Shelli Martineau

Shelli is a Community Manager and Blogger for Health Stories Project. Her background is in Education, and she holds a master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Montana. In her free time she enjoys writing, hanging with her dog, getting lost in the woods, knitting, and bad jokes.

Jen James Shares How She Turned Her Experience With Mental Health Crisis Into An Opportunity To Help Others

August 16th, 2018
Shelli Martineau
Bipolar Disorder, Breast Cancer, Mental Health

Editor’s note: If you or a loved one are living with depression, bipolar, and/or thoughts of self harm the following post could be potentially triggering. If you are overwhelmed or in pain you can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741. Meet Jen……
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Rural Healthcare: 5 Things We Learned From Speaking to Patients About Their Options

When it comes to healthcare, access means a wide variety of services that are readily available, of reasonable quality, and affordable to those who need them. Big city dwellers have plenty of options for everything from dental checkups and mental health care to…
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12 More Health Stories To Watch On Netflix

December 21st, 2017
Shelli Martineau
Storytelling

If you’re looking for something good to watch on Netflix you’re in luck! These 12 health stories are available to watch right now. So, pick up your remote, grab your favorite snack, and enjoy! It’s Not Yet Dark Health Topic: Amyotrophic lateral…
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December Health Story Prompts

December 7th, 2017
Shelli Martineau
Storytelling

As you may recall, last month we provided health story prompts to encourage more people to send us stories. I am happy to report that we received a story from Shirley Davis about life with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). We are so thankful…
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Living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: “You don’t have to give up”

Meet Kathryn Kathryn has been living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) since 2006. Though it’s a serious condition, she doesn’t let it slow her down – not even on the tennis court! We asked Kathryn to share her story with our app. Here’s what she…
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November Health Story Prompts

November 7th, 2017
Shelli Martineau
Storytelling

At Health Stories Project, our mission is to help patients and caregivers share their personal health experiences and to learn from the experiences of others. That’s what why we keep adding and talking about new ways for people to share. We work hard…
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Living with HIV: “A Positive Diagnosis Can Lead to Positive Living”

October 24th, 2017
Shelli Martineau
HIV

Meet Eric Eric Grant is from Atlanta, Georgia and has been HIV+ since 2014. He wants to help others live out loud and believes that living positive can be positive living. We asked Eric to share his story with our app. Check it…
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