About Katie

A psychologist who thinks deeply about how we live.

I'm Katie Blake — a social and cultural psychologist, writer, travel consultant, and the founder of The Postcard Société.

I hold a PhD in social and cultural psychology, and my work sits at the intersection of inner life and outer world — studying how the places we move through, the habits we keep, and the connections we tend shape who we become.

Everything I do flows from one idea: that a deliberately lived life begins with knowing where your attention goes.

The work is grounded in real research.

I've spent my career studying how culture, place, and identity intersect — and how that intersection shapes the way we move through the world.

Alongside my consulting and travel work, I write Psychologie — a Substack publication where I explore travel psychology, identity, ritual, and meaning through research, storytelling, and reflection.

This website is home to my most enduring ideas — the pieces designed to be returned to, not scrolled past.

Credentials + Focus

  • 01PhD in Social and Cultural Psychology
  • 02Certified Master's-Level Yoga and Meditation Instructor
  • 03Writer of Psychologie on Substack
  • 04Travel Consultant specializing in psychology-informed, bespoke travel planning
  • 05Collaborator on psychology-driven brand campaigns with leading travel and hospitality brands

Beyond the work

A little more about me.

When I'm not writing or planning someone's next journey, you'll find me roller-skating to whatever is on my playlist, growing flowers in my garden, or strumming T. Swift on my ukulele. I'm also a certified master's-level yoga and meditation instructor — which means I think a lot about stillness as much as movement.

Favorite food

Lemon Melts from Mull's Island Bakery

Currently reading

We'll Prescribe You Another Cat — Syou Ishida

Dream destination

Reconnecting with my Scottish Highlander roots

Favorite pastime

Strumming T. Swift hits on my ukulele

Favorite colour

Mustard and pink

Currently watching

Twilight — again

"The places we go and the people we go with — and how we get there — are among the most important choices we make."

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