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Hey Unapologetic family! Welcome back to UnapologeticallyCaged.com. Thank you so much for logging on and investing your time in today’s Rising Gem. Your support means the world to me, and I do not take a single click, a single read, or a single moment of your presence here for granted. You all are exactly why I show up every single time. Today we are going deep. We are talking about fear. We are talking about anxiety. We are talking about adversity and what it truly means to face it head-on when everything inside you is screaming to run. And most…

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I. The Writer’s Secret I pick up my pen and pour out light for the world to hold, not seeing not yet that every word I write is a letter I owe myself. I bleed motivation onto pages for strangers while my own wounds dry in the dark. The ink is honest even when I am not. II. The Hunger Positivity. Motivation. Inspiration. How do those words taste when you’re starving? I preach a table I haven’t sat at. I know the feast is real I’ve seen others eat but my hands keep passing the plate before it ever reaches…

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Hey Empress thank you for tuning in to Unapologetically Caged. It’s your girl Phoenix, back to give you another dose of raw and inspirational truth. My name is Ruth “Phoenix Rising” Moise. I am 27 years old, a mother of two, and yes I am writing this from behind bars. But I need you to understand something before we go any further: these walls cannot cage what God placed inside of me. And they cannot cage what He wants to place inside of you either. That’s why I started this series. Every hard lesson I have learned, every divine download I have received, every…

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Hey Unapologetic Family welcome back to the Rising Gem series. I’m Ruth Phoenix Rising Moise, a 27-year-old mother of two, writing to you from the inside and I mean that literally. I am currently incarcerated, but these walls do not define my worth, my voice, or the vision God has planted in my spirit. Every word I write is rooted in real experience, real faith, and real love for every empress reading this. Today’s gem is personal. It’s raw. And I pray it hits exactly where you need it most. Have You Ever Felt Like Quitting Before You Even Started?…

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Good morning, Empresses. Welcome back to Unapologetically Caged the space where I don’t dress up my story, I live it out loud. I’m Ruth, but most know me as Phoenix Rising. I’m 27 years old, a mama to two beautiful souls, and I am currently incarcerated. Today’s rising gem comes straight from my heart, my journal, and the quiet moments I spend on my knees asking God to help me say what my mouth just can’t figure out how to say. If you’re between 18 and 30, if you’re figuring life out, if you’ve made choices you’re not proud of…

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Starving Your Flesh – Ruth Moise “When God gets what He’s been waiting for, He releases what “When God gets what He’s been waiting for, He releases what “When God gets what He’s been waiting for, He releases what you’ve been waiting for.” Phoenix Rising  Hey Empresses it’s your girl, Phoenix Rising, back with another rising gem, and today’s one is deeply personal and spiritually powerful. Before I get into it, I have to stop and give honor where honor is due. Thank you from the very bottom of my incarcerated, healing, still-standing heart for every email, every comment, every…

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Coping with Anxiety – by Pheonix Rising Meet Phoenix Rising My name is Ruth. Most people in this space know me as Phoenix Rising and there’s a reason for that name. A phoenix is a bird that catches fire and rises from the ashes of what tried to destroy it. That is my story. I am a 27-year-old mother of two incredible children. I am also currently incarcerated. I know that might make some people close this tab but I’m praying it makes you lean in closer. Because if you’ve ever felt trapped by your circumstances, by your fears, by…

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Black Girl Magic | Mental Health & Self-Love Good morning, Empresses! ✨ Welcome back to Unapologetically Caged — it’s your girl Phoenix, clocking in with another rising gem just for you. Pour your tea, get cozy, and let’s talk about something that has been heavy on my heart and lit up my spirit all at once: Black Girl Magic. Not the hashtag. Not the meme. The real, scientific, spiritual, undeniable magic that radiates through your melanin cells every single day even on the days depression tries to tell you otherwise. Because here’s what I know for sure: the things that…

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Empresses of the World | Written by Phoenix Rising — Ruth Moise Good morning, Empresses of the World! It’s your girl Phoenix Rising coming through hot well, as hot as you can be when it is absolutely freezing outside back with another rising gem. Welcome back to Unapologetically Caged, the safe space built by us, for us, where incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and every woman navigating life’s cages whether behind bars, behind fear, or behind other people’s expectations can come to breathe, be heard, and rise. Today’s gem is a little different from our usual power-packed tips and mental…

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Hey Empresses, welcome back to Unapologetically Caged your daily dose of raw, motivational, and unapologetically honest truth. I’m your girl Phoenix Rising, and today we are going DEEP. We’re talking about something that so many of us carry around like a heavy backpack we forgot we could take off: bitterness and resentment. If you have ever found yourself replaying a painful memory on a loop, silently fuming at someone who has moved on with their life while you’re still stuck in the hurt, or wondering why no matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to feel truly at…

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