The Grief Recovery Blueprint

A Gentle Guide to Healing After the Loss of a Loved One

By Kirk Scarlett, LMT

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Losing Someone You Love Is Devastating — But You Don’t Have to Carry That Pain Alone. Discover a gentle, step-by-step process to process your grief, protect your mental health, and find hope again—no matter how your loved one was taken from you.

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When you lose someone you love—whether it’s a parent, sibling, child, spouse, or friend—it doesn’t just hurt. It changes everything.

And if that loss happened suddenly, through suicide, violence, or illness, it leaves behind a specific kind of pain: one that’s confusing, exhausting, and isolating.

You might feel like:

  • “No one understands what I’m going through.”

  • “I can’t stop thinking about how they died.”

  • “I’m falling apart, and I don’t know how to keep living.”

That’s why I created The Grief Recovery Blueprint—
A kind, compassionate roadmap for people who’ve lost someone and are trying to make sense of life again.

Hi, I’m Kirk.

I’ve lost a father to complications from a stroke.
I’ve lost a brother to tragedy and I've lost a child to miscarriage.
I’ve also stood beside friends who've lost their children to suicide and gun violence.

I’ve watched how grief tears through lives. I’ve felt the silence. The guilt. The rage.
And I know what it’s like to wake up and wonder how do I keep going when they’re not here?

As a healthcare practitioner, I’ve also learned the science of healing—and I’ve used that knowledge to create a practical, emotional, and trauma-informed guide that gently walks you through grief.

This is not a clinical textbook. It’s not toxic positivity.
It’s real help for real grief—written from the heart, and rooted in compassion.

Here’s what you’ll get inside The Grief Recovery Blueprint:

  • A step-by-step plan to move through grief at your own pace

  • Mental health tools to help you function when the pain feels overwhelming

  • Language and exercises to process trauma, regret, guilt, and anger

  • Permission to rebuild your life without “moving on” or forgetting your loved one

  • Simple practices (like journaling, mindfulness, and grounding) to stay connected to yourself

  • Real stories of healing that prove you’re not alone

Imagine waking up and knowing you have tools to help you through the day.
Imagine making peace with your emotions instead of fighting them.
Imagine beginning to feel—slowly, gently—that life might hold joy again.

That’s what The Grief Recovery Blueprint is here to help you do.

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You’re probably wondering…

“Can a book really help me with something this big?”

Here’s the truth: You don’t need a miracle. You need a guide.

The strategies in this book are the same ones I’ve used to help myself, and the same ones I’ve seen help others who thought they’d never smile again.

They're:

  • Trauma-informed

  • Mental health safe

  • Designed for people who’ve lost someone in the worst ways imaginable

You don’t have to believe in healing to start.
You just have to believe in trying.