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Sexual Empowerment is a twelve-week guided journal that was created by the author. The goal of Sexual Empowerment is to use mindfulness, self-compassion, and play to embrace one’s sexuality through the lens of Dailey’s (1981) circles of sexuality: sexual identity, sexual reproduction and behavior, sexualization, intimacy, and sensuality. Many resources have addressed the need to accept one’s sexuality without judgment through mindfulness; however, due to a variety of factors, it is many people's first notion to judge and then try to change the aspects that they do not like. Self-compassion takes mindfulness another step further by encouraging individuals to treat themselves gently with understanding and kindness. Play continues to add to this approach by encouraging individuals to approach different aspects of their sexuality with curiosity instead of judgment. Together, mindfulness, self-compassion, and play are used to encourage readers to embrace their sexuality through a twelve-week guided journal that includes sections of psychoeducation, explorational play activities, and guided journal questions.