Guy Giard Speaker modern troubadour and creativity expert, offers tools to unleash your creativity find your purpose and create an extraordinary life

Guy Giard

Author, Happiness Keynotes

Workshops and Personal Coaching

Live your Calling, Purpose, Gifts,

Passions and Dreams

for an amazing life of happiness

Dr. Patch Adams and Guy Giard

We have had the privilege to have Guy on several of our clown trips. He is a big, softhearted soul whose radiant smile has brought much glee and stimulation for the trips. He and I have spoken often, and I truly feel his passion for living radiantly, using clowning as a tool to help midwife a loving world. To hear of his own transformation to bring a loving soul will inspire others to try it on. Let him sparkle your environment.

—Patch Adams, MD, physician, comedian, social activist, clown, author, and founder of the Gesundheit! Institute

"I want to express my deepest gratitude for believing in me. You have been an excellent friend, teacher, mentor and a great inspiration for me. You have inspired me to pursue my goals with hard work and dedication. The knowledge you have imparted to me has been a great asset. I truly appreciate and value everything I have learned from you. It will forever remain a major contributor behind my success and achievements. Thank you, once again, for your time, support and patience."

- Giri Dharan Director, Founder of Third Hand Foundation: feeding the homeless in the streets of India

To Guy. Never forget that you have a gift. A gift of resilience.

And for those who don’t have that and are still suffering, it is your life’s purpose to heal others. Keep open to the gifts the universe gives you. With love. Thank you.

—Judy Carter, comedian, motivational speaker, and author

Available in English, French, Spanish and Japanese

This inspiring book could transform your life!

Foreword by Patch Adams, humanitarian clown and MD

Also featuring an with interview with Patch Adams

This intimate book offers you tools to:

- Help survivors identify their emotions, better understand the impact of sexual assault, and open pathways to their healing journey ;

- Encourage partners, friends and caregivers to share the feelings they and their loved ones are experiencing in order to better support them in their journey;

- To inspire readers to create their own diary-like workbook.

Intimidated in his family, at school and at work, Guy, the “Silent Good Boy” avoided attracting attention – but his nightmares caught up with him. Scared by his sexuality, alone, he desperately sought love to give meaning to his life. While his passion for the arts sends him to study in Europe, mysterious and unexpected memories emerged...

Through sixty years of incredible adventures spanning three continents, at times humorous, tender and even shocking, Canadian-born artist Guy Giard reveals the secret of how he healed himself from repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, low self-esteem and suicidal ideation. In this page-turner of an autobiography, you’ll be amazed at the extent to which realms as varied as music, art, journaling, humanitarian clowning, and Vipassana meditation restored Mr. Giard’s love and gave him a new purpose in life.

5 stars on Amazon

Such an inspiring book. This book by Guy Giard is quite unique and such a delight to read. It exposes raw emotions and it is written in such a beautiful way but without leaving the complex agony of going through such hardship. I can really relate to some of his emotions and I applaud him for writing this book.

I highly recommend this book as it is so deep and so amazing on such different levels of human emotions. Powerful words for such an incredible story of life not always being what you think it will be… I really loved reading this book.

This book by Guy Giard is not only well written, but also a very useful reference that promotes hope in the therapeutic process of integrating the trauma experienced by victims of assault suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This book can also be an interesting read for therapists treating victims of aggression.

—Marjolaine Gosselin, PHD, retired psychologist

Guy Giard, who was born in the French-speaking province of Quebec, Canada, has lived for many years in Europe and has traveled on three continents. He is a Certified Humor Professional, a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, lecturer, musician and author who enthusiastically explores and evolves his own limits. After a successful career as a professional visual artist, he began teaching art at museums and giving speeches on art, music, laughter and happiness.

He served with Doctor Patch Adams on multiple humanitarian clown trips, offering smiles and respite to children, elders, and caregivers in orphanages, hospitals, and care facilities in Russia, Guatemala, Peru, India, and other nations under the alias Uku the clown. He recently published his memoir, "The Courage to Love, from Abuse to Happiness," in English, French, and Spanish, which details his personal recovery from childhood sexual abuse. He now gives seminars, workshops, and one-on-one coaching based on his talks "The Courage to Love" and "The 5 Dimensions of Being," assisting people in living amazing lives.