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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.
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…
Jan 2025
WAY Widowed and Young is marking LGBT+ History Month with a series of stories and activities reflecting on the histories and experiences of LGBTQIA+ members as they have navigated their bereavement.
Jan 2025
As we enter 2025, WAY has almost 200 formal volunteers who have stepped forward to help support the charity and our members in a variety of different ways.
Tips for beating the winter blues
Jan 2025
WAY volunteer and blogger Suzanne shares her tips for getting through the cold winter months when you’ve been widowed.
Coping with Christmas: Rebecca’s story
Dec 2024
WAY member Rebecca, who set up the subgroup WAY WOCS for WAY members without children – shares how she copes with Christmas…
International Men’s Day: Building back better as a young widower
Nov 2024
To mark International Men’s Day, WAY member Paolo shares how he rebuilt his life and learned to become a better person after his wife died…
World Suicide Prevention Day: Helping to change the narrative
Sept 2024
WAY member Claudia shares her thoughts to mark World Suicide Prevention Day…
“Life is far too short”: WAY members share how grief has changed their outlook
Sept 2024
We asked WAY’s social media followers how bereavement has changed their outlook on life…
Men’s Health Week: Helping men navigate bereavement
Jun 2024
To mark Men’s Health Week, we wanted to talk about men and bereavement, and how to help men navigate the challenges of losing their life partner at a young age…
Loneliness Awareness Week: the importance of looking after yourself in widowhood
Jun 2024
To mark this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week, WAY Ambassador Norman shares how his faith, WAY and singing have helped him to combat loneliness...
Men’s Health Week: David’s story
Jun 2024
To mark Men’s Health Week, WAY member David decribes how he is looking after his own mental and physical wellbeing since his wife died…
May 2024
WAY member Ed has walked hundreds of miles and raised more than £10,000 for WAY since his wife died. With more fundraising challenges in store in 2024, Ed shares how walking and WAY have helped...
Jan 2024
Jodie joined WAY in summer 2022 and started volunteering as part of WAY’s Merseyside Area Contact Team in September 2023. She recently set up a mindful watercolour event for fellow WAY members to help…
Emma's Story: Supporting Children
Nov 2023
WAY member and ex-primary school deputy headteacher Emma Marfleet shared her story during Children's Grief Awareness Week and how she is helping her children maintain an ongoing relationship with thei…
Mental Health Awareness: Aimee's Story
Oct 2023
Eight years after her partner Marky died, WAY Widowed and Young member Aimee shares how she overcame agoraphobia and anxiety to find a new way forward, with support from her WAY friends.
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…
Bereaved by Suicide: Kate’s story
Sept 2023
To mark Suicide Awareness Month, WAY member Kate shares how she is determined to turn the devastating loss of her partner Matt into a positive force to help people talk more openly about death and sui…
Rob shares his story for Men's Health Week
Jun 2023
WAY volunteer Rob shares how the online world helped him to make new friends and stay connected after his wife died for Men's Health Week.
You don't have to face widowhood alone.
If you've lost your partner before your 51st birthday and live in the UK – whether you were married or not, with or without children, whatever your sexual orientation, race or religion – you are welcome to join us.
Joining up to WAY takes minutes and costs just £30 a year, which can be paid either by direct debit or PayPal.
“I will always remain a member of WAY as I know that my membership helps WAY to continue to support other members and reach out to new members.
Since WAY has made such a difference to me after being widowed young, I want to do all that I can to help that support continue” - WAY member, Jenny