12/31/2025
📝Dear Giv Shoppe Community,
As 2025 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on a year rooted in learning, exploration, meaningful partnership, and intentional giving.
This year brought growth in new and unexpected ways—from becoming a contributing author in a breast cancer anthology to expanding the Giv Shoppe marketplace through pop-up shops and holiday markets. What began years ago as sending care crates during and after my own cancer experience continues to evolve into something deeply community-centered: a space where clean, thoughtful, feel-good products are shared with intention.
This year, I added new partnerships with brands that are clean, natural, and often woman- and survivor-founded—companies creating products with integrity, transparency, and real-life wellness in mind. I also spent time learning more deeply why clean living matters by taking a class with a clean living coach—a former environmental toxins lawyer turned holistic living educator—whose grounded, real-life approach helped further shape how I curate the marketplace and build care crates. That education continues to guide the questions I ask, the products I choose, and the standards I hold.
Setting up pop-up shops and attending holiday markets this year was especially meaningful. Partnering with local businesses, wellness spaces, and community events allowed Giv Shoppe to show up in person—to connect, listen, and give in tangible ways. During the holidays in particular, these moments felt powerful reminders that small, intentional gifts can carry care, validation, and hope.
Looking ahead to 2026, I feel grateful for the continued learning that shapes this work—education around clean living, holistic wellness, and thoughtful gifting that supports real people in real seasons of life. Giv Shoppe will continue to grow with intention, grounded in compassion, quality, and community.
Thank you for supporting this journey—by shopping, sharing, visiting a pop-up, or simply being part of this community. Your support makes it possible to keep giving care, one thoughtful gift at a time.
With gratitude,
Lauren