Meet Lauren
Lauren Lopriore is a mother, wife, breast cancer thriver, entrepreneur, and author.
During and after her own cancer experience, Lauren began sourcing and sharing the essential items for nurturing oneself or loved ones during treatment and in survivorship. What began as personal healing has expanded into a lifelong passion for holistic health and intentional living.
As a wellness educator with certifications in community herbalism and holistic nutrition, Lauren combines knowledge with lived experience to guide others toward balance, resilience, and self-care.
Her venture, Giv Shoppe, is an extension of this journey—a marketplace for health, healing, and wellness. From thoughtfully curated natural and non-toxic gifts to resources that support patients, survivors, caregivers, and everyday seekers of well-being, Giv Shoppe offers dignity, encouragement, and a touch of luxe comfort for every stage of life.
Not only is Lauren the CEO & founder of Giv Shoppe, a few years after her diagnosis she created Liv & Let, a supportive information hub for thrivers, fighters & caregivers - because no one should navigate breast cancer, health risk or healing alone.
Lauren is dedicated to giving strength and hope to those impacted by breast cancer as an Imerman Angels Mentor and BOARD 39 (NM hospital) board member. In addition to being an advocate for breast health and self care, Lauren enjoys traveling, music, playing piano and guitar, being in nature, experiencing new adventures, having dance parties and spending time with her family. She also sits on the Share Our Spare Community Council.
Lauren lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband, daughter, Matilda and son, Milo.
Why We Do It
Giv Shoppe was born after Lauren's own breast cancer journey, when friends kept asking what they could send that actually felt supportive. She realized people want to care — they just don’t always know how.
She started curating clean, comforting wellness gifts from women- and survivor-owned brands that truly support healing, self-care, and everyday wellbeing. Every purchase gives back to mental health and cancer wellness causes, so giving feels good on every level.
Lauren carefully selects, tests and –when needed! – tastes each item ordered on Giv Shoppe, garnering feedback from others and meeting with potential partners in person whenever possible. Lauren knows how highly personal every person’s selfcare, wellness and cancer journey is, from those with a cancer diagnosis to the people who love and care for them. She brings a highly personal touch and her impeccable taste to her work sourcing, stocking and curating the care items available.
Lauren looks to bring support, resources and carefully selected items curated to enhance wellness and encourage selfcare, all wrapped up in a little luxe.
Giv Shoppe is special because:
Curated by a cancer survivor — not a trend
Clean, non-toxic standards are lived, not marketed
Gifts are meant for real life moments, not just aesthetics
Supported small, mission-driven brands
Every purchase gives back
Focus on comfort + care, not perfection
Our friend was sweet enough to send one of your GIV boxes to my sister this year when she was preparing for her mastectomy and cancer treatment journey. It was a beautiful blessing and we all loved it.
In the Press
Cancer Wellness gave Lauren the platform to first talk about her diagnosis and small businesses, Liv & Let and Giv Shoppe. Lauren shares that the blog and information hub not only allowed her to highlight all of the nitty-gritty nuances that come with a diagnosis and resources to cope with them, but it also ended up serving as the launchpad for her one-stop shop for warriors and supporters- Giv Shoppe (once called Giv by Liv & Let).
Lauren shared her journey and plans for the future with Jenny & Sheena, the hosts of the podcast And Then We Had Kids, in their Breast Cancer Awareness Month episode.Listen along as Sheena and Lauren tell their stories, and remember to "Feel it on the First!
Read about Lauren's experience with diagnosis, treatment and the unexpected challenges of survivorship on the Dr. Susan Love Foundation blog. Lauren shared: My hope is that my story will go on for many more years. I am doing my best to make sure that it’s not just about breast cancer, but also about being a mom and a wife, a breast cancer, advocate, an entrepreneur, and a resilient young woman that is going to make a difference!
Canvas Rebel's interview with Lauren, March of 2024, gave her the opportunity to introduce herself, detail the idea for Giv Shoppe and talk about unlearning lessons.
Lauren shared her story, starting from the unsettling discovery of a lump during a routine yoga practice to her diagnosis of stage 3, triple-positive breast cancer at the young age of 29. She recounted the initial disbelief, the urgency of starting treatment, and the life-altering decisions she faced, including fertility preservation through IVF before commencing chemothery.
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