# @melissasmithalign on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLTLhqiB3ys
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59826283-melissasmithalign-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1453462852.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-24T22:07:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Melissa Smith 🌈Nervous System Whisperer| Stress Alchemy Expert (@melissasmithalign) — https://gondola.cc/melissasmithalign

## Caption

There is no “should.” But here’s what we know:
	•	Acute grief often lasts weeks to months, and it can come in waves sudden cries, numbness, guilt, memories, long pauses of staring into space.
	•	Integrative grief (where memories feel less raw and more tender) can take 6 months to a year or more, depending on the depth of the bond, unresolved emotions, and your overall emotional capacity.
	•	For many, grief never fully “ends.” It just changes shape.

#doggrief

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