“I wrote the book that I would have liked to read when I was suffering,” explains Étienne Drapeau. After The choice of happiness The former professional ice hockey player turned singer-songwriter, speaker and author releases his second book: Live. Like. Suffer. And start over.
“I seem to be a happy person because I have chosen to be happy,” says Étienne Drapeau, who sold more than 7,000 copies of his first book, which was precisely about his view of life.
Therapeutic writing
The artist, who will celebrate his 20th career in 2024 (we discovered him at the Star Académie in 2004), this time uses his love of philosophy and psychology to deal with topics of suffering such as illness, grief, romantic or professional failures and conflicts . A book dedicated to everyone who is going through a difficult time and “who questions the meaning of life”.
“I say this with all humility; I know this book can change lives. “I have a person very close to me who is very seriously ill with Alzheimer’s and a partner who has been so sick during the pandemic, but people don’t know because I am discreet on social networks,” explains the 45-year-old year-old artist found this writing process therapeutic.
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Want to help
Étienne Drapeau, youth center speaker, humanitarian traveler and singer-songwriter, says he wants to pass on what he has learned because he believes he can help people emerge from suffering stronger and more resilient. In what way? “By giving meaning to the ordeal,” he believes.
“Everyone has their problems. Suffering is part of life. If you accept this, you are brave. Life is a test; “That’s one of the biggest observations I made while writing this book,” says the artist, who has released nine albums in his career, the most recent of which, Le Pont, was released in 2021.
Writing this book was a difficult and rewarding task for the singer “who wants to achieve everything in his life” and who considers this work his greatest pride.
His goal? Make a difference in people’s lives; what Étienne Drapeau sees as his life’s mission and what he wants to achieve with his music, his musical conferences and now his two works.
-Étienne Drapeau will present The 20-year career tour for the public in Quebec in 2024.