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Kay Fontana, Ed.D is the founder of Healing Our Grieving Hearts and a heart-centered guide for women navigating love, profound life transitions, and loss of their spouse or soulmate.
Kay’s calling emerged through her own lived experience. For several years, she cared for her beloved husband, Dave, through numerous health challenges, ultimately sitting beside him during his final week on life support. This sacred and difficult chapter became the foundation of her life’s work: to support women who are caregiving, grieving, and rediscovering themselves.
Grief does not move in straight lines. It moves in waves, seasons, and quiet returns.
That is why all of her offerings are rooted in what she calls The Sacred Spiral of Transition & Renewal (below) — a compassionate, cyclical approach to grief that honors where you are without rushing where you are going.
Some women arrive needing comfort and grounding. Others arrive seeking meaning, clarity, or a renewed sense of purpose. Still others are ready for deep transformation, embodiment, or sacred ritual. There is no right place to begin.
Through free reflections, guided practices, companioning programs, sound healing, creative expression, and immersive experiences, she offers support that meets you gently and unfolds as you are ready.
You are not meant to “get over” grief. You are meant to be accompanied as you learn how to live again — in a way that honors love, memory, and the woman you are becoming.
To learn more about how Dr.Kay can assist in your own transformative journey, schedule a Grief Breakthrough Session by clicking here, or "Choose Your Path" below.
For a schedule of classes and events, go https://healingourgrievinghearts.com/classes-and-events
Severed — A part of your life has fallen away.
Submergence — You descend into sorrow, grief, and emptiness.
Surrender — You release old dreams, expectations, or beliefs.
Stillness — You rest your soul and open to Divine Presence.
Self-Awareness — You rediscover wisdom, resilience, and inner light.
Spiritual Sustenance — You find solace in love, Spirit, and restoration.
Strength — You begin to move forward with new meaning and possibility.
Synthesis — You integrate the past with who you are becoming.
Healing Our Grieving Hearts offers compassionate pathways, supportive practices, and sacred tools for women moving through loss. Whether you are caring for an ailing husband, grieving after his passing, or beginning to step into life beyond the sorrow, you don’t have to walk this journey alone. Each path is designed to meet you exactly where you are — offering guidance, reflection, and practices to carry you forward with tenderness and grace.
✨ Please choose the path that feels most aligned with your heart right now:
🌿 I am caregiving — Find comfort, resilience, and sacred support as you tend to your beloved.
🌹 He’s gone, and I am grieving — Receive gentle guidance through sorrow while honoring love and memory.
🧭 I am ready to rediscover myself — Step into renewal, clarity, and purpose as you begin a new chapter.
✨ I seek ongoing practices and sacred tools — Nurture your spirit daily with meditations, rituals, and healing tools.
"I have been blessed by the gifts that Dr. Kay Fontana has brought into my life. I attended her grief workshop and was very impressed with the material as well as her guidance through a critical time of transition. I have also benefited from her work in sound healing. I have attended several sessions and always leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. The sessions are calming and peaceful. She is a wonderful presenter and a kind presence. She is a gift to the world!"
"My first experience with Dr. Kay Fontana's 4th Sunday Sound Baths at the WVCSL was astounding. I have never experienced anything like this.
About halfway through Kay's program, I felt my consciousness separate from my body. My consciousness was above, and in front, of my body. I could not feel my body at all. All my usual body aches disappeared into nothingness. I was pure consciousness.
It was a fabulous experience for me! I highly recommend you give it a try."
"When I first thought about focusing on change in my life, I knew only one thing, I did not want to go to a traditional counselor. My goals were not to sit and talk about my problems but to actually change the way I think about my life. I would describe Kay as very nurturing, supportive and an overall safe person for me to open up to. Not only has she helped me change and improve the way I think, she is very knowledgeable and spiritually gifted. Kay has improved my life in many ways, and I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to grow with support while on their spiritual journey."
“Dr. Kay Fontana uses crystal bowls, gongs, and other chimes to create a journey of relaxation and rejuvenation. She has a loving soul and creates a beautiful space to allow me to relax. My whole body vibrates, and I can feel the benefit after the session is over. Thank you for your gift!”
"A few years ago, after my husband died, I attended the grief program with Kay Fontana because I was not handling the loss well.
What happened for me was an unexpected blessing. My father had died 6 years prior and due to his age and living quite far apart from each other, I had not realized I was affected by his passing. I was wrong!
Working with Kay and the group brought understanding and insight about the two men and blessed release of my sadness. The program helped heal my life and ability to go forward in my life in a peacefully way.
I was a bit hesitant to join the group and share my feelings but am so happy I did because in hearing other group member’s stories and feelings I realized how similar we were in our grief, no matter our story.
Thank you. Kay!!"
“I didn't know communities for grief existed, especially a widow specific community until I found Dr. Kay Fontana and her Healing Our Grieving Hearts program. As a young widow, I was truly lost in my grief, but the program renewed my sense of hope and I'm excited for a new future!”