Mommy, Are We Poor?

The multi-talented, multi-faceted Actress, Screenwriter, Director,Producer and Playwright Lyralen Kaye they/them talks about Mommy, Are We Poor? Lyralen offers unique insight based on working with the script over the past year, and about the their vision for directing the play for the August, 2022 Boston production.

Julissa is Chelsea's 15 year old daughter, who at times, acts more like a mother than Chelsea. People can find emotional support in the most unlikely of places sometimes, but when your back is against the wall, hopefully you have someone to lean on. In Mommy, Are We Poor? Julissa comes through like a champ!

In this episode, Richard Ravosa interviews Sally, who many years ago, moved out of an abusive home with her four young children, with all their belongings packed in trash bags, to live in a friend's basement, has overcome adversity on many fronts. Sally and her children are now in a better place because of her perseverance and dogged determination not to fall through the cracks. Sally is a bright shining example of what results from the combination of self-reliance, grit, and utilization of resources.

Your host, Richard Ravosa, a longtime attorney offers some tips on what to do and what not to do if you are sued in court.

Debbie, is a Native American mother and grandmother living in Alaska, who struggled for many years, shares her story of what she did to overcome adversity and get herself and her family to a better place. Although she endured many hardships, and abuse, she became self-educated through regular reading and is in the fortunate position now to be helping her daughter, a widowed mother of 31, with two young children. Listeners will hear Debbie's "can do" attitude which is contagious and inspiring!

In this episode, your host Richard Ravosa will discuss the importance of having and keeping good credit, and the pitfalls if you don't. Also discussed, are tips and pointers on how to discover, monitor and challenge inaccurate information on your credit reports. We'll discuss some of the problems Chelsea has as a result of having poor credit and how that negatively impacted her and her family. Richard Ravosa has been a practcing attorney for 24 years and has helped thousands of people improve their credit and will share some of his experiences with you.

In this episode, your host, Richard Ravosa will talk a little about the subject matter of the play, Mommy, Are We Poor? A brief overview of the characters from the stage play will also be provided so you can meet the cast of this dramatic tale of poverty in America, set against the backdrop of the #metoo movement.

In this preview episode, your host, Richard Ravosa will give you an overview of the many topics and guests that will be featured in upcoming episodes. Poverty is not one dimensional, and effects everyone differently. Many mothers, and especially single mothers face challenges in trying to stay current with the rent to avoid eviction, keeping the lights turned on, food on the table, all while trying to be a positive influence on their children. Mommy, Are We Poor? is the story of Chelsea, a widowed single mother with two jobs and two young children, living in an inner city apartment. She has a boss with questionable motives, and is trying to advance her career at the office, but runs into one obstacle after another, and eventually seeks the help of Maegan, a bright young attorney, who offers advice, guidance and support to Chelsea in her darkest hour. Upcoming episodes will feature real life single mothers as guests, offering their advice and support, as well as attorneys, who often play a critical role in assisting single mothers enforce their rights. Finally, we will hear from the actors and actresses and other theatre professionals who are involved with the production of the stage play, Mommy, Are We Poor?

In this episode, your host, Richard Ravosa interviews a veteran pro bono bankruptcy attorney from Boston. Attorney Maegan Hurley represents people like Chelsea, who are single mothers struggling to make ends meet.  She helps them overcome the challenges by providing legal advice aimed at trying to stay current with the rent to avoid eviction, resolve lawsuits from creditors, keep the lights turned on, as well as food on the table. Maegan will answer some common questions about bankruptcy and debt relief, and how it can be used to get out of a financial hole. She will also discuss how some people do not need to file bankruptcy at all to resolve their financial issues.