Shelly Dimitrijevic
Shelly Dimitrijevic’s professional and philanthropic activities have always focused on improving the lives of others. She began her nursing career at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis and went on to become a LifeFlight nurse specializing in neonatal, pediatric, and cardiovascular intensive care.
Shelly has been involved with numerous charities focusing on children and education including the Charlee and the Chocolate Factory gala, The Venus Orbit, Design For A Cure, Jackson Memorial, and Impact Oasis. In 2010 she founded the Lotus program, a program that focused on educating parents on the nutritional needs of children and basic child development. Shelly also served on the Frost Science Museum gala committee for 7 years before Co-Chairing the event in 2015.
After a diagnosis of Celiac disease and subsequently receiving Certification as a Nutritional Consultant, Shelly recognized that topically applied products have an effect on her Celiac Disease and overall health. She turned her focus to developing skincare that was free of toxic and hormone-disrupting ingredients.
Since she lost her only sibling in 2012 Shelly has been determined to find a way to contribute to the recovery community in a way that can make a great impact and ensure that others have the resources necessary when they are struggling.
Shelly’s substantial contributions to SHE RECOVERS of both time and resources have been instrumental and deeply appreciated.
This is just great. Good job!
So glad it resonates, thanks for holding space 🙂
I am a 45 yr old, single, woman. I am a Hazmat endorsed CDL A Operator working for a male dominated industry at a fortune 500 company. One of the toughest divisions in trucking is called Intermodal. We pull loads out of Chicago rail yards and deliver to Distribution Centers nation wide in the US.
I have survived childhood physical and sexual torture, the foster care system, radical “therapy” treatments of the 80s and 90s that have since been banned, pulled myself out of addiction, survived incarceration and poverty, and have rebuilt my life for the last 22 years one painful step at a time.
But NOTHING prepared me for being a woman in “the boys club” of trucking. When I asked for help, provided extensive documentation of abuse and EEOC violations, DOT Safety issues to chain of command, I was discredited, dismissed and ignored. The abuse I suffered emotionally, financially, and physically was almost more than I could bare. My story escalated through the chain of command to the corporate level. And still, I was dismissed. I have tried to seek help from attorneys, local, state, and federal agencies outside of the juggernaut of a trucking company. Only to be dismissed, called mentally ill, told there was nothing anyone could or would do to help me. The trauma I endured is only compounded by the fact that I was unable to safely operate my semi, and had to take FMLA. My company denied my workplace injury compensation, my short term disability was denied, and they have stopped covering my medical benefits. I am still currently employed with this company under ADA Leave, however I have had no income since May 2nd, 2026. I have been ruined financially and in my career and all because I survived what was done to me, and spoke up to try to stop it from happening to other vulnerable operators in this company as well.
No matter what I have done to reach out for help, there is no one that will even listen to me. Let alone help me stand against it. I’m just at a loss. I’m too strong to give up and too exhausted and broke to pay someone to help me keep fighting. What happened to me is wrong, but the thought of what is happening to others is heartbreaking. This kind of predation will NOT stop until there is justice and accountability in an industry that doesn’t feel like WE should even be there.
Sincerely,
–Seeking Justice and a Voice–