Latest WAY News

Celia’s story: Mental health, grief and raising two boys after being widowed to suicide

Oct 2026

Celia shares the impact of suicide bereavement on her family’s mental health. She writes about trauma, anxiety, parenting two young boys through crisis, accessing support and learning to speak openly …

Congratulations to our 2026 annual award winners

Sept 2026

Find out who’s won our 2026 annual awards…

Lydine’s story: Finding the right support after suicide bereavement

Sept 2026

After losing her husband Matthew to suicide two years ago, WAY member Lydine reflects on explaining suicide bereavement to children and finding the right support…

An Ocean and a Day: A memoir on the turmoil of grief

Sept 2026

In this extract from her new memoir, novelist Hannah Richell reflects on grief, healing and learning to let the light back in after being widowed young…

World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY Member Lisa challenges the Myths and Taboos

Sept 2026

Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY member Lisa challenges the myths and taboos around suicide bereavement

World Suicide Prevention Day: Changing the narrative around suicide

Sept 2026

Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY member Lisa shares her experiences after losing her husband to suicide…

Introducing The Unwanted Path – a new support resource for anticipatory grief

Jul 2026

WAY member Rachel Rowland explains why she has created a website as a resource for partners and spouses of people with terminal illness…

Tips for getting through the summer as a young widow

Jul 2026

WAY members both with and without children offer their advice on getting through the summer months

Grief admin: A practical guide to the piles of paperwork

Jun 2026

In the third of a series of articles on grief admin, Emma Gray – WAY Ambassador, Therapeutic Grief Coach and former Wills and Probate Solicitor – combines her professional expertise with her own lived…

Scaling three Welsh peaks for WAY

Jun 2026

After Andy died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack in February, his friends Ben, Joe and Luke decided to take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge on 13 June, which would have been Andy’s 46t…

Facing Father’s Day: Tips from WAY members

Jun 2026

Members of WAY Widowed and Young offer helpful tips on navigating Father’s Day after bereavement, both with and without children…

What Pride means to me: Reflections from WAY volunteers

Jun 2026

To mark this Pride month, we asked some of our LGBTQIA+ widowed members what Pride means to them…

Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave: A new right for grieving parents

May 2026

Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave gives employed fathers and partners new rights if their partner dies in their child’s first year of life…

A young widow’s guide to post-death admin

May 2026

WAY Ambassador Emma Gray – a former solicitor who retrained as a grief coach after she was widowed young – shares some useful tips on navigating paperwork when your partner dies…

Rain didn’t stop the fun for WAY’s Big Picnic festivities

May 2026

More than 400 WAY members, friends and families – as well as a few friendly deer – enjoyed our 2026 Big Picnic weekend

Getting your Will sorted: A former solicitor and young widow’s guide

Apr 2026

WAY Ambassador Emma Gray – a former solicitor who retrained as a grief coach after she was widowed young – explains why getting your Will in order is so important…

Handmade gift exchange connects young widowed crafters

Apr 2026

A group of 18 talented WAY members decided to send each other handmade gifts to help lift their spirits through the dark winter months

Seven fundraisers are taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon for WAY

Mar 2026

Seven fundraisers are getting ready to take on the London Landmarks Half Marathon for WAY on 12 April

Helen Bailey Blog & Digital Storyteller Award 2026

Mar 2026

In recognition of the different ways widowed people are choosing to share their stories, we’re delighted to announce that we’re extending our Helen Bailey Blog Award to include digital storytelling th…

Weekend away with WAY: Adventure, laughter and community

Mar 2026

More than 50 WAY members and children had a blast at an adventure weekend at PGL near Grantham last month…