In honor of our Gloves for Grieving Men event hosted on 6/15/24, we want to share a beautiful resource tool created by our Director of Communication and Outreach Angel Frank in collaboration with Empty Arms. Men are raised to be protectors, so many hide their emotions while grieving to avoid the stereotype of appearing weak […]

Cheryl Baker was born in St. Louis, Missouri into a military family. Growing up, she lived in Kentucky, New York Texas, Portugal, Japan and England. John and Cheryl met at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and married two years later. They raised a son and daughter who gave them five amazing grandchildren. In […]

I have called Orange County, California home since moving here in 1995 by way of Ohio and Colorado. I am a proud mother of two beautiful daughters, Emma and Isabella, here on Earth, and one amazing son, Jacob, in heaven. After the birth of my first child, I realized my passion was to become a […]

Gloves for Grief is a different kind of grief support community. We provide a holistic, transformative, and empowering experience for you to find your strength. We organize fitness and wellness-inspired events to build a strong community and offer an outlet for physical release. We are creating a network of mental health professionals and need-based financial […]