The BLAZE Traveling Art Project: Reclaiming the Word “Flare” and Empowering People Living with Chronic Illness

What if the word “flare” didn’t have to mean pain anymore?For a long time, the word flare meant one thing to me: pain, fear, and the feeling that my life was suddenly being taken away from me again.In this episode, I’m sharing the story behind BLAZE — what the project is, why I created it, and why I feel so deeply passionate about what it represents.BLAZE didn’t come from a business idea or a content strategy. It came from lived experience. From the emotional reality of living with endometriosis. From the frustration of feeling like the word “flare” was always associated with something negative — something that meant losing control, losing plans, and losing parts of yourself.At some point, I realized I didn’t want that word to have that kind of power anymore.This episode is about the moment that shifted everything for me, and how that shift turned into BLAZE. It’s about redefining what a flare can mean. Instead of something painful and limiting, I want it to represent strength, creativity, resilience, and transformation.I talk about what the project is, what inspired it, and why I believe creative expression can completely change the way we see chronic illness — both for the people living with it and for the world around us.This is one of the most personal episodes I’ve recorded so far, and it’s really about turning something difficult into something meaningful. My hope is that it helps other people feel seen, understood, and maybe even a little more hopeful about what can grow out of the hardest experiences.*To participate in the BLAZE project fill out the INTEREST FORMKeep creating, keep healing💛 - Priscilla Get full access to FLARE Journal at flareendo.substack.com/subscribe