Decoding the Flow

Drica Lobo
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Decoding the Flow is the pioneering podcast on Creative Consciousness, hosted by Brazilian-born, California-based artist and author Drica Lobo (the creator of Creative Consciousness as a way of life). This show explores the intersection where art meets consciousness, and how to live from creation, not reaction. Through stories, flow, and raw conversations with creative leaders, discover how imagination shapes reality and how living like an artist can transform the way you see, create, and experience life. Expect unfiltered talks on art, flow, healing, and creative entrepreneurship, designed to awaken your creative power and expand what's possible. Perfect for seekers, dreamers, and creators of all kinds who are ready to live with intention, do what they love, and get paid for their gifts. 🔗 https://dricalobo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dricaloboart

  1. 2d ago

    E53 ~ What Selling My Paintings Has Taught Me

    Selling something you created can feel deeply personal. How do you name your price without apologizing, follow up without feeling pushy, and hear "no" without questioning your work? In this episode, I'm sharing practical lessons from my life as a working artist. I talk about the conversations behind a sale, why listening matters, and how someone's connection to a painting can be completely different from my own. We also get into the mindset of selling: staying grounded before a conversation, giving people space to decide, and separating the outcome of a sale from how we see ourselves. Whether you sell paintings or another kind of creative work, I hope this helps you feel more comfortable sharing what you offer. In this episode, I explore: Helping people connect with your work through their own stories. Saying your price confidently and consistently. Understanding what someone actually needs before offering a solution. Following up with care, without pressure. Learning from rejection without making it your identity. Approaching sales with more neutrality and less attachment to the outcome. Recognizing the value of your work beyond its price. Chapters 00:00 Selling art and the mindset behind it 02:26 Helping people connect with your work 12:50 Saying your price without apologizing 20:52 Understanding client needs and personal stories 27:43 Following up without making it personal 32:02 Learning from rejection and hearing "no" About Decoding the Flow On Decoding the Flow, I explore the inner life of a creative person—and how we become capable of creating, holding, and expanding the work and life calling us forward. Through honest conversations and experiences from my own life, I explore creative confidence, self-awareness, and what it means to live from creation rather than reaction. About Me I'm Drica Lobo, a Brazilian-born artist, author, and creative mentor based in Southern California. My work brings together vibrant color, personal expression, and the belief that creativity reaches far beyond the canvas. Here, I share what I'm learning through painting, building an art business, and navigating life as a creative person. Which part of selling feels hardest for you: saying your price, following up, or hearing "no"? I'd love to hear from you. Subscribe to Decoding the Flow and share this episode with a creative friend. Remember, you are the masterpiece. DRICALOBO.com Instagram: @dricaloboart @decodingtheflow

  2. Sep 23

    E52 ~ You Asked For More. Now What?

    SUMMARY What happens when you ask for more, and life starts revealing the parts of you that you may be avoiding, but are ready to expand? We're celebrating one year of Decoding the Flow! In this solo episode, I'm sharing how dreaming bigger has brought me into a deeper relationship with creative confidence, self-trust, and the person I'm becoming. As I prepare to leave my home and studio in Hermosa Beach, CA, after almost twenty years, I'm living through many of the questions we've explored together. I'm organizing a farewell exhibition, imagining new possibilities, and learning to take aligned action while clarity arrives in parts. I talk about welcoming fear with compassion, observing my reactions, and allowing myself to receive support. I also share the spiritual perspective helping me navigate this transition: trusting that an unexpected turn can reveal something meaningful about my next chapter. If you've been dreaming bigger and wondering how to move forward before you have the whole picture, this conversation is for you.   IN THIS EPISODE, I EXPLORE • How dreaming bigger reveals new possibilities and places within us that are ready to expand. • The connection between creative confidence, identity, and self-awareness. • Welcoming fear and listening to what it brings up. • Practicing neutrality and observing my experience before choosing a response. • What trusting the universe, shifting timelines, and surrendering mean to me. • Taking aligned action with the clarity available today. • Allowing connection, collaboration, and support to be part of growth.   A QUESTION TO TAKE WITH YOU What part is clear enough for you to act on today? CHAPTERS 00:00 Celebrating One Year of the Podcast 02:14 Preparing to Leave a 20-Year Chapter in Hermosa Beach 03:28 The Deeper Layers of Creative Confidence 04:04 Dreaming Bigger and Expanding Possibilities 06:08 The Unlimited Nature of Growth and Possibility 08:00 How Asking for More Reveals Hidden Parts of Yourself 09:22 Facing and Integrating Fear 11:02 Inner Clarity and Self-Transformation 13:43 Maintaining Neutrality and Trust 15:40 Using Fear as Feedback 17:16 The Power of Meaning and Interpretation 18:20 Trusting the Universe and Surrendering to the Flow 20:11 Welcoming Fear and Emotions 22:09 Giving All Your Feelings Space 24:06 Participating Fully in Your Life's Co-Creation   ABOUT ME I'm Drica Lobo, a Brazilian-born artist, writer, and creative mentor based in Hermosa Beach, California. Through my paintings, writing, and this podcast, I explore how creativity shapes our relationship with ourselves and the possibilities we allow into our lives. I share what I'm learning as I live it, inviting you to discover and trust your own creative power. Thank you for being part of this first year. Remember, you are the masterpiece. DRICALOBO.COM Instagram: @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow

  3. Sep 16

    E51 ~ How To Trust Yourself When You Don't Know What's Next

    Summary I'm leaving the place I live after almost twenty years, and it's happening sooner than I expected. This is where I became an artist, built my studio, and found my community. This week, I sat at the beach and cried with gratitude, and realized how much my relationship with myself has changed. I spent years looking outside myself for approval and reassurance. In this episode, I share how learning to stop judging my past helped me build the foundation I'm leaning on today. We talk about recognizing old patterns, asking for help, and creating opportunities while we're still figuring things out. I'm also bringing you into the beginnings of my farewell solo show and Finding Creative Sanctuaries, an exploration of how I want to live and create in different environments. If you're facing a change yourself, I hope this conversation helps you recognize what you already have to lean on and choose a next step that feels possible. Key Topics How I began building self-trust after years of seeking validation. What changed when I stopped using my past against myself. Why I see awareness as part of the creative process. How I'm asking my friends and community for support. Taking manageable steps without needing the whole future planned. My farewell show and the creative journey I'm working toward. Exploring how I want to live before deciding where I'll live next. About Decoding the Flow On Decoding the Flow, I explore the inner life of a creative person—and how we become capable of creating, holding, and expanding the work and life calling us forward. Through personal stories and honest conversations, I invite you to explore creativity, identity, self-trust, and the relationship you build with yourself. Together, we look at what it means to live from creation rather than reaction. About Me I'm Drica Lobo, a Brazilian-born artist, writer, mentor, and former television reporter. I've spent nearly twenty years building my life and creative practice in Hermosa Beach, California. Painting has taught me so much about how I approach life, and this podcast is where I share those discoveries with you, including the questions I'm still living through. You can explore my paintings, join my email list, and follow updates about the farewell show and what comes next at dricalobo.com. Instagram: @dricaloboart @decodingtheflow

  4. Sep 9

    E50 ~ The Grief of Becoming More

    What happens when you worked incredibly hard to become someone, and then life starts asking you to become more? In this deeply personal episode, Drica Lobo reflects on her identity as an artist after two unexpected comments from fellow creatives forced her to look at her own career differently. While Drica had quietly been wondering whether she had done enough with her paintings, other artists were looking at her as someone who had already "made it." That contradiction opened up a much bigger realization. After more than a decade of building a life around art, Drica begins to recognize how difficult it can be to expand beyond an identity you fought hard to earn. She looks back at her recent ten-year birthday retrospective, the strange sense that she was leaving something behind, and the grief that can accompany growth even when nothing is actually wrong. This isn't about walking away from art. It's about realizing that being an artist doesn't have to be the boundary around everything else you're allowed to become. In this episode, Drica explores: Why other people's perception of our success can reveal what we refuse to recognize in ourselves The difference between wanting more and dismissing everything you've already accomplished Why her ten-year birthday retrospective unexpectedly felt like the end of something The push and pull between her identity as an artist and the other parts of herself asking for more room Why expanding beyond an identity doesn't mean you failed at it The unexpected grief that can come from growing beyond something you deeply love How an identity can become a limitation when we believe we must remain only who we fought to become Key Takeaways You can want more without making what you've already accomplished insignificant. Growth doesn't always come from leaving something broken behind. Sometimes you're expanding from something you love, something you're proud of, and something you worked incredibly hard to build. Acknowledging your achievements isn't the same as deciding you've arrived. Sometimes you need to recognize how far you've come before you can understand why moving forward feels so emotional. An identity can be deeply meaningful without becoming the boundary around everything else you're allowed to become. "I fought hard to become an artist. And I don't have to fight to remain only one." Chapters 00:00 — The Grief of Becoming More 01:07 — Two Artists Reflect Something Back to Me 02:22 — Have I Done Enough With My Art? 04:09 — The Voice That Keeps Moving the Finish Line 08:20 — Finally Acknowledging What I've Built 11:16 — Why My Birthday Retrospective Felt Like an Ending 12:59 — Realizing This Feeling Is Grief 13:47 — The Other Parts of Me Getting Louder 15:30 — This Isn't Really About Painting—It's About Identity 16:24 — I Didn't Fail at Becoming an Artist 17:41 — The Grief Inside Expansion 18:00 — When the Identity You Built Becomes the Limit About Decoding the Flow Decoding the Flow explores the inner life of a creative person, and how we become capable of creating the work and life calling us forward. Through honest solo conversations and interviews with artists, thinkers, and creative people, Drica Lobo explores creativity, identity, confidence, flow, and the inner shifts that shape what we create and how we live. At its heart, Decoding the Flow is about creative consciousness: learning to create our lives instead of simply reacting to them, and becoming more capable of creating, holding, and expanding the life calling us forward. About Drica Lobo Drica Lobo is an artist, writer, author, podcaster, and creative mentor whose work explores creativity as both an artistic practice and a way of living. After more than a decade building a career as a professional artist, Drica's work has expanded beyond the canvas into writing, teaching, mentoring, and conversations about the inner life behind creative work. She is the author of Decoding the Flow: Optimize Your Creative Power with Unshakeable Confidence and the host of the Decoding the Flow Podcast, where she brings together lived experience, curiosity, and conversations about what it takes to create from the inside out. Her work is rooted in one central idea: we can become active creators of our lives, rather than simply reacting to them. Remember, you are the masterpiece! DRICALOBO.com Instagram: @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow

  5. Sep 2

    E49 ~ When You Outgrow Your Life

    What happens when nothing is wrong with your life… but something no longer fits? After my birthday, I found myself looking backward and forward at the same time. But instead of focusing on everything I want to accomplish next, I started paying attention to the life I have already created. And I had a quiet realization: I may have outgrown parts of my own life. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to recognize that something can feel complete without being broken. I talk about honoring the dreams, choices, and previous versions of ourselves that brought us here—without feeling obligated to keep recreating them. But the biggest question isn't necessarily, "What's next?" Maybe we don't need to know yet. I explore what happens when we resist the urge to immediately replace what we've outgrown and instead leave space for curiosity, discovery, and the unknown. Because not every ending needs an immediate beginning, not every curiosity needs to become a goal, and sometimes the most creative thing we can do is leave part of the canvas untouched. Maybe the unknown isn't emptiness at all. Instead it's possibility. In This Episode Why birthdays can become powerful moments of reflection What it feels like to outgrow parts of a life you once deeply wanted Recognizing when something feels complete rather than wrong Why gratitude and the desire for change can coexist Honoring your past without feeling obligated to recreate it Why knowing something no longer fits doesn't mean you need to know what comes next Resisting the urge to immediately fill the unknown with another plan Choosing possibilities over probabilities Allowing curiosity to exist without turning it into a goal or project Why leaving space can be part of the creative process The difference between being lost and leaving room for discovery Why an empty canvas can represent possibility rather than emptiness Key Takeaways Outgrowing something doesn't mean it was a mistake. Something can be complete without being broken. Gratitude doesn't require permanence. You don't need to immediately replace what you've outgrown. Not knowing what comes next can create room for possibilities you couldn't have planned. Curiosity doesn't always need to become productive. There is a difference between being lost and allowing yourself to discover. Sometimes the most creative next step is to leave space. Notable Quotes "Something feels complete. Not wrong, complete." "Curiosity to me is the secret to a fulfilling life." "An empty canvas isn't empty at all. It is just full of possibilities." Chapters 00:00 — Opening Reflection 00:14 — A Birthday and a Different Kind of Reflection 00:32 — Looking Backward and Forward 02:04 — Looking at What I've Already Created 02:39 — The Realization: I've Outgrown Parts of My Life 03:46 — The Life My Past Self Once Wanted 04:49 — Complete, Not Wrong 05:13 — Something Missing Doesn't Mean Something Is Broken 06:34 — Outgrowing Your Life vs. Escaping It 07:27 — You Don't Have to Outgrow Everything 08:08 — When the Right Path Stops Being the Right Path 09:27 — Gratitude, Curiosity, and Change 11:03 — Honoring the Past Without Recreating It 12:57 — Why I'm Not Rushing Into What's Next 13:53 — Making Space for the Unknown 14:24 — Releasing the Need to Control the Outcome 15:21 — The Unknown as Creative Space 16:21 — Possibilities Over Probabilities 17:00 — An Empty Canvas Is Full of Possibility About the Host Drica Lobo is an artist, author, mentor, and host of Decoding the Flow. Through conversations about creativity, identity, self-awareness, and the creative process, she explores what it means to live from creation rather than reaction. Drawing from her own life and artistic practice, Drica approaches personal growth as an ongoing experiment—one rooted in curiosity, observation, and the courage to keep becoming. DRICALOBO.com Instagram: @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow

  6. Aug 26

    E48 ~ Build the Identity Your Goals Require

    Build Your New Identity: The Power of Self-Image What if you're doing everything right and still getting nowhere because you're trying to create a new life with an old identity? In this solo episode of Decoding the Flow, Drica Lobo explores one of her favorite personal-development topics: self-image, the internal picture you carry of who you are, what you're capable of, and what you believe is possible for you. You can change your habits, set bigger goals, learn new strategies, and work harder, but if underneath all of it you still see yourself as the same person, you may keep finding your way back to the same patterns. Inspired by Maxwell Maltz's classic book Psycho-Cybernetics, Drica explores how our self-image influences our decisions, behaviors, and results, and how we can consciously create an identity that matches where we want to go. In this episode, Drica shares her own 5-step process for upgrading your self-image, from recognizing the identity you're currently operating from to creating and embodying a new one. You'll learn: How your self-image influences your behavior and results How childhood programming can shape the way you see yourself The self-image concept behind Maxwell Maltz's Psycho-Cybernetics How to recognize when an old identity is working against your goals Why asking "Who do I need to be to achieve my goals?" can change everything How to create a self-image script for the person you're becoming Why recording your script in your own voice can be a powerful practice How to use your actions as evidence for your new identity The role of repetition, emotion, and embodiment in creating change Free Self-Image Workbook To help you take this beyond the episode, Drica created a free companion workbook that walks you through the 5-step process at your own pace. Download the workbook below, grab a pen, and use it to create your own self-image script and begin consciously building the identity that matches where you want to go. GET YOUR WORKBOOK HERE Your past can give you information. It doesn't have to give you instructions. You are allowed to update the image you have of yourself—and start creating evidence for the person you're becoming. About the Host Drica Lobo is a Brazilian-born artist, writer, podcaster, and creative mentor based in California. Her work explores creative consciousness, the idea that we are not only creating art, businesses, or projects, but consciously creating ourselves and the lives we experience. As the host of Decoding the Flow, Drica combines more than two decades of creative practice with personal experimentation, self-development, and an endless curiosity about how our thoughts, patterns, identities, and actions shape what we create. Her philosophy is simple: your life is your greatest creative process, and one of the greatest things you will ever create is yourself. DricaLobo.com @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow Recommended  To read: Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz To watch: I Feel Pretty (2018) Chapters 00:00 — The Power of Your Self-Image 01:59 — How Childhood Programming Shapes Your Identity 04:08 — Maxwell Maltz & Psycho-Cybernetics 07:02 — Identifying Your Current Self-Image 09:54 — Creating Your New Self-Image Script 12:55 — Who Do You Need to Be to Reach Your Goals? 17:06 — Collecting Evidence for Your New Identity 22:08 — Embodiment & Repetition 23:08 — Daily Self-Image Practice 24:06 — Your Past Is Not Your Instructions

  7. Aug 19

    E47 ~ The Freedom Hidden in Discipline

    What if the very thing we think limits our freedom is actually what creates it? In this solo episode of Decoding the Flow, Drica Lobo explores her changing relationship with discipline—not as punishment, restriction, or forcing yourself into someone else's routine, but as a way of understanding yourself, protecting what matters to you, and becoming someone you can rely on. Through personal stories about creativity, fitness, habits, and her own experiments with attention and routine, Drica explores how observing our patterns can reveal far more than judging them ever will. The more you understand what supports you, the more intentionally you can choose it. And every time you follow through on what matters to you, you build something deeper than productivity: self-trust. That self-trust eventually becomes self-reliance—and with it, a different kind of freedom. This episode also introduces The Creative Patterns Experiment, a free 14-day workbook designed to help you observe your own focus, creativity, energy, and habits so you can discover what actually works for you. Stop guessing what makes you creative. Start collecting evidence. FREE DOWNLOAD: The Creative Patterns Experiment — A 14-Day Experiment to Discover What Makes You Feel Focused, Creative & Fully Yourself Download The Creative Patterns Experiment Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Is Discipline the Opposite of Freedom? 01:01 How Structure Can Create Freedom 02:08 Reframing Discipline for Creatives 03:24 Discipline, Self-Control & Choice 04:00 What Fitness Taught Me About Discipline 11:07 Discipline and the Person You're Becoming 13:32 You're Already More Disciplined Than You Think 17:26 Start Treating Your Life Like an Experiment 20:49 Stop Guessing, Start Collecting Evidence 24:21 From Self-Trust to Self-Reliance & Sovereignty 25:13 Understanding Your Energy and Daily Patterns 26:02 The Creative Patterns Experiment 27:02 Discipline Supports Who You Want to Become

  8. Aug 12

    E46 ~ Get Obsessed With Your Creativity Again

    What if you haven't lost your creativity, you've just stopped giving it your full attention? In this solo episode of Decoding the Flow, Drica Lobo explores what it means to get obsessed with your creativity again, not in an unhealthy, all-consuming way, but in the way that makes you excited to return to your work, think about your ideas throughout the day, and become deeply curious about what you're creating. Drica shares what she's been noticing in her own creative life: how distractions can dilute our excitement, why waiting for inspiration may have the process backwards, and how giving something your full attention can actually create more curiosity, inspiration, and momentum. She also shares how she's been priming her mornings before allowing the outside world in, creating clarity around what deserves her attention, and using time blocking to stay connected to multiple creative projects without giving everything only a fraction of her energy. Because maybe you don't need another idea. Maybe you don't need more motivation. Maybe your creativity just needs more of you. In this episode: Why attention creates obsession How distraction dilutes your creative spark Why inspiration can come after attention Priming your morning for creativity and clarity Staying focused when you have multiple creative projects Using curiosity to deepen your creative practice Why your ideas may be here to transform you first Simple ways to reconnect with your creative self About Drica Lobo Drica Lobo is a Brazilian-born visual artist, writer, podcaster, and creative mentor based in California. Through her work and Decoding the Flow, she explores Creative Consciousness, the practice of approaching creativity not simply as something we do, but as a way of experiencing and creating our lives. If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who needs to get obsessed with their creativity again, and subscribe to Decoding the Flow for more conversations about creativity, flow, authenticity, and the art of creating your life. DricaLobo.com Instagram @dricaloboart ~ @decodingtheflow Key Topics  The importance of attention in creativity Morning routines for focus and clarity How distraction dilutes creative spark The role of curiosity in inspiration Next steps approach to projects Time blocking for multiple projects The mental shift from waiting for inspiration to creating it The significance of full attention in achieving goals The transformational power of pursuing your passion Reconnecting with your creative self Chapters *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-6a7a1614-5104-83e8-ac14-3a2088d22f63-1" data-turn-id-container= "request-6a7a1614-5104-83e8-ac14-3a2088d22f63-1" data-testid= "conversation-turn-16" data-turn="assistant"> 00:00 — Get Obsessed With Your Creativity Again 01:54 — What Creative Obsession Really Means 03:53 — Are Distractions Killing Your Creative Spark? 05:57 — Attention Creates Obsession 07:49 — Priming Your Day for Creativity 10:04 — Attention Creates Inspiration 12:01 — Follow Your Curiosity 13:50 — Making Space for Multiple Creative Projects 16:06 — What Deserves Your Full Attention? 17:53 — Your Ideas Are Meant to Transform You 20:12 — Coming Back to Yourself 21:00 — How to Get Obsessed Again   _:empty]:hidden">

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Decoding the Flow is the pioneering podcast on Creative Consciousness, hosted by Brazilian-born, California-based artist and author Drica Lobo (the creator of Creative Consciousness as a way of life). This show explores the intersection where art meets consciousness, and how to live from creation, not reaction. Through stories, flow, and raw conversations with creative leaders, discover how imagination shapes reality and how living like an artist can transform the way you see, create, and experience life. Expect unfiltered talks on art, flow, healing, and creative entrepreneurship, designed to awaken your creative power and expand what's possible. Perfect for seekers, dreamers, and creators of all kinds who are ready to live with intention, do what they love, and get paid for their gifts. 🔗 https://dricalobo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dricaloboart

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  • Creator
    Drica Lobo
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025
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    Decoding the Flow