Behind the Mic: Why I’m Launching the Decoding the Flow Podcast

Hey, hello there, friend!

Sometimes life circles back in ways you never expect. That’s how I felt when I recorded the very first episode of my new podcast, Decoding the Flow.

This project is a labor of love. It will serve as a bridge, connecting art collectors and artists around the globe, and a place where I’ll introduce my own line of thought around raising creative consciousness. Because to me, art is never just about what you see on a canvas. It’s about how we live, what we value, and the freedom to follow the gifts we were born with.

A detour that shaped me

Back in the late 90s, when I was choosing a college, the idea of pursuing a career in the arts felt impossible. You may not know this, I originally dreamed of going to acting school. As a teenager, I spent weekends at acting classes, imagining myself in front of a TV or theater audience. But when it came time to choose a college path, my parents encouraged something “more realistic.”

My mother, who first introduced me to painting when I was ten, convinced me to study journalism instead. Her voice still echoes: “Adrianna, you’re the most curious person I know. You love to ask questions, to study, to read and write. Why not journalism?" And so I did.

At first, I hated it. I thought I’d switch after a year or two. But then came radio journalism... The first time I touched a microphone, something shifted. I felt alive in a way I hadn’t before. I started working at radio stations in my second year and stayed in that world for years. I loved the intimacy of radio, the way a voice could carry emotion, connection, and truth right into someone’s day.

Of course, life took me elsewhere eventually. Looking back, I wonder: how different would my life have been if I had pursued art back then? I’ll never know.

Me and my best friend (to this day), Isabel Campos, in our first radio journalism class, 1998, SP, Brazil

Why this matters today

That detour taught me something I see so clearly now: society often pushes us toward jobs we don’t love, rather than trusting that what we do love can bring us the abundance we need.

Maybe that’s why I’m so passionate today about helping people figure out what they love and live by their creative gifts. I was lucky to fall in love with journalism, and in my late 30s I went ALL IN on painting. But not everyone gives themselves that chance.

Decoding the Flow is my way of blending those two passions. It’s a space where stories, art, and creative truth meet. Where collectors can hear directly from artists, where artists can feel seen, and where together we can explore what it really means to live a creative life.

Coming full circle

Recording that first episode reminded me of the girl I used to be, 17 years old and thirsty for life’s adventures. She didn’t know how journalism, acting, and art would all collide.

But it turns out, they were always part of the same path.

This podcast is my invitation for you to walk it with me. To meet the artists and leaders shaping our world. To raise creative consciousness together.

Stay tuned! The launch date is coming soon. But the flow is already in motion.

Color Your Life

Love, Drica