Julia Gray

Having spent 100s of hours studying how therapeutic clowns work, here are a few rules for life (in no particular order):

* Say hi to everyone when you enter a room

* When you meet someone new, make sure they're ok before you start to play with them

* Being ridiculous can go a long way

* When someone takes over and you don't want them to, best to walk away

* Made-up songs almost always break the ice

* All emotions are ok, even the big ones, even the sad ones

* Don't force someone to be happy, just hang with them