Broken Hearts, Better Days
A support group for all who grieve the violent death of a loved one.
Broken Hearts, Better Days Support Group is open to men, women and youth. We meet the last Thursday of every month from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Our meetings are held in downtown Winston-Salem at the Forsyth County Democratic Party Headquarters, 1128 Burke Street, about 2 doors up from Burke Street Pizza. The support group is not aligned with any specific religion or political party, and welcomes all.
About Broken Hearts/Better Days Support Group
Broken Hearts, Better Days offers a place to share your story and talk with others who truly know how you feel. Come release your burden of grief and pain in a safe and accepting environment, and give and receive encouragement.
Read this article from the Dec. 5 2008 Winston-Salem Journal about us (opens in a new window), and read a portion of the Broken Hearts, Better Days Covenant.
Broken Hearts, Better Days is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, or institution. Members of any faith, or no faith, are welcome.
A message from Paula Hawkins, Co-Founder and Organizer of Broken Hearts, Better Days:
Jonnathan Ross Hawkins
To all of you that mourn your loved one, my family and I mourn with you, and so do those that attend Broken Hearts, Better Days support group meetings. As a mother that experienced the sudden death of my only son on September 20, 2006, I felt very alone, very angry, very depressed and even thought I wouldn’t make it through because of what happened to my son Jonnathan. I found that this journey called grief was no joke and even felt like it was going to take over me, but I can honestly say as I type this letter that I’m experiencing better days and I know it’s by the grace of God. I know that it’s by the grace of God that you are where you are as you also are journeying through your grief. In my heart, we are Survivors. Although we may have different life experiences, religions or different color skin, one thing that I’ve found out is that when a violent death happens….none of these things matter at all because we share a common pain and “pain is pain”.
Our group reaches out to one another. We hold each other's hand. We listen without being judgmental. We laugh and we cry sometimes together. We share our stories believing that even though our hearts have been broken someday we will have better days again as we draw strength from one another in our group.
“Gone but not forgotten….WE remember our loved ones”
— Paula Hawkins, June, 2008
Jonnathan’s Mom ♥