While it has been an amazing year for me as a writer with incredible press for my book from Bloomberg, NPR, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure and many TV segments, I have been praying every day since Oct 7 for the hostages to come home safely. As 2023 comes to a close, I hope you hug your loved ones closely and have meaningful time with family and friends.
I loved being a judge for the Business Traveler Awards in Miami. Thank you to Anatomie Luxury Travel Clothes for my gorgeous dress –get your own and use my code for 15% off site-wide for your first purchase: NiverAlpha23 (Check out all my gift guide ideas here)
This month I went to two Galas at The Biltmore Los Angeles one for the NAEJ Awards where my podcast won an award and one for their 100th birthday celebration! Watch the superb entertainment here:
We sit down with Lisa Niver, author Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty to discuss her insights on travel and her memorable experiences with the conference.
Giovanna Rossi interviewed me to discuss my latest book “Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty” and also: The transformative potential of embracing change. The importance of setting bold goals for personal growth. Strategies for overcoming fear and self-doubt, and much more!
Lisa Niver’s new book Brave-ish is about her journey to a new life. She discusses what led her to realize she needed a change, her travels and many adventures that helped her bring happiness back into her life. Her Story is hosted by Kathy Romano and airs Sunday mornings on 95.7 BEN-FM.
Travel influencer and writer, Lisa Niver, has lived on the road for much of her life, from working cruise ships to hostel-hopping in Asian. But it was her 50th trip around the Sun that made her decide to make a “50 in 50” bucket list to step outside her comfort zone and try new things on her own after her divorce.
Lisa Niver, a writer and avid scuba diver, shares her transformative journey in a new memoir titled “Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, And Feeling Fearless After Fifty.”
THANK YOU for watching my podcast! It has now been seen and heard in 41 countries on 6 continents!
USA 🇺🇸 India 🇮🇳 Canada 🇨🇦 Ireland 🇮🇪Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 UK 🇬🇧 Italy 🇮🇹 Australia 🇦🇺 Philippines 🇵🇭 Singapore 🇸🇬 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Portugal 🇵🇹 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Switzerland 🇨🇭 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Mexico 🇲🇽 Japan 🇯🇵 Fiji 🇫🇯 Seychelles 🇸🇨 France 🇫🇷 Latvia 🇱🇻 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Kenya 🇰🇪 UAE 🇦🇪 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Israel 🇮🇱Guatemala 🇬🇹 Germany 🇩🇪 Uruguay 🇺🇾 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Spain 🇪🇸 Panama 🇵🇦 Thailand 🇹🇭 Uganda 🇺🇬 Greece 🇬🇷 South Africa 🇿🇦 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 Sri Lanka🇱🇰Romania 🇷🇴 Pakistan 🇵🇰
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over TWO MILLION views on YouTube! (now at: 2,044,500 views)
Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 4,195 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE
The Israeli singer returns the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills on Oct. 11 with “One More Night,” bringing the mix of Ladino, flamenco and Middle Eastern music that has defined much of her work.
“NAZA: The Real Story” focuses on the IDF’s efforts to avoid civilian casualties while fighting Hamas, portraying an army that takes extensive precautions before carrying out strikes.
“Naza” is not successful on any level as a documentary, but if judged on awards, and getting people who were already angry angrier, it very well may be.
After weeks of holiday feasting and heavy meals, the new Jewish year is a perfect time to reset, to nourish our bodies with food that is wholesome and still tastes delicious.
For Israel, and for everyone who believes that seemingly permanent conflicts need not remain permanent, what is unfolding in the South Caucasus deserves to be recognized, encouraged and protected.
I stood there in awe, my eyes blurring with tears, listening to the hush and experiencing the unnamed. I couldn’t tell which was stranger: feeling the rainforest in me, or me in the rainforest. And then my phone rang.
Following on the heels of his earlier presentations of the Passover Haggadah and the books of Esther and Jonah, Gorfinkel, known to his friends as “Gorf,” along with Israeli illustrator Yael Nathan and a team of specialized artists, have produced “The Koren Magerman Tanakh Graphic Novel: Bereshit Vol. 1,” which renders the first two Torah portions in Genesis, Bereshit and Noah, in dynamically engaging visual narrative form.
FZ1073 has a message for the world. For the terrorists striving to take innumerable Israeli lives and make the survivors’ lives unbearable, the message is that your love of death will never diminish our love of life nor make us any less determined to defend it.
A career becomes more rewarding when it supports rather than consumes the rest of life. Wealth becomes more meaningful when it creates security and enables generosity.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.
Three Months of Brave-ish: Dec News 2023
Lisa Ellen Niver
Dec News 2023 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Thankful for your support of my memoir, BRAVE-ish!
My memoir has been out for three months now and has won several awards! Thank you for buying my book, showing up at my events, watching my videos and listening to my podcast which won an award for Diversity in TV/Streaming.
While it has been an amazing year for me as a writer with incredible press for my book from Bloomberg, NPR, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure and many TV segments, I have been praying every day since Oct 7 for the hostages to come home safely. As 2023 comes to a close, I hope you hug your loved ones closely and have meaningful time with family and friends.
AWARDS:
Goody Business Book Awards: Memoir/Self-Help
Zibby Awards: Best Book for The Strong Woman
The 2023 HEARTEN Book Awards Short List for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction
I loved being a judge for the Business Traveler Awards in Miami. Thank you to Anatomie Luxury Travel Clothes for my gorgeous dress –get your own and use my code for 15% off site-wide for your first purchase: NiverAlpha23 (Check out all my gift guide ideas here)
This month I went to two Galas at The Biltmore Los Angeles one for the NAEJ Awards where my podcast won an award and one for their 100th birthday celebration! Watch the superb entertainment here:
Find my 2023 articles, travels and videos from We Said Go Travel, MSN & Google News here: Grateful for Your Support in 2023
EVENTS
Thank you to Wise Years and Wanderful Global Book Club for my December Events. I look forward to seeing you in 2024 in person! Come meet me:
January 13 and 14 at the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show.
February 16-19 in Mexico at the Women’s Travel Fest
10 Questions With Women’s Travel Fest Speakers: Lisa Niver
We sit down with Lisa Niver, author Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty to discuss her insights on travel and her memorable experiences with the conference.
Read Article
April 12-14 in Utah at the Women in Travel Summit
I have several more events in the works –please check my newsletter, events page and social media for the latest information!
Thank you to DEMA Dive Show and Visit Solomon Islands for including me in Author’s Corner in New Orleans. I loved my stay at the Westin New Orleans!
NEW PRESS INTERVIEWS:
324: How To Be Brave With Lisa Niver – The Well Woman Show
Giovanna Rossi interviewed me to discuss my latest book “Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty” and also: The transformative potential of embracing change. The importance of setting bold goals for personal growth. Strategies for overcoming fear and self-doubt, and much more!
Listen Podcast
Lisa Niver On Philly Mag
Author and travel expert Lisa Niver will discuss her new travel memoir Brave-ish, about her exploits in Myanmar, Cuba, Morocco, Kenya and Mongolia.
Read Article
BRAVE-Ish On NBC 10 Philadelphia With Sheila Watko
Thank you to Sheila Watko for this segment on NBC 10 Philadelphia about my book BRAVE-ish and my event tonight NOV 10 5:30pm at the PENN BOOKSTORE.
Watch Interview
Lisa Niver Shares Her Story With Kathy Romano
Lisa Niver’s new book Brave-ish is about her journey to a new life. She discusses what led her to realize she needed a change, her travels and many adventures that helped her bring happiness back into her life. Her Story is hosted by Kathy Romano and airs Sunday mornings on 95.7 BEN-FM.
Listen Podcast
Travel Expert Lisa Niver On Being Brave-Ish & Fearless After 50 – Fearless Fabulous You!
Travel influencer and writer, Lisa Niver, has lived on the road for much of her life, from working cruise ships to hostel-hopping in Asian. But it was her 50th trip around the Sun that made her decide to make a “50 in 50” bucket list to step outside her comfort zone and try new things on her own after her divorce.
I call it her “Now or Niver” moment.
Listen Podcast
Author’s Corner: Lisa Niver On Being ‘Brave-Ish’ And How Scuba Diving Helped Reinvent Herself
Lisa Niver, a writer and avid scuba diver, shares her transformative journey in a new memoir titled “Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, And Feeling Fearless After Fifty.”
Read Article
Brave-Ish On Travel Classics
My latest “BRAVE-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty” book is featured on Travel Classics!
Read Article
BRAVE-ISH Featured In The Penn Gazette – Briefly Noted 107
Thank you to The Penn Gazette and University of Pennsylvania for the print feature in “Briefly Noted” about my award winning memoir, BRAVE-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty! Nov/Dec 2023 issue https://thepenngazette.com/briefly-noted-107/ page 49. more photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0LHm-uNRL9
Read Article
Brave-ish REVIEWS:
THANK YOU for watching my podcast! It has now been seen and heard in 41 countries on 6 continents!
USA 🇺🇸 India 🇮🇳 Canada 🇨🇦 Ireland 🇮🇪Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 UK 🇬🇧 Italy 🇮🇹 Australia 🇦🇺 Philippines 🇵🇭 Singapore 🇸🇬 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Portugal 🇵🇹 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Switzerland 🇨🇭 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Mexico 🇲🇽 Japan 🇯🇵 Fiji 🇫🇯 Seychelles 🇸🇨 France 🇫🇷 Latvia 🇱🇻 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Kenya 🇰🇪 UAE 🇦🇪 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Israel 🇮🇱Guatemala 🇬🇹 Germany 🇩🇪 Uruguay 🇺🇾 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Spain 🇪🇸 Panama 🇵🇦 Thailand 🇹🇭 Uganda 🇺🇬 Greece 🇬🇷 South Africa 🇿🇦 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 Sri Lanka🇱🇰Romania 🇷🇴 Pakistan 🇵🇰
Lisa On GoodPods
My Make Your Own Map podcast episode “Courageous Living: Margie Warrell on Embracing Challenges” recommended by GoodPods!
Check the List
My podcast won an award and was a finalist for three other categories! Check out my podcast list on Goodpods called: The best podcasts for amazing content – National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award Winners 2023!
WATCH my podcast, “MAKE YOUR OWN MAP: Are YOU ready to be BRAVE?” on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Podcast, Google Podcasts, Audacy, Audible, Anchor, Pandora & iHeart Radio
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over TWO MILLION views on YouTube! (now at: 2,044,500 views)
Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 4,195 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE
Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on TikTok: @LisaNiver, Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My Podcast: “Make Your Own Map!”
Fortune Cookie SAID:
May the upcoming year be a journey of discovery, filled with new opportunities and exciting paths.
In the book of life, may each page be a chapter of success and each fortune a tale of happiness.
BRAVE-ish, One Break-up, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty
Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.
Editor's Picks
Israel and the Internet Wars – A Professional Social Media Review
The Invisible Student: A Tale of Homelessness at UCLA and USC
What Ever Happened to the LA Times?
Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?
You’re Not a Bad Jewish Mom If Your Kid Wants Santa Claus to Come to Your House
No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Latest Articles
How I Lost My Composure in Front of 2,000 People
Newsom Signs Safe Worship Act, Ira Gershwin Initiative, Technion Society Names Board President
Religious Violence and Other Failures
The End of the Beginning – A poem for Parsha Bereshit
A Bisl Torah ~ Sharp Anchoring
A Moment in Time: October 7 – We Will Not be Defined by Loss
Simchat Torah is the Antidote of Hevel
Print Issue: The Genocide Case Against Hamas | October 9, 2026
Was a single day’s attack, no matter how savage, too brief to qualify as genocide? It turns out that duration has never been the legal test.
Yasmin Levy Refuses to Put Ladino Music in a Museum
The Israeli singer returns the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills on Oct. 11 with “One More Night,” bringing the mix of Ladino, flamenco and Middle Eastern music that has defined much of her work.
Amichai
‘NAZA: The Real Story’ Gains Momentum as Counter-Film Challenges Gaza Documentary
“NAZA: The Real Story” focuses on the IDF’s efforts to avoid civilian casualties while fighting Hamas, portraying an army that takes extensive precautions before carrying out strikes.
‘NAZA’ Proves Nada
“Naza” is not successful on any level as a documentary, but if judged on awards, and getting people who were already angry angrier, it very well may be.
Jewish Businessman Takes Pro-Palestinian Group to Court … and Wins
“I have no problem with freedom of speech, but don’t call me a baby killer” – Philip Krawitz
Ynon Kreiz to Leave Mattel and Co-Lead Combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery
Kreiz will join the board and oversee day-to-day management and integration of the businesses.
Rabbis of LA | IDF Veteran Remembers October 7, 2023
Second of two parts
The Virtues of Fresh Salads
After weeks of holiday feasting and heavy meals, the new Jewish year is a perfect time to reset, to nourish our bodies with food that is wholesome and still tastes delicious.
Table for Five: Bereshit
Primordial Light
Olympic Legend Moved By Hostage Painting
Dwight Stones, who was born in Los Angeles and is Jewish, has long been a strong supporter of Israel.
On Oct. 7, Reflections on Remembrance
Even as we mourn everything we’ve lost, let us also remember the moments of hope and healing — moments that restore our faith in humanity’s promise.
Rosner’s Domain | Remembering Oct. 7, Politically Speaking
October 7 is a day that already reverberates powerfully in the consciousness of every Jew. But the meaning of it has yet to be deciphered.
When Peace Becomes Possible: A Lesson from the South Caucasus
For Israel, and for everyone who believes that seemingly permanent conflicts need not remain permanent, what is unfolding in the South Caucasus deserves to be recognized, encouraged and protected.
Mamdani Uses Oct. 7 to Accuse Israel of the Worst Crime in History
Even on this singular day to honor the victims of Oct. 7, the mayor kept the poison coming.
The Other Shoe
I stood there in awe, my eyes blurring with tears, listening to the hush and experiencing the unnamed. I couldn’t tell which was stranger: feeling the rainforest in me, or me in the rainforest. And then my phone rang.
A New Graphic Novel Re-Presents the Bible
Following on the heels of his earlier presentations of the Passover Haggadah and the books of Esther and Jonah, Gorfinkel, known to his friends as “Gorf,” along with Israeli illustrator Yael Nathan and a team of specialized artists, have produced “The Koren Magerman Tanakh Graphic Novel: Bereshit Vol. 1,” which renders the first two Torah portions in Genesis, Bereshit and Noah, in dynamically engaging visual narrative form.
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the Indomitability of the Jews
FZ1073 has a message for the world. For the terrorists striving to take innumerable Israeli lives and make the survivors’ lives unbearable, the message is that your love of death will never diminish our love of life nor make us any less determined to defend it.
Achievement, Relationship, Purpose
A career becomes more rewarding when it supports rather than consumes the rest of life. Wealth becomes more meaningful when it creates security and enables generosity.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.