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Supporting a child with their grief on special days
Jan 2024
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared these tips on how to support a child through difficult dates – from Valentine’s Day to anniversaries…
Jan 2024
Valentine’s Day can be tough when you’ve lost your life partner. We asked our young widowed members to share how they cope with this difficult date…
Jan 2024
We asked: ‘What tip would you give to other parents about what helps your mental health as you navigate bereavement?' and we’ve collated just some of the amazing responses.
How to help a grieving child through Christmas
Dec 2023
Christmas can be an incredibly difficult time when someone important has died. Our friends at Winston’s Wish have provided us with these tips to help bereaved parents cope with Christmas.
Facing the future with optimism: Claire's Story
Dec 2023
WAY member Claire shares how she is facing the Christmas and the New Year with as much optimism as she can since her husband of 20 years died in January…
Dec 2023
Some of our members will be sharing their tips and how they cope with grief and loss during the holidays in our #12WAYsOfChristmas. We will be sharing them daily on our social media pages from 20 Dece…
Tips from WAY members for coping with grief over the Christmas period
Dec 2023
We know how difficult Christmas can be for people who have been widowed young. As everyone around you is celebrating the festive period, we understand that no matter how many days, months or years you…
Sarah’s story – facing her first Christmas after her husband died
Dec 2023
This will be Sarah’s first Christmas and New Year without Glynn, who died on 3 March 2023. This time last year, Glynn was in and out of hospital before being discharged on New Year’s Eve: “It was such…
From WAY members with love this Christmas
Dec 2023
WAY volunteer Tracey shares the story of how WAY Widowed and Young’s Secret Santa initiative came about – this year she is organising for more than 170 gifts to be sent out...
Reflecting on Remembrance Day: Matthew’s story
Nov 2023
WAY member Matthew, who’s a serving Navy officer and member of the WAY military subgroup, reflects on how he has navigated many difficult firsts since his wife and stepdaughter died – and how he’s pla…
Celebrating Diwali: Finding light in the darkness
Nov 2023
WAY member Shalini explains how her Indian heritage and her Hindu faith have affected her bereavement journey since her husband died – and she shares how she will be celebrating Diwali this year by lo…
World Menopause Day: Landmark opportunity inspired WAY member’s short story on menopause
Oct 2023
When writer Cath Holland’s husband Andy died of bowel cancer in 2019, she wasn’t able to write her own stories at first. So when Cath saw that WAY was offering members an opportunity to stay in a Land…
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…
Marking Black History Month: Johanna’s story
Sept 2023
WAY volunteer Johanna Pereira shares the story of how she navigated the cultural challenges of being widowed and Black
Reflecting on grief: Marking a year since the death of Her Majesty the Queen
Sept 2023
To mark the anniversary of the death of the Queen, we are sharing some advice about how to support someone who has been bereaved.
Finding support and friendship through WAY
Jul 2023
WAY Ambassador Emma Gray shares her story on International Friendship Day of how her friendship with fellow WAY Ambassador Emma Charlesworth has helped them both to navigate life after loss.
Marking International Friendship Day - Emma's Story
Jul 2023
To mark International Friendship Day, we are sharing the stories of WAY Ambassadors Emma Charlesworth and Emma Gray – and how their friendship has helped them to navigate life after loss.
Providing a support network for military widows
Jun 2023
To mark Armed Forces Day, we share the story of WAY Ambassador Emma Gray, who has set up a support group for members of our charity who are either serving in the military or whose late partner or spou…
Making memories together on Father’s Day
Jun 2023
A group of 55 WAY members and children spent two days together in Derbyshire over the Father’s Day weekend making new memories and finding friendship, support and understanding.
Coping with Father's Day: WAY members share their tips
Jun 2023
This weekend brings us one of the days that many who are widowed dread. Whether you are being a sole parent, bringing up a child without their dad or you didn’t have children, the WAY community is her…
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.