The Girl Behind the Tree

The Story of the girl

Nanda Gaonkar (Psychologist, Yoga Therapist, Trainer)

11/6/20252 min read

The Girl Behind the Tree

There was once a little girl who often appeared in dreams.
She stood behind a tree, deep inside a dense forest. Her hair was messy, her eyes wide with fear and confusion. She looked lost and small, her face carrying questions the world never answered.
And yet — there was something shining in her eyes. A quiet spark. A flicker of strength that refused to die.

For a long time, no one knew who that girl was. But slowly, it became clear — she was the reflection of every girl who hides her pain behind silence. Every girl who learns to smile through her tears and carry her wounds alone.

The Weight of Silence

From a young age, the girl learned that silence was safer than truth.
She learned that the world doesn’t always listen — and when it does, it often blames. So she built walls around her heart and taught herself to survive in quiet. She smiled even when she wanted to scream. She stayed strong when she felt like breaking.

But deep inside, her soul whispered for freedom — for the day she could stop pretending and start living.

The Awakening

There came a moment when the silence became too heavy to bear.
The forest that once protected her began to feel like a cage.
That spark in her eyes — the one that never died — began to burn brighter. It whispered, “You have stayed hidden long enough. It’s time to rise.”

And she listened.

She stopped asking “Why me?” and started saying, “Watch me.”
She began to rebuild her life with her own hands — studying, working, and learning to love herself through the pain. Every tear became a drop of fuel. Every scar became a reminder of survival.

This was no longer the time to cry in silence.
This was the time to rise. To burn with energy. To transform pain into power.

The Fire Within

The girl learned that frustration can be fire — if you guide it.
Instead of letting anger destroy her, she used it to ignite her strength. She no longer cared about judgment or society’s opinions. The same people who once silenced her could no longer define her.

She became her own source of energy, her own strength, her own voice.

No one could take away what she had built inside — a heart that refused to quit and a soul that refused to bow.

Becoming the Light

Now, the girl behind the tree no longer hides.
She walks under the open sky with calm eyes and a fierce heart.

She doesn’t seek approval. She doesn’t live in fear.
She has learned that the most powerful thing a woman can do is rise from her own ashes and light the way for others.

To every girl still standing behind her tree — scared, silent, and uncertain — remember this:
You are not weak. You are not what happened to you.
You are what you choose to become after it.

This is your time to rise.
To burn with your own energy.
To transform your pain into strength.
To become the light that no darkness can ever hide again.