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In Part 2, we dig into the money mechanics: child support frameworks, why “equal” isn’t always “equitable,” the limits of forms (like sworn financial statements), and when to bring in a financial pro so the court hears the whole story.
Highlights
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Child support: what the calculator does—and what it misses
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“Equal” vs. “Equitable”: telling your story so it’s fair in practice
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Forms ≠ life: why numbers need context (debts, resources, housing)
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When expert input (financial/planning) helps the court avoid errors
Karen Olson sits down with Grant Maloy Smith, Billboard Top 10, multi–award-winning Americana artist whose songs turn American history and real lives into powerful story-songs. His music paints vivid stories of the American experience in Dust Bowl: American Stories, Appalachia: American Stories, and Mississippi: American Stories. Together they explore where his songs really come from—the lived experiences, history, and people that shape them—and how our own stories can become “life songs” in the way we live, love, and show up each day. Karen also shares the ongoing collaboration between Sound Pathways and Indie Collaborative, celebrating the power of creative community to help all of us create the life of our dreams.
Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow Country Breakout charting songwriter of American Roots music. His Americana theme albums, including DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES, APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES, and MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES, have all earned rave reviews from Americana Highways, MusicRow Magazine, Bluegrass Today, Roots Music Report, and more. Over the years, his albums have spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart and #12 on the Country album sales chart. Grant has performed twice at Carnegie Hall and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates. In 2020, he was inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame in Hollywood. Critics have raved about his music, including:
“… lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable…”
~ NO DEPRESSION magazine
“If you took a few ounces of Willie Nelson and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, mixed them carefully, Grant Maloy Smith would appear ... One day we’ll be talking about how Grant Maloy Smith is a national treasure – like John Prine. I’d be the first to say it’s so.”
~ AMERICANA HIGHWAYS magazine
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Hey Sports Parents! Excited about my son, Adam returning! He is a former athlete & CEO/Founder of Global Schoolwear - school uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger & sports dad. Then my grandson Griffin will join us with his 10yr old’s athlete’s views. Then, it’s 'The Sports Doctor Is In' with some Dr. Bob wisdom and your questions and emails!
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Psychic Medium, Spiritual Teacher, Author
Lori Sheridan is a compassionate international psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and author with nearly 20 years of experience helping others find peace, healing, and connection through spirit communication. Known for her heartfelt and evidential messages, Lori brings comfort and clarity to those seeking validation that love endures beyond this life.
Her sincere approach has touched the lives of individuals and audiences through private sessions, public demonstrations, and workshops across New England and around the world. She is deeply committed to empowering others to trust their intuition, strengthen their spiritual connection, and live more meaningful lives.
Nearly 20 years ago, Lori answered a profound calling to explore her natural intuitive gifts. She has studied mediumship with respected teachers in the U.S. and at the world-renowned Arthur Findlay College in England. Today, she continues to serve as a teacher and mentor, helping others unfold their own abilities in a supportive and inspiring way.
She is an ordained Spiritualist Minister through The Journey Within Church in New Jersey and a certified medium with the Forever Family Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the bereaved and advancing research on the afterlife and the survival of consciousness.
Lori is a contributing author to Signs & Synchronicities: True Stories that Inspire & Empower and has been a featured guest on radio shows and podcasts, sharing insights on mediumship, spirituality, and living intuitively.
She lives with her family in Massachusetts and enjoys writing, walking the beach, and spending time with her beloved beagle, Brooklyn Rose. Whether working one-on-one or teaching in groups, Lori remains dedicated to being of service—reminding others that our loved ones in spirit are always near, guiding us with love every step of the way.
DPT Body Optimization, Holistic Longevity, Pain Management
Dr. Nordell specializes in total body optimization, nonsurgical and non-pharmaceutical pain management, and lifestyle personal wellness. He is an expert and a leader in the fields of longevity, kinesiology, biohacking, sports performance, functional rehabilitation, exercise science, personal training, and physical therapy. He has successfully helped 1000’s of clients worldwide via his virtual and in-person concierge practice.
He is at the forefront of technological and scientific advances with his utilization of cutting edge treatments such as laser therapy, dry needling, blood flow restriction, electrical and infrared modalities, compression therapies, cryotherapy, breath work, myofascial release, body work, flexibility, and strength training techniques. He combines the use of alternative treatment methods and natural anti-inflammatory agents to assist in client overall health and well being.
Dr. Nordell has had the privilege to serve clients from professional athletes, celebrities, CEO’s, and thought leaders on a world wide stage!
Editor of LER (Lower Extremity Review) Magazine
I am a writer and editor known for helping brands create consistent communication and ensure alignment with their brand voice and tone throughout all branding materials, such as creative concepts, customer communications and other marketing initiatives. Additionally, I’m a knowledgeable go-to resource to clients, peers and key decision-makers.
I am inherently creative and think conceptually to produce innovative concepts and communicate diverse messages. I’m also an expert in revising or redeveloping copy to align with an organization’s core values.
I possess an intuitive action mindset, effectively determining innovative solutions to complicated business challenges.
Visionary Director, Producer, Futurist, Award-Winning Film Maker and Technologist, Thought-Leader in Virtual Reality and A.I.
For over 30 years, Brett Leonard has been an award-winning film maker and technologist at the forefront of the digital media revolution. He is widely recognized as a top thought-leader in Virtual Reality and A.I.. since introducing the concept and term of VR to popular culture as the Director/Writer of the seminal hit cult-classic film “Lawnmower Man” starring Pierce Brosnan, which is also one of the most commercially successful independent films of all time, grossing over $200MM globally in all markets on a $5MM budget. Brett was one of the first to pioneer modern stereoscopic techniques and photo-realistic CGI in his hit IMAX 3D film “T-Rex” (100MM on IMAX screens alone), and introduced American audiences to Russell Crowe in his film “Virtuosity” (which also starred Denzel Washington) along with many other talents both in front of and behind the camera.
Brett’s work as a visionary Director/Producer/Futurist has always pushed the edge of innovation in the entertainment industry, and continues to do so with a project slate dedicated to defining a new process of content production for the emerging era of Generative A.I. and the Immersive Metaverse.
Brett directed “Hollywood Rooftop”, the first film to be shot in both 360VR and traditional cinema, combining the mediums for the first time with Generative A.I., and the theatrical feature film “Triumph”, starring Academy Award Nominee Terrence Howard, star of the hit television series “Empire”, and RJ Mitte, star of the legendary series “Breaking Bad”. – “Triumph” won the Ruderman Family Foundation’s award for authentic portrayal of disability in a motion picture, and was released broadly in theaters. Brett has several new feature projects slated for production in 2025.
Brett recently co-founded a company called UbiquityVX (UVX Health) with business pioneer David Kerzner and world-renown clinical VR researcher Dr. Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo, with a mission to provide groundbreaking Virtual Therapies on an assessable easy-to-use web-based platform that can be described as the “Netflix of Virtual Healthcare”.
Brett’s core philosophy, born out in all of his work is: “To empower people to create and experience transformative story, character, and emotion in any medium, no matter what the technology being used to enable it.”
LA Based Musical Group
Grand Rising is in LA based band and platform committed to inspiring and encouraging humanity to live in a state of love, light and peace.
Led by Steven Harms and Scott Clark, the Grand Rising movement is about living your legacy, every day, with intention, making a positive impact on our community, with sovereignty, love and forgiveness in our hearts. The music features vocal harmonies, energetic pop hooks, and soaring guitars. Their song writing and sonic range is influenced by The Beatles, U2, Supertramp, Led Zeppelin, The Killers, Muse, and many more diverse influences through Rock, Soul, Blues, and Motown. Grand Rising represents a value system, a worldview, and a burning desire to make the world a better place.
Steven Harms
Steven’s mission is to invigorate, inform, inspire and educate the world about the immense power of the voice so they thrive spiritually, professionally, personally, and physically.
Steven was classically trained as a professional opera singer and has been performing nationally and internationally for two decades. He has shared stages with well-known greats such as Placido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli. While spending the last two decades singing, speaking, and teaching, he has developed expert-level breathing techniques that enhance personal health and allow anyone to train their bodies to live healthier with the advantage of defying age and having longevity of life.
Steven has appeared in 50 productions with the Los Angeles Opera and starred in dozens of lead and supporting roles. Steven is a frequently sought-after singer for independent projects, film, and television. He has also worked within the film industry with IMDB credits that include “Star Wars”, “The Hangover”, “Despicable Me”, and Disney’s “Frozen”. As his global impact continues to expand, Steven is proud to serve today as a world-class speaker, trainer, and coach to provide understanding to the ever-popular and growing phenomena of how to easily optimize your voice, increase your influence and impact to command boardrooms, stages and everyday conversations while leading a healthy lifestyle.
Scott Clark
Scott Clark is the co-founder of Club Joyful, a family club and cafe in Venice, CA. He is also co-founder of the bands Grand Rising, and The Keep Going.
After growing up in NY and attending Colgate University, Scott moved to San Francisco to join the burgeoning dot com scene, holding sales positions at HotJobs.com and Yahoo. He cashed out and co-founded a golf production studio called Lostball, pursuing his passion for golf, music and the creative arts.
Through that venture, Scott met his wife, moved to LA and fell back into digital media, soon joining a startup called Innovid for a 7 yr career culminating as the North American VP of Sales. Then head of brand partnerships fo Stream Elements, Covid, stay-at-home Dadding, and co-founded a crypto startup called Immuse.xyz, the demise of which led to deep soul searching, a spiritual awakening, and a life reinvented – manifested into what is now Club Joyful and Grand Rising. Scott lives in Mar Vista, CA with his wife Erika, daughter Sonoma Joy, and pup Iggy.
Danny Goler, psychonaut and founder of Code of Reality Inc.
Imagine reality itself listening as you speak. Every thought, every frequency, every observer — woven into a cosmic algorithm that both computes and dreams us into being. Today, on Dare to Dream, we dive into the frontier where consciousness and computation merge. My guest, Danny Goler, is the visionary founder of Code of Reality, exploring “Cognitive Physics” — the living interface between mind and matter. Together we’ll explore the mystery of what’s truly real: Is the universe a simulation or a sentient thought? Can science and spirituality finally speak the same language? And what role do we play in coding the next version of reality itself? Stay tuned — because this conversation may not just expand your mind… it may rewrite the operating system of your soul.
Danny is the founder of Code of Reality (COR), an interdisciplinary initiative that explores what he calls Cognitive Physics: the fertile territory where mind and matter meet. COR convenes scientists, philosophers, technologists, and indigenous wisdom-keepers in collaborative investigations designed to blur the line between observer and observed. By fostering dialogue across disciplines normally siloed from one another, COR serves as both a research hub and a cultural bridge, advancing a holistic science of consciousness that can thrive alongside mainstream physics.
Spiritualist
Just a Canadian Dude remembering his Divinity Within and helping others do the same! Here to authentically share, inspire, create and collaborate.
Medium
Dusten Lyvers is a professional psychic medium and energy worker in Kalamazoo, MI. Dusten is the lead psychic medium with Michiana Paranormal Investigations, a scientifically certified medium with the Forever Family Foundation, and he has studied at the Arthur Findlay College for Psychic Science and Mediumship. Dusten is also a Ph.D student in Counselor Education and Supervision, a Spirituality and Comparative Religion Scholar, and ballroom dance performer.
Dusten is a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC) being supervised under Dr. Garrett Brookmyer Ed.D, MA, LPC in the state of Michigan and works at “The Focused Mindfulness Center” in Portage, MI.
Dusten is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Read about what this means below.
Dusten completed coursework to earn a certificate in International Studies through IU. Dusten has clients who call from over 15 different countries, so his education helps with both cultural and language barriers.
Dusten presented research on “Quick Fixes” at the IASS conference with his best friend Charlie (near left) and his good friend Jake! (far left)
Dusten Lyvers, LLC is a proud certified LGBTBE business. It is important to be connected to a greater sense of community as a gay business owner!
Dusten was able to complete a counseling internship working at “Victory Clinical Services,” a methadone clinic in South Bend, IN. Dusten fought against the opioid epidemic firsthand.
Dusten was sponsored to study abroad at the Arthur Findlay College, the world’s foremost institution for Psychic Science and Mediumship. Dusten’s Mediumship Family Tree stems from England. Glyn Edwards was both Dusten’s and John’s (Dusten’s primary mentor) tutor.






