Zoe Helene

Zoe Helene
Born (1964-07-18) July 18, 1964
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation Artist, Activist, Correspondent
Spouse(s) Chris Kilham (2007-present)
Website www.zoehelene.com

Zoe Helene (born July 18, 1964) is an artist, environmental activist,[1][2] and sustainability correspondent advocating for women's empowerment,[3][4][5][6] animal rights,[7][8][9][10] wilderness preservation,[11][12][13][14] style and sustainability,[15][16] and ethnobotany, mainly in the psychedelic sacred plant and plant spirit categories.[17][18][19][20]

Zoe Helene is a recognized interactive media pioneer,[2][21][22] known for creative integrative communications work fusing the arts, technology, and artificial intelligence,[23][24][25][26] and for developing early social media ‘online communities’.[27]

Work Medicine Hunter

Zoe Helene works and travels with her husband, Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham, a high-profile ethnobotanist, TV personality and author. The couple work and travel together,[8][28][29] working with sustainable medicinal plant trade. Helene travels with Kilham on expeditions and conducts field research on the state of wilderness and wildlife, the arts of indigenous peoples, women and children’s rights, and sacred plants.[17][30][31] As partner and 'co-pilot' in Medicine Hunter, Inc., Helene has traveled with Kilham on expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon, Peruvian Andes, Panama, Chile, South Africa, Vanuatu and Aotearoa (New Zealand), where she spent the years 9 to 19.[32]

Helene often travels with media on Medicine Hunter expeditions and appeared with Chris Kilham on NBC Nightly News,[33] and in twice in The New York Times.[34] Kilham's most recent book, The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying,[35] is dedicated to Helene.

Work with Psychedelic Sacred Plants

Helene is a public advocate for the legalization of marijuana,[36][37][38] [39] and was featured in a Forbes article stating that she uses cannabis occasionally “as a tool for evolving and expanding my psyche.”[37]

Helene is also a public advocate for Ayahuasca,[2][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] a psychedelic Amazonian sacred plant medicine for mind/body/spirit healing and consciousness expanding.[47]


She has developed the Cosmic Sister Plant Spirit Grant,[48][2][41] a merit-based financial scholarship for women to experience transformational, authentic, traditional ayahuasca ayahuasca sacred plant spirit ceremonies in safe, legal set and settings. She speaks about the role of women in the psychedelic renaissance and the need for gender equity in the scene.[1][49]

Two Psychedelic Feminism companion projects, Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the Cosmic Sister Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance[50] [51][52] educational initiatives, supports Cosmic Sister Plant Spirit Grant recipients[53][54]—and other women psychedelic thought leaders[44]—as they educate the public about the benefits and risks of psychedelics and responsible use of sacred plants,[45][55] including ayahuasca, cannabis and psilocybin, through articles, presentations and public outreach projects. The Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the Cosmic Sister Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance educational projects are supported by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies through a fiscal sponsorship.[56]

Work with Animal Rights

Helene is a media advocate for the animal rights movement[36] and has pitched, placed and published dozens of articles,[57] interviews[58] and curated lifestyle collections [15][59] in support of America's Wild horses[60][61] New Zealand's critically endangered endemic dolphin, the Maui's dolphin,[7][8][14] and about the rights of America's native wild wolves, including the Gray wolf and the Mexican gray wolf "lobo",[62] to live freely in their native habitat.[9][10]

Through wildlife rights articles and expert interviews, Helene promotes awareness about wilderness as wildlife habitat,[60] including the world’s rainforests[13][57] and oceans.[11][12][62][63] She writes about how an ever-expanding number of wildlife species struggle to survive due to increased destructive human activity and expansion into habitats they call home.

Women and Girls’ Rights

Through Cosmic Sister, Helene advocates for women and girls’ rights through her correspondent work pitching, placing and writing features and interviews in support of women and girl's empowerment.[1][2] Her interviews of women thought leaders have included environmental activists,[7][64] animal rights activists,[65][66][67] style and sustainability[58][68] experts, ethical artists and designers,[6][69] master yogis[14] and ecopreneurs[70][71] and are developed in support of their work and voices.

Through her company, Cosmic Sister, Helene has been providing merit-based women’s empowerment grants for members to travel to the Peruvian Amazon to experience ayahuasca[2][41][72] in a safe set and setting.

Education

Zoe Helene holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Theatrical Design from the University of North Carolina, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from Brandeis University.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Helene, Zoe. "Sacred Plant Visionaries Converge in the City of Angels". Magazine article September 2015. LA Yoga. Retrieved June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Woodward, Lynne. "Empowering Women’s Voices of the Psychedelic Renaissance". Magazine article Jue 2015. Utne Reader MIND AND BODY. Retrieved June 2015.
  3. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "From Tea Cart Gypsy to Inspiring Eco-preneur". News article August 2013. Huffington Post WOMEN. Retrieved August 2013.
  4. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Robin Hood Laptop Project Turns Poverty into Possibility for Plantation Girls". News article July 2013. Huffington Post IMPACT. Retrieved July 2013.
  5. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Wearable Art and the Way of the Jungle". News article March 2014. Organic Spa Magazine STYLE. Retrieved March 2014.
  6. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Teach Your Babies Well: Adorable, Life-Affirming Gifts for Little Ones". News article Nov 2012. Huffington Post. Retrieved November 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Helene, Zoe. "New Zealand Government Willfully Allowing Extinction of Native Dolphins". News article September 2014. Endangered Species Coalition. Retrieved Sep 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 Hendricks, Steve. "In the Jungle With Dr. Feelgood". News article January 2014. Outside Magazine. Retrieved January 2014.
  9. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Master Guitarist and Ayahuasca Journeyer John Sheldon Creates Memorial Song for Yellowstone Wolf". News article Jan. 2013, 2011. Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  10. 1 2 Kitchen, Patricia. "Artistry for the Small Screen". News article September 12, 1999. Newsday Commerce and Business. Retrieved Nov 20, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Brittany and William Trubridge: A Couple with a Cause". News article February 2014. Organic Spa Magazine. Retrieved November–November 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "World Champion calls Extinction of New Zealand’s Native Dolphin "Shocking"". News article February 2014. EcoSalon. Retrieved November–September 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. 1 2 Shapley, Deborah. "Trudie Styler on Rainforest Preservation and Human Spirit". News article February 2012. Huffington Post GREEN. Retrieved February 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 Helene, Zoe. "Mermaid Yogi Brittany Trubridge on Communing with Nature’s Elements". News article Nov 2014. Conscious Living TV. Retrieved Nov 2014.
  15. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Winter Wonderland: Artisan Gifts Inspired by Arctic Wildlife". News article Dec 2013. Organic Spa Magazine. Retrieved Nov 2014.
  16. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Elements of Autumn: Five Phases of Wearable Art, in Harmony". News article Dec 2013. Huffington Post STYLE. Retrieved Sep 2013.
  17. 1 2 Ducharme, Jamie. "Massachusetts Woman Provides Grants to Try Psychedelic Plant Ayahuasca". News article January 2015. Boston Magazine. Retrieved January 2015.
  18. ↑ Griggs Lawrence, Robyn. "Is Marijuana Booming Among Boomers?". News article May 16, 2013, 1999. Forbes. Retrieved Nov 2013.
  19. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "A Perfect Heart-Shaped Seed: Higher Plants at Risk". News article February 2013. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 2013.
  20. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Celebrity Psychonaut Dennis McKenna Shares Psychedelic Wisdom". News article April 2014. NAILED Magazine. Retrieved April 2014.
  21. ↑ Imperato, Gina. "The Email Prescription". News article May 1999. Fast Company. Retrieved May 1999. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  22. ↑ Reidy, Chris. "Boston-based Technology Firm’s Software Will Answer Your E-Mail". News article August 1996. Tribune Business. Retrieved August 1996. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  23. ↑ Shapley, Deborah. "Dr. E-mail Will See You Now". News article January 2000. MIT Technology Review. Retrieved January 2000. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  24. ↑ Reidy, Chris. "As far as the Senate is concerned, `Dr. E-mail' is in Software from Cambridge's General Interactive goes to Washington". News article June 4, 1999. The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 4, 1999. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  25. ↑ Benavides, Lisa. "Marrying High Art with High Tech". News article August 1996. Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 1999. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  26. ↑ Kitchen, Patricia. [http:// www.newsday.com "Artistry for the Small Screen"] Check |url= value (help). News article September 1999. Newsday Commerce and Business. Retrieved September 1999. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  27. ↑ Shapley, Deborah. "Marrying High Art with High Tech". News article August 1996. Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 1996. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  28. ↑ Miller, Laura. "Stalking the Wild Eleuthero: Chris Kilham is UMass Amherst’s Explorer-in-Residence". News article June 3, 2014. The Valley Advocate. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  29. ↑ Roessler, Mark. "The Adventures of Black Vulture and Little Bear". News article August 2011. The Valley Advocate. Retrieved August 2011.
  30. ↑ Roessler, Mark (Aug 4, 2011). "The Adventures of Black Vulture and Little Bear". The Valley Advocate. Retrieved August 2011.
  31. ↑ Gagnon, Mathew. "The Shaman's Pharmacy". UMass Amherst. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  32. ↑ Roessler, Mark. "The Adventures of Black Vulture and Little Bear". News article August 2011. The Valley Advocate. Retrieved August 2011.
  33. ↑ Thompson, Anne (Sep 18, 2008). "The World's Biggest Pharmacy May Have Short Shelf-life". NBC Nightly News. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  34. ↑ Downie, Andrew (January 2008). "On a Remote Path to Cures". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  35. ↑ Kilham, Chris (2014). The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-58394-792-0.
  36. 1 2 Shilton, AC (December 2015). "5 Stories of Adventurous Holiday Eating". Outside Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  37. 1 2 Griggs Lawrence, Robyn (May 2013). "Is Marijuana Booming Among Boomers?". Forbes. Retrieved Nov 2013.
  38. ↑ Shah, Yagana. "Marijuana Use On The Rise Among Baby Boomers". News article March 2014. Huffington Post 50. Retrieved March 2014.
  39. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Maestro Ayahuasca Shaman Hamilton Souther on Cannabis Shamanism". News article April 2014. Nailed Magazine. Retrieved April 2014.
  40. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Celebrity Psychonaut Dennis McKenna Shares Psychedelic Wisdom". News article April 2014. Nailed Magazine. Retrieved April 2014.
  41. 1 2 3 Ducharme, Jamie. "Massachusetts Woman Provides Grants to Try Psychedelic Plant Ayahuasca". News article January 2015. Boston Magazine. Retrieved January 2015.
  42. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Maestro Ayahuasca Shaman Hamilton Souther on Cannabis Shamanism". News article April 2014. Nailed Magazine. Retrieved April 2014.
  43. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "An Insider's View of Transformational Culture". News article September 2014. NAILED Magazine. Retrieved September 2014.
  44. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "A Passion for Powerful Plants and People". Magazine article. Reset.Me. Retrieved September 2015.
  45. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Sacred Plant Visionaries Converge in the City of Angels". Magazine article. LA Weekly. Retrieved September 2015.
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  47. ↑ Short, April M. "A Feminist On a Mission to Introduce Women to Ayahuasca, the 'Cosmic Spirit'". Magazine article. AlterNet. Retrieved March 2016.
  48. ↑ Short, April M. "A Feminist On a Mission to Introduce Women to Ayahuasca, the 'Cosmic Spirit'". Magazine article. AlterNet. Retrieved March 2016.
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  50. ↑ Short, April M. "A Feminist On a Mission to Introduce Women to Ayahuasca, the 'Cosmic Spirit'". Magazine article. AlterNet. Retrieved March 2016.
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  52. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Sacred Plant Visionaries Converge in the City of Angels". Magazine article. LA Weekly. Retrieved September 2015.
  53. ↑ Miller, Laura. "Me and Mama Ayahuasca". Magazine article. Utne Reader. Retrieved June 2015.
  54. ↑ Eller, Tracey. "In My Element: Amazon Ayahuasca Adventure". Magazine article. Utne Reader. Retrieved June 2015.
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  57. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Wildly Magical Treasures of the Amazon Rainforest". Magazine article November 2015. Coco Eco Magazine. Retrieved March 2015.
  58. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Bianca Alexander's Tips for Channeling Your Eco-Fashionista". News article December 2012. Huffington Post STYLE. Retrieved December 2012.
  59. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Teach Your Babies Well: Adorable, Life-Affirming Gifts for Little Ones". News article Nov 2012. Huffington Post. Retrieved November 2012.
  60. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Year of the Horse: An Artist’s Wild Muse and Her Mission to Save Them". News article Nov 2014. Activist News. Retrieved April 2014.
  61. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Free-Spirited Portraits of America's Persecuted Wild Horses Tell a Powerful Story". News article February 2014. Conscious Living TV. Retrieved February 2014.
  62. 1 2 Helene, Zoe. "Where Have all the Lobos (Mexican Gray Wolves) Gone?". News article March 2015. Organic Spa Magazine. Retrieved March 2015.
  63. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "The Mermaid Yogi". News article February 2014. Conscious Living TV. Retrieved February 2014.
  64. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Trudie Styler on Rainforest Preservation and Human". News article February 2012. Huffington Post GREEN. Retrieved February 2012.
  65. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Year of the Horse: An Artist’s Wild Muse and Her Mission to Save Them". News article Nov 2014. Activist News. Retrieved April 2014.
  66. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Free-Spirited Portraits of America's Persecuted Wild Horses Tell a Powerful Story". News article February 2014. Conscious Living TV. Retrieved February 2014.
  67. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "New Zealand Government Willfully Allowing Extinction of Native Dolphins". News article September 2014. Endangered Species Coalition. Retrieved Sep 2014.
  68. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Boho Chic Jewelry Bridges Amazonian and Urban Jungles". News article April 2014. Huffington Post STYLE. Retrieved April 2014.
  69. ↑ Helene, Zoe. "Winter Wonderland: Artisan Gifts Inspired by Arctic Wildlife". News article Dec 2013. Organic Spa Magazine. Retrieved Nov 2014.
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