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 publish Psychologie — a publication on travel psychology, analogue life, and the art of moving through the world with intention. It lives here in two forms: The Journal of Travel Psychology, where I write research-backed essays on the science of travel, and Field Notes, where I write about the slower, more tactile practices that make ordinary life feel more beautiful. I also write a companion newsletter on Substack — travel guides, personal essays, and dispatches for the community there.
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
- 02Editor and Publisher of Psychologie — The Journal of Travel Psychology and Field Notes
- 03Travel Consultant specializing in psychology-informed, bespoke travel planning
- 04Collaborator on psychology-driven brand campaigns with leading travel and hospitality brands
- 05Founder of The Postcard Société — a curated correspondence box for analogue connection
- 06Certified Master's-Level Yoga and Meditation Instructor
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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