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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 describes 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.
International Men's Day: Ric's Story
Nov 2022
The theme of International Men’s Day this year is “helping men and boys”. This date in the calendar is an opportunity to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being.
International Men’s Day: Ben's Story
Nov 2022
The theme of International Men’s Day this year is “helping men and boys”. This date in the calendar is an opportunity to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. We want…
May 2022
We recently caught up with Orla about how yoga transformed her life since her husband Andy died three and a half years ago – and how she is now helping other WAY members through their grief.
On World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY Ambassador Diane shares her story
Sept 2021
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, we wanted to share the story of WAY Ambassador Diane Stuart, who lost her partner Graham to suicide 11 years ago.
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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.
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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