Lila Galustian

Lila Galustian LGA is an outpatient program specializes in working with personality disorders utilizing CBT/DBT.

I hear via Instagram that there is a new moon coming up. ~ I heard through the vines of our ancestors, we write goals an...
04/15/2026

I hear via Instagram that there is a new moon coming up. ~ I heard through the vines of our ancestors, we write goals and intentions during the time of a new moon 🌑 I write my intention publicly 📱 I set my intentions of growth 🌱 Growth in empathy 💕 Growth in education 📕Growth in behavioral change 🧠 and a less painful world 🌎 My intention is to lead that change 📝 🌙 ⁉️ 🤷🏻‍♀️ ✨

03/05/2026

“Untreated mental health doesn’t stay with the person who has it. 💙
It lives in the home. It shows up in how we speak to our children, how we love our partners, how we show up for the people who need us most.
This episode of Ask A Therapist is an honest conversation about what happens to the people around us when we avoid getting the help we need.
Watch it. Share it. Link in bio.”

03/04/2026

The new episode of ask a therapist is out and we did not hold back. You asked and a therapist answered. Judgements. Body image. Mental health. Real talk with real professionals.

02/28/2026

Judgment doesn’t just hurt feelings. It rewires the brain. 🧠
Watch and I discuss judgements and eating disorders on the new episode of “ask a therapist”.
💬 Drop a ❤️ if you’ve ever changed yourself to avoid being judged. 🔗 Link in bio.

02/27/2026

Eating disorders are serious — but recovery is possible. 💙 In this episode of Ask a Therapist, eating disorder nutritionist Robyn L. Goldberg RDN, CEDS-C is breaking down what you need to know. Watch now. 👆 link in bio EatingDisorderHelp

02/26/2026

Ask a Therapist:
Let’s talk about Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are serious — but recovery is possible. 💙 In this episode of Ask a Therapist, eating disorder nutritionist Robyn L. Goldberg RDN, CEDS-C is breaking down what you need to know. Watch now. 👆 link in bio

02/24/2026

The environment a child grows up in doesn’t just surround them — it builds them. 🧠
Before they can articulate what they’ve experienced, their brain already has. Every household, every neighborhood, every policy decision quietly shapes who they become.
This isn’t about blame. It’s about accountability — the kind that starts with us, not Washington.
Red state or blue state, our children don’t see party lines. They see us. They learn from us. And they deserve better than the environments we’ve normalized.
Change doesn’t start at the top. It starts at home.

02/14/2026

By changing one word in our minds, we change a whole transaction in our lives.

Superiority isn’t strength.It’s a trauma response.When people feel powerless, unseen, or unsafe, the nervous system look...
02/02/2026

Superiority isn’t strength.
It’s a trauma response.
When people feel powerless, unseen, or unsafe, the nervous system looks for control. One way it does that is through moral superiority, intellectual dominance, or dehumanizing others.
Feeling “above” someone can temporarily quiet fear.
But it also blocks empathy, accountability, and repair.
If we want real change, we have to stop rewarding superiority and start addressing the trauma underneath it.
Unhealed trauma doesn’t just hurt people.
It organizes entire systems.

Our communication styles don’t come out of nowhere.They’re shaped by trauma, safety, and survival.Silence, deflection, a...
02/02/2026

Our communication styles don’t come out of nowhere.
They’re shaped by trauma, safety, and survival.
Silence, deflection, aggression, over-explaining, emotional shutdown—these are often trauma responses, not personality flaws.
If we want real dialogue, we need trauma-informed communication.
Understanding changes everything.

See no evil. 🙈 
Hear no evil. 🙉 
Speak no evil.🙊 These aren’t moral failures.
They’re trauma responses.When people have ...
02/02/2026

See no evil. 🙈 
Hear no evil. 🙉 
Speak no evil.🙊
These aren’t moral failures.
They’re trauma responses.
When people have lived through sexual, physical, or emotional trauma, the nervous system learns that speaking up, looking too closely, or fully listening can feel unsafe. Avoidance, emotional numbing, dissociation, and denial are protective responses—ways the brain tries to survive what once felt overwhelming. Also, if you’ve been told your trauma “isn’t true”, you learn to stay quiet, and invalidate other people’s traumas as well.
But when trauma goes untreated, these responses don’t just disappear. They repeat. They pass down. They become cultural silence.
Healing doesn’t start with blame.
It starts with understanding, safety, and trauma-informed care.
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Emotions are what communicate to our brain, ourselves and to others. Behaviorally communication works in childhood. In a...
12/11/2025

Emotions are what communicate to our brain, ourselves and to others. Behaviorally communication works in childhood. In adulthood it’s called “passive communication”. Try to practice using your words when you notice yourself communicating with body language or behaviors. You will see a significant change in how satisfying your relationships with others and yourself becomes.

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