips from WAY members
Dec 2022
Christmas is a tough time of year when you're grieving and one of our members, Jane, decided to set up a Christmas subgroup to help WAY members get through the festive season. We also have some tips f…
Self-Care Week: tips on self-care in grief
Nov 2022
This week is Self-Care Week and two wonderful WAY Widowed and Young members have been generously sharing tips about how to help bereaved people look after themselves when they’re grieving.
Mother's Day: Tips from Widowed Parents
Mar 2022
Ahead of Mother's Day, WAY members with children give some tips to fellow widowed parents about how to cope with a difficult day.
Challenging 'happily ever after' narratives this Valentine's Day
Feb 2022
This Valentine’s Day, WAY Widowed and Young members want to challenge the external perceptions of the ‘happily ever after’ narrative that news and films often focus on when it comes to widowhood.
WAY members share their tips on coping with Christmas
Dec 2021
Christmas is a tough time of year when you're grieving and one of our members, Jane, decided to set up a Christmas subgroup to help WAY members get through the festive season. Below we share some tips…
Tips on staying safe this Christmas
Dec 2021
WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to avoid falling victim to fraudsters this festive season.
Marking International Men's Day
Nov 2021
This International Men's Day, we are sharing thoughts from WAY members about the benefits of talking to other men who understand what it feels like to be widowed at a young age.
WAY members share how dogs have helped through their grief
Aug 2021
Today is International Dog Day and we are taking the opportunity to share the heartwarming stories of WAY Widowed and Young members and the dogs that have provided such huge comfort through their bere…
How cats are helping WAY members through their grief
Apr 2021
For National Pet Day (on 11 April), WAY member Stephen talks about how a cat called Jelly has helped him to get through the last year since his wife Ruth died of Covid.
Tips on coping with Valentine's Day when you've been widowed young
Feb 2021
Valentine’s Day is tough when you’ve been widowed. So in the run up to 14 February this year, we asked our members to share their tips on how they have coped with this difficult date.
Reflections on Father's Day from WAY members without children
Jun 2020
Father's Day can be a challenging time for WAY members for so many different reasons. Today, we share three incredibly moving reflections on Father's Day from WAY members who haven't had the chance to…
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.