Grateful and Honored: Finalist for Two 2023 Southern California Journalism Awards

World Environment Day 2023 at Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Ocean Guardians Unite! Celebrating World Environment Day with Richard Murphy of Ocean Futures Society and co-creator of Ambassadors of the Environment at Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve World Environment Day at Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, today was an extraordinary event that left a lasting impact on all who attended. The celebration was a perfect … Continued

Saving Our Planet One Lionfish At A Time

How can you help our planet? EAT A LIONFISH! I interviewed Alex Fogg, THE FISH GUY, who I first met at the DEMA Dive Conference when he was a speaker about LIONFISH, an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Alex is a marine biologist who is part of the team at Destin-Fort … Continued

Walking with Andrew McCarthy

Happy Launch Day to Andrew McCarthy and WALKING WITH SAM Get your copy of WALKING WITH SAM at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Bookshop An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following New York Times bestselling author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam. Enjoy our interview: Lisa Niver: … Continued

What You Do Matters! PADI Save Our Ocean Pledge

Happy Earth Day! What you Do Matters! Join with PADI in the Save the Ocean Pledge, learn more in my interview below with Katie Thompson, Global Director, Corporate Social Responsibility at PADI “The pledge is a personal commitment to say YES! I’m going to help create balance between humanity and ocean. I’m going to respect … Continued

The Poet Maggie Smith Makes This Place Beautiful

Thank you Maggie Smith for joining me on my podcast! What now? I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. But here’s the thing about carrying light with you: No matter where you go, and no matter what you find—or don’t find—you change the darkness just by entering it. You clear a path through it…. My life is … Continued

Laura Carney FOUND and FINISHED her Father’s BUCKET List!

Thank you Laura Carney for joining me on my podcast! Laura talked to us about finding her father’s bucket list, deciding to complete it and writing her book! My Father’s List: How Living My Dad’s Dreams Set Me Free Laura Carney is a writer and copy editor in New York. She’s been published by the Washington Post, the … Continued

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