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Dr. Katie Blake, PhD

Short bio

Katie Blake, PhD is a social and cultural psychologist, college-level psychology instructor, travel consultant, and writer based in the US. She is the founder of The Postcard Société — a curated correspondence box designed to help people build analogue rituals that last — and the editor and publisher of Psychologie, a publication on travel psychology, analogue life, and the art of living with intention, comprising The Journal of Travel Psychology and Field Notes. She works with individual travelers and leading travel and hospitality brands on psychology-informed experiences and campaigns.

Long bio

Katie Blake, PhD is a social and cultural psychologist, travel consultant, writer, and founder based in the US. Holding a PhD in social and cultural psychology and having taught college-level psychology for nearly two decades, Dr. Blake has spent her career studying how culture, place, and identity intersect — and how that intersection shapes the way people move through the world.

Her work spans three interconnected areas. As a travel consultant, she specializes in psychology-informed, bespoke travel planning for individuals, and partners with brands to bring that same lens to their travel offerings. As the editor and publisher of Psychologie — comprising The Journal of Travel Psychology and Field Notes — she publishes long-form research-backed essays on the science of travel and analogue life. And as the founder of The Postcard Société, she has created a curated correspondence box designed to help people build analogue connection practices that actually last.

Dr. Blake is also a certified master's-level yoga and meditation instructor, and is available for media interviews, podcast appearances, brand collaborations, and speaking engagements.

Areas of expertise.

  • The psychology of travel and place
  • Intentional living and analogue practices
  • Attention, habit formation, and ritual
  • Cultural identity and how place shapes who we become
  • Correspondence, connection, and the science of meaningful habits
  • Psychology-informed travel planning and experience design

Journalists frequently ask Dr. Blake about

What is travel psychology? Post-vacation blues Pre-trip anticipation The science of wanderlust Travel & creativity Culture shock & the impact of culture Awe & transformative travel experiences Travel anxiety Ancestry & roots travel Travel by personality type Postcard & analogue ritual concepts and campaigns Solo travel & identity Mindful travel Travel & connection Group, family & relationship dynamics while traveling Travel & mental health Why we travel Travel & identity Luxury travel psychology Digital detox & travel Travel & grief Slow travel Fear of flying Travel as self-discovery

Available for

Working with media and brands.

Dr. Blake is available for a range of media and brand engagements — from fast-turnaround expert quotes to long-term creative partnerships.

Media

  • On-record expert quotes (fast turnaround)
  • Print, digital & broadcast interviews
  • Podcast appearances
  • Trend commentary & data interpretation
  • Long-form feature contributions

Brands

  • Campaign consulting & psychological framing
  • Blog bylines, thought leadership & whitepapers
  • Psychology-informed experience design
  • Consumer research & insight
  • Speaking & keynotes

In collaboration with

Featured work.

Psychology-driven work created in partnership with leading travel and hospitality brands.

Brand collaboration Independent Collection Hotels

Travel Personality Quiz

A psychology-informed travel personality assessment designed to help guests discover their ideal travel style — created in collaboration with Independent Collection's portfolio of independent luxury hotels.

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Editorial contribution Independent Collection Hotels

How to Pack for Your Personality

A bylined article written for Independent Collection's blog exploring the psychology of packing — and how your travel personality shapes what you bring, and what you leave behind.

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Podcast · Host Travel Psychologie

The Places We Become

A Travel Psychologie podcast exploring the psychology of travel — how place, culture, and the way we move through the world transform us. Because you are where you've been.

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Press · Expert quote The Telegraph

What Your Airport Check-In Habits Say About You

Quoted as a psychologist on the psychology of sensation-seeking and last-minute travellers — examining what airport behaviour reveals about personality type.

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Get in touch

Available for interviews and collaborations.

For media inquiries, interview requests, podcast appearances, and brand partnerships — reach out directly.

contact@drkatieblake.com