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Tips from WAY members for coping with Valentine's Day

Feb 2023

Valentine’s Day can be tough when you’ve been widowed. Some of our members have shared tips on how they have coped with this difficult date.

Safer Internet Day: Keeping safe online

Feb 2023

To mark Safer Internet Day, WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to stay safe online.

Coping with Christmas: Tips from WAY members

Dec 2022

Christmas is a tough time of year when you're grieving and one of our members, Jane, decided to set up a Christmas subgroup to help WAY members get through the festive season. We also have some tips f…

Self-Care Week: tips on self-care in grief

Nov 2022

This week is Self-Care Week and two wonderful WAY Widowed and Young members have been generously sharing tips about how to help bereaved people look after themselves when they’re grieving.

Mother's Day: Tips from Widowed Parents

Mar 2022

Ahead of Mother's Day, WAY members with children give some tips to fellow widowed parents about how to cope with a difficult day.

Challenging 'happily ever after' narratives this Valentine's Day

Feb 2022

This Valentine’s Day, WAY Widowed and Young members want to challenge the external perceptions of the ‘happily ever after’ narrative that news and films often focus on when it comes to widowhood.

WAY members share their tips on coping with Christmas

Dec 2021

Christmas is a tough time of year when you're grieving and one of our members, Jane, decided to set up a Christmas subgroup to help WAY members get through the festive season. Below we share some tips…

Tips on staying safe this Christmas

Dec 2021

WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to avoid falling victim to fraudsters this festive season.

Marking International Men's Day

Nov 2021

This International Men's Day, we are sharing thoughts from WAY members about the benefits of talking to other men who understand what it feels like to be widowed at a young age.

WAY members share how dogs have helped through their grief

Aug 2021

Today is International Dog Day and we are taking the opportunity to share the heartwarming stories of WAY Widowed and Young members and the dogs that have provided such huge comfort through their bere…

How cats are helping WAY members through their grief

Apr 2021

For National Pet Day (on 11 April), WAY member Stephen talks about how a cat called Jelly has helped him to get through the last year since his wife Ruth died of Covid.

Tips on coping with Valentine's Day when you've been widowed young

Feb 2021

Valentine’s Day is tough when you’ve been widowed. So in the run up to 14 February this year, we asked our members to share their tips on how they have coped with this difficult date.

Reflections on Father's Day from WAY members without children

Jun 2020

Father's Day can be a challenging time for WAY members for so many different reasons. Today, we share three incredibly moving reflections on Father's Day from WAY members who haven't had the chance to…

WAY member shares advice on online dating

Feb 2019

WAY member Shalini Bhalla-Lucas has written a book about online dating after being widowed. Here she shares some words of wisdom on the challenges of finding love again following bereavement.