October - December 2023: ‘Fearless Living’ by Rhonda Britten
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and ArtistFearless Living by Rhonda Britten, Albert Camus, thriving after abuse, sexual assault, Etsy scam, menopause, family expectations, wheel of fear, wheel of freedom, incredible women, Diana Nyad, Natalie Sands, Angela Madsen, essential nature, wholeness, Rhonda Britten, focused, personal power, wild camping overnighter, homestead, organic food from the garden, organic gardening, composer, compositions, improvisations, musician, musician life, OCD, healing from CPTSD, covid anxiety, covid19, busking, guitar, youtuber, gemma boyd musician, gemma boyd writer, gemma boyd artist, yoga, meditation, living yin, mindful self-compassion, center for mindful self-compassion
July - September 2023: Hammocking heaven
Solo Wild CampingGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistsolo wild camping, going for it, challenging oneself, solo overnight camp, solo day camp, garden camping, solo camping tips, hands-on solo camping experience, respite from a toxic environment, respite from society, escape from society, finding peace, mixed media art, mixed media artist, composer, musician, stealth camping, artistic journey, the life of an artist, hammocking, running a campsite, organic fruit and vegetables, homemade organic drink, homemade organic food, Jane Birkin, camping knots
May and June 2023: My first solo overnight camp
Solo Wild CampingGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistforaging, wild edibles, salad from the garden, kombucha, homemade organic food, homemade organic drink, The Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen Graham, poetry, art, music, naturist, organic gardening, vinyasa yoga, kundalini yoga, solo wild camping, solo camping in the forest, Tent Meals, twig-burning stove, cream rose, mixed media art, mixed media artist, audio visual art, rose cuttings, digital art, digital artist, composer, healing from CPTSD, healing from OCD, Incest Survivor's Roar, happenstance, chance encounters, car boot sale, guitarist, Falcon guitar, Keumer automatic beach tent, mosquito protection, poppies art, Harriet Thorpe, Tish Tindall, inclusive arts, the life of an artist, Paris art, black cat art
March and April 2023: The regrowth of my 'musician' limb, and a wild new chapter
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistmusician healing from injury, doing what we fear, what are you afraid of, wild camping, solo wild camping, stealth camping, personal freedom, OCD, CPTSD, artistic journey, artistic process, musician life, music, composer, wild camping tips, recommended music, living with mental illness, covid19, asking for help, loneliness, not coping with the pandemic, wild camping kit, map and compass navigation, marti pellow, marty morissette, natalie merchant, nick cave, microadventures, Incest Survivors Roar, incestsurvivor, adult incest survivors, healing art, healing from incest abuse, music improvisation, art film, art animation, Gemma Boyd Musician, Writer & Artist YouTube, Incest Survivors Roar YouTube
January and February 2023: Map and compass
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and ArtistCPTSD, outdoor adventuring, digital art, wild camping, tent life, ordnance survey paper map, base plate compass, ilford, hiking, solo walking, angels
November and December 2022: Consistently pushing through a sense of being undeserving
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistsolo wild camping, bursitis, yin yoga, yoga, yoga teacher, poet, poetry, poems from 2020, covid19 poetry, leaving an allotment, how to feel deserving of happiness, self-compassion, patience, feeling undeserving, incestsurvivorsroar, incestsurvivor, incestabusesurvivors, adult incest survivors, healing art, child sex slavery, happenstance, inspirational, inspiration, inspirational people, Heinz Stucke, Christine McVie, Songbird
September and October 2022: Moving home with the plants and trees from my allotments
Letting GoGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistallotment, allotmenteer, organic allotment, taking risks, leaving an allotment, life changes, wild camping, organic gardening, mixed media artist, mixed media art, homemade organic food, homemade organic drinks
August 2022
Community CreativityGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistextreme heat, mama dut, amaury guichon, organic gardening, homemade cordial, homemade chutney, homemade jam, climate change, permies.com, forest, organic allotment, allotmenteer, allotment, food art
July 2022: Keep doing what you love, especially when others don't get it
Community CreativityGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistdisrespect, respect for artists, homemade wine, homemade cordial, homemade chutney, homemade kombucha, the magic faraway tree enid blyton, incestsurvivor, incestsurvivorsroar, adult incest survivors, artisticjourney, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, car boot sale
June 2022: Selling out of my bottles of homemade organic red wine
Community CreativityGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artisthomemade wine, car boot sale, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, artisticjourney, artistic process, artist, the poetry project, poet, off-grid living, Mina Smallman, Two Daughters
May 2022: Preparing for my first car boot sale at Forest Farm, Barkingside
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistcar boot sale, forest, tiny living, poetry, the poetry project, sound poems, poet, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, hormone health, womens health, menopause, Jean Shinoda Bolan, plants, organic gardener, organic gardening, grief, angels, intercropping, slugs and snails, stimulus and response
April 2022: Celebrating not being in chronic pain
Community CreativityGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistchronic pain, OCD, shoulderbirsitis, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, villageinthecity, villagebuilding, villagebuilder, cob building, souls calling, connection, courage, collective trauma, covid19, war, love, communication, recommended film, community art, chalking, chalk talk, mental illness
March 2022: Keeping alive my soul’s desires
Mixed Media ArtGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistartisticjourney, artistic process, artist, digital art, digitalartist, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, allotmenteer, allotment, cob building, sacred space, recommended film
February 2022: Terrifying times
January 2022: How do I let go of my two beloved allotments?
Letting GoGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistmixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, cob building, natural building, allotmenteer, allotment, artisticjourney, musician, composer, incestsurvivor, incestabusesurvivors, incestsurvivorsroar, adult incest survivors
December 2021: Music influencing poetry influencing life influencing film influencing my body influencing art
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistartisticjourney, artistic process, influences, music, life, body, pain, art, poetry, film
November 2021: Spotlight on my process as a mixed media artist
October 2021: Near giving up
Mixed Media ArtGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistincompetence, lies, gaslighting, narcissism, devaluing, disrespect, artist, artwebsite, artisticjourney, trauma, collective trauma
September 2021: Crystallizing my ideas and putting myself first
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistmusician, practising, self-compassion, shoulderbirsitis, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, incestsurvivor, incestabusesurvivors, adult incest survivors, Collective Trauma Summit 2021, forest, pianist, violinist, double bassist, affirmations, intentions, visions, truths, dreams, tiny house, tiny living, t-shirt, original art, digital art, digital artist, allotment, allotmenteer, organic gardener
August 2021: Mindful Self-Compassion Circles of Practice meditations
Minimal Elegant StepsGemma Boyd: Musician, Writer and Artistblackcat, gratitude, BAPAM, shoulderbirsitis, violinist, yinyoga, birsitisexercises, mixedmediaart, mixedmediaartist, digitalart, digitalartist, art, artist, artisticjourney, twitteraddiction, allotment, allotmenteer, eco-living, tinyhouse, tinyliving, brexit, covid19, centerformindfulselfcompassion, mindfulselfcompassionmeditation, mayaangelou, bagneux, exhaustion