A Lighthouse in the Dark

About A Lighthouse in the Dark

A Lighthouse in the Dark is a heartfelt podcast about resilience, healing, grief, mental wellness, purpose, and human connection. Hosted by Michael Fishman, each episode shares honest conversations and personal reflections to help listeners feel seen, supported, and reminded that even in life’s darkest moments, light can still be found.

Publisher

Fish

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 May 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 23 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Carmen Rita Wong: Why Didn't You Tell Me? Finding Truth, Love & the Stories That Shape Us

   In this deeply personal and illuminating episode of A Lighthouse in the Dark, Michael Fishman sits down with bestselling author, media personality, financial expert, and storyteller Carmen Rita Wong for an extraordinary conversation about life, love, family, identity, motherhood, health, and the courage it takes to tell our own stories. From her groundbreaking career in financial media to writing fiction and sharing the most intimate chapters of her own life, Carmen has spent years helping pe...

2. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Jona Genova: Healing the Mind Behind NFL Helmets. Mental Training, Trusting the Body & Finding Presence Under Pressure

   In this grounding and powerful episode of A Lighthouse in the Dark, Michael Fishman sits down with elite mental conditioning coach Jona Genova for a conversation about presence, performance, healing, intuition, neuroscience, meditation, and what it really means to train the mind. Jona works with NFL players, coaches, and high performers who live under extraordinary pressure. She specializes in helping people expected to execute, lead, recover, and perform at the highest level while carrying t...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Mellissa Fung: Survival, Storytelling, and the Courage to Shine Light Where the World Looks Away

   In this powerful episode of A Lighthouse in the Dark, Michael Fishman sits down with journalist, author, and filmmaker Mellissa Fung for a deeply human conversation about courage, survival, storytelling, women in peril, and the responsibility of shining light where the world too often looks away. Mellissa shares her journey as a journalist and war correspondent. What it means to find the story, earn trust, enter dangerous places, and carry the weight of telling the truth. She opens up about h...

Inside a recent episode

Susan Bratton: Reclaiming Intimacy, Pleasure & the Courage to Love Fully

Published 13 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Women do not feel safe in our society at all anymore. I don't mean to cut in, but I do want to make this point because I don't think men, going back to the communication part of this, most men don't realize how unsafe women feel regularly. They're starting to. Unless you've really had that conversation. I also think being a dad of daughters gives you a different perspective. But I think until you really realize or listen to how much women go through on a daily basis, you don't understand that fear level of And that constant engagement and worry and hypervigilance that's just necessary in our world. […]

Who has been a guest on A Lighthouse in the Dark

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Susan Bratton
• Deeyah Khan
• David Ambroz
• Martin Adamian
• James Pickens Jr

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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