This is a recording of my talk at Stephen Wise Temple about my memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, for Shabbat.

I wanted to share it as my book is now out for nearly a year. It has been such an incredible time of events, interviews and awards.

FROM STEPHEN WISE TEMPLE

Travel writer, author, podcaster, and Stephen Wise Temple Board member Lisa Niver, who just released her memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, shared about her steps to Begin Again on Sept 29, 2023 for Shabbat and Sukkot. Lisa's memoir debuted as the top solo travel title on Amazon.com when it was released on Sept. 19. Her podcast, Make Your Own Map, launched this summer and has been watched on six continents. It was a finalist for two Southern California Journalism Awards in 2023. Elected this summer as a Congregational Director, Lisa is a graduate of Wise’s religious school program. Wise’s founder, Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, officiated her bat mitzvah. She began her “nomadic” lifestyle by spending a summer in Israel on LA Ulpan, and went on to study abroad in Jerusalem at Hebrew University. She returned to Israel with her family for Rabbi Zeldin’s 80th birthday celebration. As a journalist, Lisa often shares articles about Wise clergy and services, most often through her column in the Jewish Journal. Lisa has taught religious school at Wise and science at Brawerman Elementary, and has spoken at Wise about the Jews of Morocco. Through the Jewish Federation, Lisa was part of the Rautenberg New Leaders Project and a mentor for the Julie Beren Platt Teen Innovation Grants Program.

EVENT INFO: https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/brave-ish-at-stephen-wise-temple/ Lisa's book: https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ Lisa's podcast: https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/

Lisa's new TRAVEL WRITER 101 class on Udemy ⁠https://bit.ly/TravelWriter101

ORIGINAL VIDEO filmed at Stephen Wise Temple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql1VPhj02kA

PRESS for Lisa's book https://lisaniver.com/press/

Courageous Living: Margie Warrell on Embracing Challenges Margie told me, "Courage is uncomfortable. Courage is also learnable, but courage is also contagious."

You can watch our interview, read the transcript below or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Read the transcript of our interview on We Said Go Travel: https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/margie-warrell

More from Dr. Margie Warrell: https://margiewarrell.com/books/

More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠19Sept2023

I loved interviewing Jen Ruiz, Jen on a Jet Plane, to learn more about her as an accomplished travel content creator, author, and lawyer.

More about JEN: https://jenonajetplane.com/

You can watch our interview, read the transcript below or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Read the transcript of our interview on We Said Go Travel:

⁠⁠https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/jen-on-a-jet-plane/

More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠19Sept2023

I am inspired by all that Beth Santos has created. It was an honor to speak to her for my podcast after meeting her in NYC at the Travel and Adventure Show where we were both speakers. Her LinkedIn says that she is disrupting travel for women but I believe she is changing the world for women! You can watch our interview on YouTube, read the transcript below or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Wanderful's book club will discuss my new book, BRAVE-ish, on Dec 16, 2023. I hope you will join us and I cannot wait to read her new book, Wander Woman, coming on March 5, 2024. Learn more below about Wanderful, Wanderfest and see you in Utah for Women in Travel Summit in April 12-14 2024.

https://bethsantos.com/about

Read the transcript of our interview on We Said Go Travel:

⁠https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/beth-santos/⁠

More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠19Sept2023

Melissa DaSilva Makes Magic: Three Decades of Dedication to Making Dreams Come True in the Travel Industry

Thank you to Melissa DaSilva, president of The Travel Corporation Travel Brands, for joining me on my podcast to talk about travel. She focuses on Making Travel Matter. We have met at many travel conferences around the world from the 10th annual Women's Travel Fest in New York City to Travel Classics International at Ashford Castle in Ireland. For the last thirty years, she has been helping people realize their dreams and helping local communities.

https://ttc.com/mtm-experiences/

I know from my travels that when we meet people in other places we realize we are all more alike than different, now more than ever, we need to remember that all over our planet, parents want their children to grow up happy, heathy and in safe peaceful countries.

Read the transcript of our interview on We Said Go Travel:

https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/melissa-dasilva/

More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 19Sept2023

Sharing her Passions and Pursuits: Nikki Noya is a TV Host, Producer, Philanthropist, Mom, Mrs. DC America, Athlete and Adventure-Driven Traveler

Thank you Nikki Noya for joining me on my podcast!

https://www.instagram.com/nikkinoya

Recently I was on her show, The Jet Set TV

https://thejetset.com/the-show/segments/featured-the-show/lisa-niver-is-brave-ish/

Enjoy our interview here and read the transcript on We Said Go Travel:

https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/nikki-noya-2023/

More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 19Sept2023

Thank you to Samantha Brown, World Traveler and host of PLACES TO LOVE on PBS, for joining me on my podcast. Come see us both speak LIVE at The Travel and Adventure Show.

https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/samantha-brown-2023

Learn more and watch every season and episode of PLACES TO LOVE at https://samantha-brown.com/

READ the transcript of our interview:⁠ https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/samantha-brown-2023/ More about my PODCAST: Make Your Own Map ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap/⁠⁠

Lisa Niver's book, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lisaniver.com/braveish/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 19Sept2023