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Parent Mental Health Day: Tips from widowed parents
Jan 2026
This Parent Mental Health Day, WAY members offer their advice on coping with life as a bereaved parent
Bringing our Blank Space campaign to Scotland
Jan 2026
WAY is bringing our Blank Space campaign to Scotland to help bereaved mothers navigate a complex and unfair process – and to call for change.
Bereavement support “shockingly inadequate”: WAY member’s plea to Chancellor Reeves
Jan 2026
WAY member Caroline’s household income dropped by 75% overnight when her husband died of cancer last year, leaving her to raise two teenage children on her own.
Jan 2026
A year of books for grieving families, compiled for Children's Grief Awareness Week by WAY member and ex-primary school deputy headteacher, Emma Marfleet
Blank Space campaign in Scotland: Karen’s story
Jan 2026
Scottish WAY member Karen shares why she is supporting WAY’s Blank Space campaign…
Focusing on moments of joy when Christmas has lost its sparkle: Astrid’s story
Dec 2025
WAY member Astrid describes the heaviness of facing her first Christmas as a young widowed mum – and offers hope for finding some moments of light…
Helping your child to cope with grief at Christmas: Tips from Winston’s Wish
Dec 2025
Our friends at Winston’s Wish share some tips on supporting bereaved children through Christmas…
Finding light in the darkness: Nicola’s story
Dec 2025
WAY member Nicola lost her husband Dave to cancer seven years ago, when she was 38. He was Christian and she is Jewish. She talks about navigating interfaith differences in life and in death – and as …
Counselling support for WAY members: Tim’s story
Nov 2025
WAY member Tim explains how being a member of WAY opened up the opportunity of free telephone bereavement counselling, which has helped him to reframe his approach to life as a widowed dad…
Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Sharing Emma’s story
Nov 2025
To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we share the story of WAY member Emma, who is using her own experience to help support grieving children.
Sharing Stories, Strengthening Hope: Andrew’s story
Nov 2025
This Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we share the story of WAY member Andrew, who offers his advice on navigating life as a widowed dad…
WAY Trustee Emma publishes book based on her award-winning blog
Nov 2025
WAY Trustee Emma Charlesworth started writing a blog back in 2020. Now she’s publishing her own book. Here’s her story…
Finding hope after bereavement
Nov 2025
To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish share some tips on finding hope again after bereavement.
Marking Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Sharing Stories, Strengthening Hope
Nov 2025
To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, WAY member Alex shares his story of being a widowed dad to two children – one of whom has Down syndrome – and explains how WAY helped him to find a more hopefu…
Nov 2025
WAY member Laura Robbins MBE from Bristol is Chair of the RAF Widows’ Association. On Remembrance Day, Laura remembers her husband Nick, who served in the RAF.
Dancing through grief: Katherine’s story
Oct 2025
WAY Widowed and Young member Katherine shares how dancing has helped her through some of the darkest times…
International Brain Tumour Awareness Week: WAY member Debbie shares her story
Oct 2025
To mark International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, WAY member Debbie talks about how she has navigated the last four years since her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour…
Ten-year tribute inspires year of giving
Oct 2025
Ten years after her husband died, WAY Widowed and Young member Lindsay is taking on 12 months of fundraising challenges in his memory…
Bringing people together: Lee’s story
Oct 2025
WAY member Lee explains how he started organising events in London to help other young widowed people smile again…
Tips for supporting a bereaved child with SEND
Oct 2025
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish offer advice on how to support children with special educational needs (SEND).
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died.
It’s a club that nobody wants to be eligible to join, but we are so glad that our members find us. We are a place for people who have experienced an untimely loss to understand and have compassion for those experiencing the same. Quite simply, to be able to say: “I know”.
Our service offers a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.