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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
Gentle ways to support your mental health after being widowed young
May 2026
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we are sharing a guest post from mental health and wellbeing trainers PMAC about gentle ways to support your mental health as a young widow.
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…
Walking for Jonathan: Cassie’s Kiltwalk for WAY
Apr 2026
On 25-26 April, Scottish WAY member Cassie took part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk...
WAY member Rosie Moss turns award-winning Widowed AF podcast into book
Apr 2026
Read how WAY member Rosie Moss turned her award-winning podcast into a book about what it feels like to be widowed and young…
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
Helping a grieving child who is struggling to sleep
Apr 2026
To mark Stress Awareness Month, our friends at Childhood Bereavement UK share some tips on helping bereaved children sleep…
Team of five WAY members from Northern Ireland running the Belfast marathon relay
Mar 2026
A team of five WAY members from Northern Ireland are lacing up their running shoes in readiness for the Belfast marathon relay in May.
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…
Finding solace in poetry: Catherine’s story
Mar 2026
To mark World Poetry Day, we are pleased to share the story of former WAY member Catherine Redford, who has written a poetry collection based on her experiences of being widowed young…
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…
Day of Reflection: An exclusive extract from WAY Trustee’s memoir
Mar 2026
To mark this Day of Reflection, we share an exclusive extract from WAY Trustee Emma Charlesworth’s book documenting the reality of being widowed during the pandemic…
Dying is an expensive business: An essay to mark International Women’s Day
Mar 2026
WAY member and writer Cath Holland has an essay about the cost of dying as a working-class widow in an anthology about writing & social class to mark International Women’s Day.
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.