iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

American Dipper fledglings and a hard-working parent (Estes Park, CO) #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026 Stills below ⬇️

2122

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Winter birding at Olmsted Park: hooded mergansers, common mergansers, and an (uncommon!) green-winged teal #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2026

0113

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Clay-Colored Sparrow seen at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025

160

Reposted by Isaac Ahuvia

Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Clinicians across medicine are familiar with an odd feature of descriptive diagnoses: they can bring patients real relief & provide an explanation, even without offering causes. In a new paper, @alanlevinovitz.bsky.social and I call this the Rumpelstiltskin effect. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

cambridge.org

The Rumpelstiltskin effect: therapeutic repercussions of clinical diagnosis | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core

The Rumpelstiltskin effect: therapeutic repercussions of clinical diagnosis

63815

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I had a blast speaking with the Centre for Studies on Human Stress about the the benefits - and risks - of everybody talking so much about mental health. You can read the entire (fascinating!) issue here: tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu

humanstress.ca

110

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Mama wood duck leading her eight chicks through a pond at Olmstead Park (Boston, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025 Video below🦆📽️⬇️

120

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Springtime warblers (and two of my favorites) at the Forest Park water hole: Magnolia and Chestnut-Sided #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

030

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

On a gloomy day in Central Park, I leaned into the low light for this shot of a Great Egret #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024

000

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders! Free link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l8RG_3m9t...

authors.elsevier.com

020

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📢New preprint! Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates. Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os... Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social

010

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

📢New preprint! Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping. Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...

24015

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Springtime at the Forest Park waterhole! Ovenbird + Black and White Warbler #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025

060

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

📣 New preprint! Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help. Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s (Publication coming soon...)

psyarxiv.com

The Mental Illness Self-Labeling Model: A Conceptual Model for Studying the Effects of Mental Illness Self-Labeling on Clinical Outcomes

Self-labeling with a mental illness, for example deciding that one “has depression,” has the potential to impact clinical outcomes through multiple cognitive and behavioral pathways. Despite such...

010

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

📢New preprint! Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx

020

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📢Anxiety identity centrality is associated with avoidant coping in anx adults - now out in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology! w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp... Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc

131

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Rock Pigeon at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Pigeons (and other birds) nest in cavities in the rock formations #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

140

Isaac Ahuvia @isaacahuvia.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

American Oystercatcher with chicks (Nickerson Beach, NY)

030