In 2018, the profession of healthcare clowning celebrated 30 years of global expansion. Beyond the Red Nose provides a deep inside look into this professional world - first-hand poignant stories, challenges overcome, and future plans in pediatrics, dementia, research, and beyond. This audiobook is about our world, a global real world filled with big ideas anchored in creating laughter as a power to heal the whole person. This is our serious business.

Within you find answers to:

• What is professional healthcare clowning, and why is this field considered a profession?
• Who are these professional healthcare clowns and what are their stories?
• How does someone become a professional healthcare clown?
• Where can you find these groups of professionals
• What is the future for this profession?

Every day across the world, professional healthcare clowns are impacting the lives of children, families, medical staff, adults with dementia, and others in need. In 2018, we impacted more than 250,000 lives across North America alone. Written by career clown and life-long advocate for improving lives through laughter, author Tiffany Riley's goal is to enlighten, inspire, and motivate anyone interested in learning more about the profession of healthcare clowning. This profession is truly serious business for the healing power of humor.