July 13, 2016
The Rev. Steve Pieters’s remarkable story of surviving AIDS in the 1980’s is considered an anomaly in the medical world, and a miracle in the world of religion and spirituality. With no treatments available when he was initially diagnosed, Steve devised his own plan to beat AIDS, combining prayer, meditation, exercise, nutrition, laughter, music, and just a bit of fairy dust. An AIDS activist and survivor who was first diagnosed back in the days when it was still called GRIDS, Steve has been interviewed by people as diverse as Tom Snyder and Tammy Faye Bakker, and was profiled by Jane Pauley to mark the 10th anniversary of the first diagnosis of AIDS. Steve was also invited to lunch at the White House where he was seated next to then President Bill Clinton. In addition, Steve is also a featured character (portrayed by an actor) in a play about Tammy Faye Bakker. Pieters received his B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University, his M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary, and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. Pieters is now retired, and lives in Los Angeles where he takes great delight in singing with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. Interview w/Tammy Bakker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjXXdQ6VceQ Jann Jaffe (Northwestern University, BA,MA) is an iPEC Certified Professional Coach, ELI-MP, and a COR.E Leadership, Performance, and Wellbeing Dynamics Specialist. Traumatic brain injuries cut short her successful career as an international opera/concert singer, and master class teacher, and drastically altered her life. Jann is dedicated to helping professionals and performing artists, especially opera singers, achieve optimal success, realization of their potential, and passion, purpose, life balance and wellbeing in every aspect of their lives. Contact Jann at [email protected]
