Helen Waldstein Wilkes describes herself as an octogenarian, a life-long learner, a wisdom-seeker, and a permanent outsider whose search for authenticity has led her to support others seeking deeper awareness.

Books and the study of minds greater than those encountered in her immediate surroundings led to a career as an educator. After retirement, she began writing. Letters from the Lost, the story of her personal and family trajectory has now been translated into both German and Spanish. As guest-speaker and author of a new book, the award-winning Aging of Aquarius, she continues to help others reach within themselves to discover sources of promise and potential.