It's been a long journey


Dear Acorn was born in the quiet aftermath of the many storms I endured through divorce. I lived for years in survival mode that felt both too heavy and too hollow, when surviving took everything and there was little left of me for becoming. Writing became my way through it — a place to give shape to what hurt, and to find the woman still buried underneath the dark soil.


From the start, I knew I wanted to help divorced women. I didn't just witness the pain - I lived it, deeply, as both a mother, a woman, and a child who comes from a divorced family.


I created Dear Acorn as the shelter I needed — a gentle space for divorced moms learning, healing, and planting new roots. A place to rest before the next chapter, to rediscover strength, and to remember that even after the hardest seasons, we still bloom. I've leaned into my background in health and wellness, alongside my lived experiences to create a space that feels both grounded, nurturing and real.


I found healing in writing. This was a gift that had been buried - one that rose to the surface through pain and became a path back to myself.     

 “Storms make trees grow deeper roots.”

           

I didn't go into my marriage thinking it would fail.  Going through a divorce is not easy and I will never pretend that it is. I know there are some who divorce amicably and co-parent peacefully, but for many of us, life is turned completely upside down.  It can feel like the worst storm you've ever endured - one where you no longer know which way is up or down.  The person who once vowed to love you is the one belittling you, tearing you down, coming at you with anger and even using your children against you. It can be the worst kind of emotional pain you have ever felt.


And yet, even in the worst of times, there are little sparks of joy, there is love, and there is the slow emerging of the woman and the mother you were always meant to be. Your life looks much different than you imagined.    


Like the acorn, I had to patiently wait for the unseen work to take place before I could grow. Patience was never my virtue, but I had to wait. This project has been a long journey, guided by one unwavering truth: I want to help other woman walking through a painful divorce.  It has taken years, stacks of notes, tears and many emotions.  But, through the long, tough journey, I am rising into the woman I was always becoming - the woman I'm proud of, and the woman who will raise her daughter to live fully as her true self. 


Over time, I began to understand what the oak had been trying to teach me about strength. As Dolly Parton so beautifully said,  “Storms make trees grow deeper roots.” 


Love,

Talya

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This is just the beginning!


Whether you’re simply trying to survive the day or beginning to feel the first signs of blooming again, this is your place to pause, to breathe, and to remember your brave. You are not behind. You are right where you are meant to be. You are becoming—and you’re already growing new roots.


New projects are taking shape and I'm exciting to share them with you.  We've weathered the storm. Now, it's time to rest in the forest. 


You don’t need to have the answers yet. You don’t need to be strong today. You only need to arrive as you are.


Welcome home!