Thank you to WHERE NEXT? with Kelly Blanco on ReachTV for inviting me to talk about my favorite trips and my award-winning memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty. Kelly and Lisa discussed her 50 DARES BEFORE 50 after her divorce featured in her award-winning memoir. CHALLENGES INCLUDE: Skiing with a skier who is blind at Park City Mountain with the National Ability Center. Learn more in my article for The Sierra Club and of course in my BOOK! For my 50th challenge I went sky diving! Lisa and Kelly talked about HULA HOOPING around the world including i ..read more

Today is Shabbat HaGadol which marks that the Passover seder is soon to start. Rabbi Yoshi shares about the four questions in the seder which is actually called the four difficulties. Every year at this time we are reminded that our people were once slaves. This year, I will continue to pray for the release of all the hostages, “Let My People Go,” and for peace and safety in Israel, on college campus, at home and everywhere in the world. I truly wish that Next Year we will all be in Jerusalem together. Four Difficulties for This Year’s Seder BY RABBI YOSHI ZWEIBACK, Stephen Wise Temple Our ..read more

Thank you The Zoe Report! What an honor to have my article, “My Post-Divorce Wardrobe Helped Me Heal My Inner Child,” go live during OSCARS weekend! Thank you Angela Melero for the incredible opportunity and superb edits. My Post-Divorce Wardrobe Helped Me Channel My Inner Child There have been many points in my life in which I have had to begin again. Even though I have changed careers and cities multiple times with success, this time I felt broken and unsure about the next steps. After 18 months of adventure, an odyssey across Asia that was meant to be a shared dream with my husband o ..read more

Thank you to Zibby Owens, Zibby Media, Zibby’s Bookshop and the Zibby Awards! I am so honored that my memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After 50, is a finalist for their “BEST BOOK FOR THE STRONG WOMAN” for 2023! Learn more about my book on my site, LisaNiver.com, and at Simon & Schuster I was honored that Zibby interviewed me for the nineteenth season of her podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read, about my memoir, Brave-ish. Zibby for joined me on my podcast, Make Your Own Map, to talk about her book! Zibby’s Bookshop hosted a live event for my book wit ..read more

I loved being interviewed on Arizona Family TV. Thank you to Jaime Cerreta for inviting me on her show for a segment called: “Becoming Brave and Fearless Over 50” to talk about my memoir and doing 50 DARES before 50 after my divorce. Jaime Cerreta, 3pm 3TV News Anchor KTVK 3TV/KPHO CBS5, interviewed me about becoming brave and my memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty on Feb 15, 2024. What did we talk about? WATCH HERE and see below for more details: Taking small risks can build big confidences! Try a class like salsa dancing or a different flavor of ..read more

Take Action for Israel and Bring Our Hostages Home April 3 marks 180 days since the horrors of October 7th. Every one of us can do something. We are hoping to collect 180,000 signed letters that will be hand delivered to the White House on Wednesday, April 3rd in support of our brothers and sisters in Israel. This initiative, “180 for 180,” was launched by the OU (Orthodox Union) and is supported by the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, an organization for which Rabbi David Woznica serves on the Leadership Team. We strongly encourage you join us in this important project.  Click here to ..read more

March News 2024 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel: I am grateful to all of you who have supported my book journey and all of my writing over the years. It has been amazing to be in different cities and meet people who are interested in my memoir, Brave-ish. Thank you to everyone who has come to my events and bought my book and I am so excited for this next chapter with more TRAVEL TV! I loved sailing on the brand new Icon of the Seas. I worked for Royal Caribbean on Rhapsody of the Seas as Youth Staff decades ago and I loved it. Thank you The Jet Set TV, Nikki Noya & Bobby Lauri ..read more

Thank you to Literary Titan for this marvelous 5 star review of my memoir! Brave-ish by Lisa Niver is an engaging memoir that masterfully interweaves the challenging dynamics of a marriage at a crossroads with vivid accounts of solo travel and self-exploration. The narrative transports readers from the lively streets of Thailand to Fiji’s serene landscapes and into the opulent heart of Monaco, all while offering an introspective look at Niver’s personal journey. In Brave-ish, Lisa Niver emerges as a relatable figure, akin to a close friend who has weathered significant challeng ..read more

Photo Credit: The Portofino As a travel writer who has set foot on all seven continents and co-authored the memoir The Lost Girls: Three Friends, Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World, I felt certain in my twenties that if I ever had children of my own one day, I’d step into the role of Chief Adventurer, corralling backpack-touting little ones to far-flung locales around the globe.  Fast-forward to reality, and to my children who are now 10 and nine years old: The farthest plane ride we’d ever taken from our home in Upstate New York was to Florida to visit my mother ..read more

Thank you to Chanticleer Book Reviews for including my memoir as a FINALIST for the 2023 HEARTEN Book Awards for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction. MORE BOOK AWARDS: Goody Business Book Awards: Memoir/Self-Help Zibby Awards: Best Book for The Strong Woman For the Hearten Book Awards–I was on the short list, then the long list, then a semi-finalist and NOW a FINALIST! What an honor to be considered for my memoir, Brave-ish! My Podcast, Make Your Own Map, won 2nd place for Diversity in TV/Streaming at the NAEJ Awards My website is #10 on the top 100 Travel Lifestyle Blogs ..read more