PROJECT 24 - The Table

Dominic Michael
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Project 24 | The Table is where real conversations happen. Hosted by Dominic Michael, a military veteran and former federal leader, this podcast challenges you to stop surviving and start living intentionally. We tackle identity, relationships, discipline, accountability, confidence, healing, purpose, and rebuilding your life through honest, direct conversations. No fluff. No filters. Just truth, growth, and the courage to become who you're meant to be. Pull up a chair. The conversation starts here.

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  1. 2d ago

    BREAKUPS DON’T LIE. MASKS DO.

    When the Ending Shows Who They Really Are. Dominic Michael talks about the painful difference between a relationship ending and someone deliberately making that ending harder. This conversation explores how ordinary questions can turn into arguments, how private information becomes something used against us, and why understanding someone’s hurt doesn’t require accepting harmful behavior. We discuss the difference between a bad night and a repeated pattern, asking for space, taking responsibility for our own mistakes, and putting our care and safety first. “I knew this was going to hurt. I didn’t know you were going to act like this.” Some of us knew separating a life would be difficult. There were bills to sort out, belongings to collect, children to take care of, and years of memories to face. We thought we could still handle those things like two grown adults. Then one ordinary question became another argument about whether we ever loved them. We asked about Thursday. How did we end up defending the last fifteen years? In this free conversation, Dominic Michael speaks directly to those of us dealing with more than the sadness of a breakup. We’re trying to understand why someone who once said they loved us is now making everything harder. We talk about blame, manipulation, private information being used to hurt us, and the confusion of hearing affectionate words from someone whose kindness disappears when our answer stays no. This isn’t about declaring an entire relationship fake because of one bad argument. It’s about recognizing the difference between a difficult night and behavior that keeps causing harm. Someone can be heartbroken and still be responsible for how they treat us. Asking for space isn’t automatically punishment. Being civil doesn’t mean we’re offering another chance. And taking responsibility for our mistakes does not mean accepting responsibility for everything our former partner does afterward. We can understand that someone is hurting without pretending they’re allowed to do whatever they want to us. For the extended conversation, continue with “When the Mask Comes Off: Who They Really Become in the End.” We go deeper into what happens when money, the house, private information, friends, and children get pulled into an already painful ending. Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Pull up a chair. Publish-Ready Episode Description

    BREAKUPS DON’T LIE. MASKS DO.

  2. 2d ago • Subscribers Only

    WHEN THE MASK COMES OFF

    Who They Really Become in the End. Project 24 — The Table | Extended Premium Conversation Dominic Michael talks about the part of a breakup that happens after the call ends—when we’re still upset, still trying to understand what happened, and still expected to get on with the day. This extended conversation examines financial disagreements, private information used to hurt us, children caught between adults, and apologies that don’t automatically make everything right. We discuss taking responsibility for our own behavior without accepting blame for someone else’s actions, seeking support when things become frightening, and finding room to live again without pretending the ending didn’t hurt. The call is over. The messages stopped. But we’re still sitting there trying to feel like ourselves again. Some of us knew the breakup would hurt. We knew there would be bills, belongings, children, and years of shared life to figure out. We didn’t expect every ordinary conversation to become another argument. We didn’t expect something we shared privately to be thrown back at us. And we didn’t expect to keep hearing how much someone loved us while dealing with how badly they were treating us. In this extended premium conversation, Dominic Michael gets into what a difficult ending actually feels like—not just the breakup itself, but everything that follows us home afterward. We talk about money becoming another source of conflict, private information losing its protection, friends hearing different versions of the story, and children being pulled into problems that belong to adults. We also get into the confusing part: missing someone who keeps hurting us, hearing an apology without wanting to restart the relationship, and remembering the good years without using them to dismiss what’s happening now. The good years can have been real. That doesn’t make the hurt happening today acceptable. This isn’t about deciding one bad argument explains an entire person. It’s about recognizing the difference between someone having difficult feelings and repeatedly choosing behavior that causes more harm. We can own a mistake without accepting blame for everything. We can need distance without trying to punish anyone. And we can seek help without waiting for the situation to become worse. There is room here for anger, grief, support, and the ordinary moments we’re allowed to enjoy while the bigger questions are still being settled. We weren’t asking them to celebrate the ending. We were asking to get through it without being treated like someone they were allowed to punish. The extended companion to “Breakups Don’t Lie. Masks Do.” Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Pull up a chair.

    WHEN THE MASK COMES OFF

  3. 6d ago

    WE'RE DATING AGAIN. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING OUT HERE?

    Dominic Michael gets into the reality of dating again after years in a marriage or long-term relationship. From dating profiles and constant messaging to rushing commitments and confusing expectations, this conversation explores what it takes to genuinely get to know someone. We discuss honesty, transparency, attraction, independence, and the difference between wanting the truth and wanting an answer that makes us feel secure. We can want a meaningful relationship without needing to decide the entire future before we’ve enjoyed the beginning. We spent years building a life with somebody. Now we’re single again, thinking it might be nice to meet someone. Have dinner. Laugh. Flirt a little. Enjoy some company. Then we step back into dating and wonder: What the hell is happening out here? In this free conversation, Dominic Michael talks candidly about modern dating after 40—the profiles, the messages, the expectations, and the confusion that can come with getting to know someone after years away from the dating scene. Some people are making enormous promises before they’ve really met the person behind the excitement. Others want closeness but avoid being clear about what they’re looking for. And everybody says they want honesty. But can we actually handle the truth when it isn’t the answer we hoped for? We explore the difference between wanting honest information and wanting guarantees nobody can give. We can be disappointed by an answer without treating it as dishonesty—and we can hear someone’s truth without agreeing to a relationship that doesn’t work for us. We also talk about the lives we already have: our independence, responsibilities, routines, and the things we enjoy. Wanting someone beside us doesn’t mean we’re looking to hand over our entire life after a few dates. This isn’t a conversation about giving up on dating or lowering our standards. It’s about recognizing the difference between genuine connection, early excitement, and comparing a real person with an imaginary perfect match. We’re learning how somebody texts. We still need time to learn how they live. We can enjoy attraction. Be honest about what we want. Take our time. And let the experience tell us whether we actually want to continue. “Dating After 40: We’re Not Starting Over. We’re Starting With Experience.” The expanded conversation goes further into honest intentions, former spouses, family responsibilities, money, physical attraction, and bringing two established lives together. Find Project 24 — The Table on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Pull up a chair.

    WE'RE DATING AGAIN. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING OUT HERE?

  4. 6d ago • Subscribers Only

    DATING AFTER 40: WE’RE NOT STARTING OVER. WE’RE STARTING WITH EXPERIENCE.

    Honest Intentions, Real Attraction, and Two Grown Lives That Already Exist. Dominic Michael gets into the realities of dating when both people already have lives, responsibilities, and expectations. This conversation explores the difference between wanting someone’s company and wanting a relationship, being honest about our current situation, and making promises about a future we haven’t experienced together yet. We discuss exclusivity, changing intentions, distance, family, money, attraction, and the importance of taking time to know someone. We can want clarity without demanding guarantees—and hear an honest answer without agreeing to a relationship that doesn’t work for us. They want to see us. They enjoy our company. They say they want honesty. But are we actually looking for the same thing? Wanting somebody around and wanting to build a relationship with them are not always the same thing. And some of us are tired of trying to figure out which one we’ve been invited into. In this extended premium conversation, Dominic Michael talks straight about dating after 40—when both people have history, responsibilities, routines, and a life that already exists. We get into honesty about exclusivity, current circumstances, and future intentions. There’s a difference between not knowing whether a relationship will last forever and avoiding the facts about what’s happening right now. We’re not asking somebody to predict the ending. We’d like an honest description of the situation we’re choosing. We also talk about what happens when the truth disappoints us. Someone can be honest and still want something that doesn’t fit our life. We can hear their answer, respect it, and decide not to continue. That isn’t failing to handle honesty. It’s making a choice with the information we have. The conversation goes further into distance, availability, family responsibilities, finances, attraction, and whether two established lives can genuinely work together. We can enjoy the excitement without rushing into enormous promises. We can be interested without being certain. And we can recognize when learning more about each other changes the answer. This isn’t about making dating another job or pretending every disappointment means somebody lied. It’s about actually getting to know someone—while both people stay honest about what they want and what they’re willing to offer. The extended companion to “We’re Dating Again. What the Hell Is Happening Out Here?” Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Pull up a chair.

    DATING AFTER 40: WE’RE NOT STARTING OVER. WE’RE STARTING WITH EXPERIENCE.

  5. Oct 14

    WE’RE DOING A LOT. WHY DOES IT NEVER FEEL LIKE ENOUGH?

    Dominic Michael talks about the strain of being the person everyone depends on—and the difference between being asked for help and having our time assumed. This conversation explores constant helpfulness, fatigue, appreciation, and wanting care without feeling guilty for needing it. We discuss making room for personal time, saying no, and building relationships where consideration goes both ways. We can remain dependable without being available every minute. We remember. We help. We follow through. Then we finally sit down, and somebody wants to know what else we can do. Some of us have become so dependable that people have stopped asking whether we have time. They ask what time we can do it. Our weekend gets volunteered before we’ve decided what we wanted to do with it. We care about these people. We’re not looking to abandon them. But sometimes we’d like our effort noticed before another request arrives—and our own plans considered before everyone assumes we’ll adjust. In this free conversation, Dominic Michael explores what it feels like to keep making things work while wondering why everything we do never quite feels like enough. We talk about the difference between kindness and constant availability, the fatigue that can come from always being helpful, and wanting to be known beyond what we handle for other people. We also discuss personal time, boundaries, and asking for recognition and care without turning every need into an apology. This isn’t about blaming us for being generous or assuming everyone around us is unkind. It’s about making room for mutual understanding—and remembering that the dependable person has a life of their own. We can love helping and still need a break. We can be capable and still want company. We can care about someone without making ourselves available for every request. We don’t need to prove we’re exhausted before our need for care becomes reasonable. For the extended conversation, continue with “We’re Not Here Just to Make Everybody Else’s Life Easier.” Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Episode Description

  6. Oct 14 • Subscribers Only

    WE’RE NOT HERE JUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE’S LIFE EASIER.

    Dominic Michael explores the loneliness of being the dependable person in a relationship while receiving little consideration in return. This conversation examines carrying shared responsibilities, making decisions that later get criticized, and wanting genuine support during illness, stress, and everyday life. We discuss the difference between appreciation and care, the effect of unacknowledged effort on affection and enjoyment, and what it means for both partners to feel valued—not only useful. Our partner knows they can count on us. We remember. We organize. We follow through. We keep things moving. But when we need help, attention, or affection, why does it so often become something we have to explain? Being needed is not the same as being cared for. In this premium conversation, Dominic Michael speaks to those of us who have become the dependable person in a relationship—and are tired of feeling like our own needs are the part that can always wait. We talk about carrying responsibilities alone, being left to make decisions and then criticized for making them, and wanting our partner to take an interest in the person behind everything we handle. The conversation also explores what happens when we’re sick, stressed, or simply tired. We may not need someone to solve everything. We would like some care that doesn’t require us to manage every detail of receiving it. And we look at how unacknowledged effort can affect affection, intimacy, and the enjoyment we once found in being together. This isn’t another reminder that we need to try harder. It’s a conversation about whether care is coming back—and whether good intentions are becoming something we can actually feel in our daily lives. We can appreciate what our partner contributes and still want our own contributions recognized. We can love helping and still need rest. We can remain committed without being the only person expected to keep adjusting. We weren’t looking for someone to applaud how much we could carry. We wanted a partner who cared what being their partner felt like for us. Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Pull up a chair.

    WE’RE NOT HERE JUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE’S LIFE EASIER.

  7. Oct 12

    RELEASE CONTROL. TRUST THE TIMING. KEEP LIVING.

    Dominic Michael explores how to release control, trust the timing, and continue living while important questions remain unanswered. This conversation brings together faith, uncertainty, self-care, and the Taoist concept of wu wei, examining the difference between useful effort and forcing an outcome. We consider what is ours to do, what we cannot decide for someone else, and how to give the present some attention without pretending our concerns have disappeared. We’ve thought about it. We’ve tried. We’ve done what we know to do. But we still don’t have the answer. And while we wait, the uncertainty keeps following us—into work, into our relationships, and into the moments we hoped we could enjoy. In this free conversation, Dominic Michael explores what it means to release control without abandoning our responsibilities, trust the timing without ignoring the truth, and keep living before everything feels settled. We discuss faith, different belief systems, and wu wei—the Taoist concept explored here through the difference between useful effort and forcing something that does not depend entirely on us. Sometimes another step is needed. Sometimes we have already done what is available, and more effort is an attempt to make uncertainty disappear. The conversation offers a simple place to begin: focus on one concern, identify what is ours to do today, and recognize what we are asking another person—or the future—to answer for us. We can care deeply without controlling every response. We can notice our thoughts without blaming ourselves for someone else’s dishonesty. And we can give ourselves care while a difficult situation remains unresolved. Resting from the worry is not abandoning the responsibility. For the expanded teaching, continue with “The Art of Detachment: Letting Go Without Giving Up.” The extended premium conversation explores these ideas in greater detail, including the law of attraction, wu wei, and bringing intention into our everyday choices. Find both conversations on Project 24 — The Table, on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. We can trust the timing without cancelling our life. Pull up a chair. Publish-Ready Episode Description

  8. Oct 12 • Subscribers Only

    THE ART OF DETACHMENT: LETTING GO WITHOUT GIVING UP.

    Dominic Michael explores how to remain hopeful, take meaningful action, and care deeply without trying to control every outcome. Through detachment, trust, the law of attraction, and wu wei, this extended conversation examines the difference between useful effort and forcing something that depends on more than us. The episode includes reflection, visualization, grounding, and manageable steps for dealing with uncertainty—while making room for love, disappointment, gratitude, and honest changes of direction. We’ve tried. We’ve thought about it. We’ve done what we know to do. But the answer still hasn’t arrived—or someone we love still isn’t choosing what we hoped they would. How do we let go without feeling like we’re giving up? In this extended premium conversation, Dominic Michael takes us deeper into the art of detachment, exploring how we can trust what comes next without neglecting what needs our attention today. We examine wu wei, the Daoist idea of non-forcing—not doing nothing, but recognizing when pushing harder is no longer helping. We also explore the law of attraction as a spiritual belief, not a command system that guarantees outcomes or makes us responsible for everything that happens. The conversation walks through separating our own responsibilities from other people’s choices, using visualization alongside action, and noticing difficult thoughts without letting them make every decision. We also discuss what detachment looks like when love is involved. We can care about someone without producing their answer for them. We can revise a plan without abandoning hope. And we can appreciate a good moment while something important remains unresolved. This is not about becoming cold, ignoring problems, or waiting indefinitely for life to change. It is about doing the part that belongs to us—and no longer demanding that we control the rest before we’re allowed to live. The extended companion to “Release Control. Trust the Timing. Keep Living.” We can let go without giving up. We can trust without pretending. Project 24 — The Table · Spotify and Apple Podcasts Pull up a chair.

    THE ART OF DETACHMENT: LETTING GO WITHOUT GIVING UP.
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Project 24 | The Table is where real conversations happen. Hosted by Dominic Michael, a military veteran and former federal leader, this podcast challenges you to stop surviving and start living intentionally. We tackle identity, relationships, discipline, accountability, confidence, healing, purpose, and rebuilding your life through honest, direct conversations. No fluff. No filters. Just truth, growth, and the courage to become who you're meant to be. Pull up a chair. The conversation starts here.

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  • Creator
    Dominic Michael
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dominic Michael
  • Show Website
    PROJECT 24 - The Table
  • Provider
    Dominic Michael Group

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