<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194</id><updated>2011-04-22T06:04:51.306+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Dr Janet Hall, clinical psychologist, sex therapist</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>53</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-116633232260896007</id><published>2006-12-17T16:09:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T12:03:51.263+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Can Hypnosis Cure Emetophobia?</title><summary type='text'>Recently I was asked to make a home visit to hypnotise a young woman who has suffered from emetophobia (fear of vomiting -especially in public in this case) for over four years.It was heart wrenching to hear how she can not leave her house -so can't finish her schooling or get a job.As she said, it is hard to know she is of the age to go clubbing and make friends, but she can't. So how did the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/116633232260896007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/116633232260896007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/12/can-hypnosis-cure-emetophobia.html' title='Can Hypnosis Cure Emetophobia?'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-114468613116629793</id><published>2006-04-11T02:22:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2006-04-11T02:22:11.240+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Now in Madrid</title><summary type='text'>After a six hour fast train trip through the eversogreen countryside of Spain we are now in the eversobusy city of Madrid.  There are people in every direction and it seems half of them are tourist like ouselves.Searching for the internet we found ourselves in the red light district by mistake -however did that happen to me I wonder. Always a shame to see young women making a living off the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114468613116629793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114468613116629793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/04/now-in-madrid.html' title='Now in Madrid'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-114431726354472155</id><published>2006-04-06T19:53:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2006-04-06T19:54:23.553+10:00</updated><title type='text'>First News of Spain</title><summary type='text'>It was a long trip to get here but everything is worth it! Spain is fantastic - the people are friendly, the fashion amazing (from elegant to fetish) and the food blissful. Pate on bread for breakie and pastries galore. I was very busy getting here via Sydney, where I presented a workshop for the National Speakers Convention. Then I had a 12 hour wait in London airport. I could have gone into </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114431726354472155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114431726354472155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/04/first-news-of-spain.html' title='First News of Spain'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-114273200876681033</id><published>2006-03-19T12:33:00.003+11:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T21:17:33.748+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Vaginismus: a painful sexual secret</title><summary type='text'>Thank you for your consideration in reading and perhaps sharing this   news.   It deals with a very sensitive issue - vaginismus. Many women have   suffered in silence because they feel 'different', like a failure and   think that they are the only one with this problem. The more this   information is shared, the more chance that women with vaginismus,   and their concerned partners, are helped </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114273200876681033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114273200876681033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/03/vaginismus-painful-sexual-secret.html' title='Vaginismus: a painful sexual secret'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-114077040095447656</id><published>2006-02-24T19:40:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T21:22:13.051+10:00</updated><title type='text'>How to be Smoke-FREE Permanently</title><summary type='text'>How to be Smoke-FREE PermanentlyJanine wrote to me recently with a desperate appeal to help her father stop smoking.Help Dr Jan. My Dad is 53 and he has been smoking since he was 15. He has high blood pressure and his father died of a stroke at 56. He's tried the patches and chewing gum but says nothing has helped him so far. Could you hypnotise him to help him stop smoking?I explained to Janine </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114077040095447656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/114077040095447656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-be-smoke-free-permanently.html' title='How to be Smoke-FREE Permanently'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-113936908750499826</id><published>2006-02-08T14:24:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2006-02-08T14:24:47.536+11:00</updated><title type='text'>week 2 in the Phillipines</title><summary type='text'>Second week in the PhillipinesTime always flows fast when on holidays – especially when adventures call.After 5 nights at the Portofino villa at Little LaLaguna (the second coveand less busy divers/resorts/restaurants location), we loaded our casesand selves on a small outrigger boat and motored 40 minutes in and out ofbays until we arrived at our beach hut right on the water at AninuanBeach.I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113936908750499826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113936908750499826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/02/week-2-in-phillipines.html' title='week 2 in the Phillipines'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-113895945801461175</id><published>2006-02-03T20:37:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2006-02-03T20:37:38.056+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Week 1 in Phillipines Divers Paradise</title><summary type='text'>John and I have enjoyed settling in to our delightful beach on Puerto Galera in the Phillipines.This is an ideal climate - hot and steamy but lots of palm trees to shade us.The people are very friendly and the dive team at Action Divers are excellent professionals.We are amazed at the amount of fish - even at an offshore dive just out from our hotel. And yesterday we went out a bit to what's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113895945801461175'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113895945801461175'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2006/02/week-1-in-phillipines-divers-paradise.html' title='Week 1 in Phillipines Divers Paradise'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-113349518304759145</id><published>2005-12-02T14:46:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2006-12-17T16:17:12.593+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Dr Jan's Top Tips For Hot Holiday Intimacy</title><summary type='text'> **Holiday News 2005** **Dr Jan's Top Tips For Hot Holiday Intimacywith that Special Someone** Whoever thinks that their sex-life isflat has forgotten that sex is like music.  There is an infinite possible number of melodies and you are boththe conductor and the orchestra. Your erogenous zones are theinstruments, and when you put your music together with your partner,you are capable of making </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113349518304759145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113349518304759145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/12/dr-jans-top-tips-for-hot-holiday.html' title='Dr Jan&apos;s Top Tips For Hot Holiday Intimacy'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-113101239441351216</id><published>2005-11-03T21:06:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2006-12-17T16:19:09.156+11:00</updated><title type='text'>New form of contraception available for Schoolies' Week</title><summary type='text'> November 2005 New form of contraception available for Schoolies' Week Students attending this years Schoolies' celebrations can now employa new technique called 'verbal contraception' developed by Dr JanetHall, the noted sex therapist and clinical psychologist. Speaking at the national launch in Melbourne of the ContraceptionWorkbook in the highly acclaimed 'Sexual Health for Life' program, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113101239441351216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/113101239441351216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-form-of-contraception-available.html' title='New form of contraception available for Schoolies&apos; Week'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-111611299578588961</id><published>2005-05-15T09:23:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T20:39:56.540+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Did Schapelle Corby Smuggle Drugs Into Bali?</title><summary type='text'>Thank you for all the responses to the survey.The results were as follows:Don't Know: 4%She was Framed 92%She is Guilty: 4%Here are some typical Comments:She was FramedThis is not an idiot we have here.She was caught in somebody else's nightmare (or scam).Surely, innocent until proved guilty, should be the standard.She wouldn't be that stupid to take a pillow case full of drugs into Balisurely </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/111611299578588961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/111611299578588961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/05/did-schapelle-corby-smuggle-drugs-into.html' title='Did Schapelle Corby Smuggle Drugs Into Bali?'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110834071481800109</id><published>2005-02-14T11:24:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-14T11:25:14.820+11:00</updated><title type='text'>India and the Island of Diu</title><summary type='text'>In order to avoid the death and destruction after the tsunami in the south of India, John knew of this island an hour flight away from Bombay.Diu was a Portuguese colony for over 400 years until 1969. There is not much architectural evidence left except for some dilapidated houses and an amazing fort which is at the end of the town.The coastline is very beautiful and we are staying in a small </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110834071481800109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110834071481800109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/02/india-and-island-of-diu.html' title='India and the Island of Diu'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110735673983115641</id><published>2005-02-03T02:05:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T09:56:06.063+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Indias trains</title><summary type='text'>In Bombay I saw a train go past - people stand leaning out of open doorways anticipating getting off - there are so many on the train that if you dont push to the front of the door you wont get off in time.There are also barred windows - that's to stop people from diving head first through the window when the train stops to try to get a seat.Too bad if there is a fire -you would be trapped </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110735673983115641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110735673983115641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/02/indias-trains.html' title='Indias trains'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110708243144453505</id><published>2005-01-30T21:53:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T09:57:30.196+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Sad Waves Post Tsunami India</title><summary type='text'>Arriving in Chennai in India, first impresssions were the heavy hand of heat and the multitudes of people. My wonderful hosts, Oli and his beautiful wife took me for a drive down to the seafront where the tsunami hit. The actual town was not too badly hit - the sand expanse from the main road out to the shoreline is immense. It was the fishing people 200 kms away who live on the beach who faced </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110708243144453505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110708243144453505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/sad-waves-post-tsunami-india.html' title='Sad Waves Post Tsunami India'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110708174067092422</id><published>2005-01-30T21:42:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T09:58:37.696+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Bombay India</title><summary type='text'>Hi there to all who love travel.I just called my Mum from a small booth in the street and am now squeezed in to a small room comtaining 8 computers both sides - in India where space is a premium, squashed is not part of the vocabulary.Bombay has the most concentrated population of all the cities in the world and the noise level is always on high. The trip from the airport took an hour in a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110708174067092422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110708174067092422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/bombay-india.html' title='Bombay India'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110635891697971977</id><published>2005-01-22T12:55:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T09:59:34.013+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Childs List of THE TWELVE GOOD IDEAS FOR BUSTING FEARS</title><summary type='text'>THE TWELVE GOOD IDEAS FOR BUSTING FEARSWhat you can do if you're scared1       Talk to somebody that you trust and tell them all about your fear and worries.2       Talk yourself through your fear and handle it with positive thoughts.3       Copy people who are brave. People in pictures, photographs, movies and real life.4       Make sure you have a safe and comfortable space around you.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110635891697971977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110635891697971977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/childs-list-of-twelve-good-ideas-for.html' title='Childs List of THE TWELVE GOOD IDEAS FOR BUSTING FEARS'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110634747854788302</id><published>2005-01-22T09:44:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T10:00:42.480+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Comforting Kids in Times of Trauma</title><summary type='text'>ComfortThe most reassuring comfort comes from being held by somebody who loves you - being held, touched or rocked.A calm, loving voice speaking in a hushed, loving tone, telling you that you're safe, works miracles in soothing a frightened body.The miracle cureRemember the magical power of the bandaid? If bandaids can do miracles with cuts, imagine what they can do with fears! Just </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110634747854788302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110634747854788302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/comforting-kids-in-times-of-trauma.html' title='Comforting Kids in Times of Trauma'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110625098341253378</id><published>2005-01-21T06:56:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T10:05:38.830+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Parents' List of Twelve Good Ideas for Busting Fears</title><summary type='text'>Parents' List of Twelve Good Ideas for Busting FearsCommunication and CompassionGood Idea 1. ListenBe available and open. It is best to have 'big talks' in the daytime.'Good Idea 2. Self-talkTeach the child to identify and verbalise the fear and handle their fears through positive self-talk.CopyingGood Idea 3. ModellingDemonstrate your confidence in the safety of your world and model </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110625098341253378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110625098341253378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/parents-list-of-twelve-good-ideas-for.html' title='Parents&apos; List of Twelve Good Ideas for Busting Fears'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110616143626006576</id><published>2005-01-20T06:03:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T10:04:43.976+11:00</updated><title type='text'>TIP 14. The Fear Coach Essential Tips</title><summary type='text'>TIP 14. The Fear Coach Essential TipsWhat does the fearful child need to learn from his 'success coach?1. The young child needs to learn new self-talk to the effect that it's all right to feel scared and that they can cope. The older child may also be taught to dispute her own negative thoughts (that just because the fearful feeling feels bad and horrible, the real-life event may not actually</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110616143626006576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110616143626006576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-14-fear-coach-essential-tips.html' title='TIP 14. The Fear Coach Essential Tips'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110607263173119190</id><published>2005-01-19T05:23:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T10:03:21.136+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 13. The Positive Power of Made-up Stories</title><summary type='text'>Tip 13. The Positive Power of Made-up StoriesMade-up storiesParents and children can learn a lot about fear and how to prevent and manage it by telling real-life or made-up stories themselves. In our family we used to spend a lot of time travelling, and the children would often ask us to tell them a story while we were driving. We used to choose a problem such as lighting fires, stealing or </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110607263173119190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110607263173119190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-13-positive-power-of-made-up.html' title='Tip 13. The Positive Power of Made-up Stories'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110585812819378459</id><published>2005-01-16T17:48:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-17T15:39:27.053+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 12. Harness the Power of the Child's Imagination</title><summary type='text'>Dream empowerment.The power of the imagination is amazing. Positive suggestions can certainly be taken up by the mind - you can actually dream about a pre-chosen subject. In dream empowerment, you suggest to your child that she will dream positively and will always be the winner in the dream, no matter what kinds of upsets occur in it.The instant replay.Another good technique, if your child </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110585812819378459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110585812819378459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-12-harness-power-of-childs.html' title='Tip 12. Harness the Power of the Child&apos;s Imagination'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110576418529369687</id><published>2005-01-15T15:43:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-17T15:41:56.646+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 11. How to "Let out the Steam" of Fear Through Exercise and Drawings</title><summary type='text'>ExerciseExercise is the "universal antidote" for releasing the tension of high anxiety.Children should be encouraged to exercise. Anxious children in particular will find that regular exercise reduces their overall anxiety levels.The benefits of regular exercise include:• improved concentration• increased energy• a toned body, which makes for a positive self-image• decreased anxiety•</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110576418529369687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110576418529369687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-11-how-to-let-out-steam-of-fear.html' title='Tip 11. How to &quot;Let out the Steam&quot; of Fear Through Exercise and Drawings'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110541441276322284</id><published>2005-01-11T14:33:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T14:33:32.763+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 10. How relaxation can be used to decrease fear</title><summary type='text'>The treatment of fears often requires a reassuringly structured program where the fearful person is gradually exposed to their fear.The easy/hard listA list is made of about ten items that are frightening to the person being treated. The items are put in order from least to most frightening.If professionals do this, they first make sure the person is relaxed, by playing a relaxation tape or</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110541441276322284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110541441276322284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-10-how-relaxation-can-be-used-to.html' title='Tip 10. How relaxation can be used to decrease fear'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110539897588766590</id><published>2005-01-11T10:15:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T10:16:15.886+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 9. More Help with Relaxation for Children</title><summary type='text'>Relaxation audiotapeIt can be very helpful both for an anxious child and for the child's parents to regularly listen to a relaxation audiotape. The best tapes are those that have been personalised for someone, with the person's name interspersed throughout the script. Personalised tapes need to be made personally, of course.How to make your own relaxation tapeYou will need two tape </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110539897588766590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110539897588766590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-9-more-help-with-relaxation-for.html' title='Tip 9. More Help with Relaxation for Children'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110530695025366219</id><published>2005-01-10T08:42:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T10:15:43.490+11:00</updated><title type='text'>TIP 8. Teach Children to Relax</title><summary type='text'>Relaxation is the key to many therapeutic approaches to helping emotional problems in people. Anxious children can benefit greatly from learning to consciously relax.General relaxationMost parents have had at least one experience of relaxation, the chance to just lie or sit very comfortably with your eyes closed, breathing deeply. Adults usually enjoy the progressive relaxing of the muscles </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110530695025366219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110530695025366219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-8-teach-children-to-relax.html' title='TIP 8. Teach Children to Relax'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110504127230320737</id><published>2005-01-07T06:54:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T10:10:55.510+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 7. Confine Worry and Confirm Hope</title><summary type='text'>Tip 7. Confine worry and confirm hopeWorry dollsThis terrific weekly ritual allows parents to find out what may be of concern for their children, and at the same time allows children to let go of their worries or fears.The indigenous people in Guatemala make tiny dolls - as big as your fingernail - which live in a little wooden patterned box. They - and you - can have as many dolls as they </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110504127230320737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110504127230320737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-7-confine-worry-and-confirm-hope.html' title='Tip 7. Confine Worry and Confirm Hope'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110488547916805951</id><published>2005-01-05T11:37:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-15T12:35:38.553+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 6. Teach Your Child the Power of Positive Self-Talk</title><summary type='text'>One of the most powerful ways in which fear is maintained is the negative self-talk that the child runs in his mind. The fearful child’s internal self-talk is saying, Something is dangerous and will hurt me. I must avoid being near it at all costs. Being near it is awful and I can’t bear to even think about it. I can’t cope. The child needs to learn the antidote to this negative self-talk – </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110488547916805951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110488547916805951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-6-teach-your-child-power-of.html' title='Tip 6. Teach Your Child the Power of Positive Self-Talk'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110478037342466357</id><published>2005-01-04T06:26:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T13:50:51.383+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 5 Take Time to Really Know Your Child</title><summary type='text'>How well do you know your child?1. Who is your child’s best friend?2. What colour would he like his room to be?3. Who is your child’s greatest hero?4. What embarrasses him most?5. What is his biggest fear?6. In the school gym, would your child rather play basketball, exercise 7. What is his favourite kind of music?8. Who outside the immediate family has most influenced your child’s life?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110478037342466357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110478037342466357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-5-take-time-to-really-know-your.html' title='Tip 5 Take Time to Really Know Your Child'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110471525582590714</id><published>2005-01-03T12:20:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T13:45:19.430+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 4  Helping Teenagers Cope with Trauma</title><summary type='text'>Teens are particularly vulnerable to anxiety following a traumatic event. While they have their own ways of dealing with trauma, their behaviour may often not reflect their distress. Teens often mask their fears with aggression or a “don’t care about anything” attitude. Parents and other adults may underestimate or overestimate teenager’s needs, or find them unwilling to accept help. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110471525582590714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110471525582590714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-4-helping-teenagers-cope-with.html' title='Tip 4  Helping Teenagers Cope with Trauma'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110461505622263378</id><published>2005-01-02T08:30:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T13:41:27.806+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 3 Re-establish routines</title><summary type='text'>TIP 3: THE THIRD THING PARENTS  MUST DO IS RE-ESTABLISH ROUTINESRoutines and rituals can be really very reassuring and give a sense of  security and safety. Every family has a different set of rituals – some may be  handed down from past generations, others created to fill a need in that  particular family.The bedtime  routine Because children are most likely  to get scared as it gets dark,</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110461505622263378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110461505622263378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2005/01/tip-3-re-establish-routines.html' title='Tip 3 Re-establish routines'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110456435808447523</id><published>2005-01-01T18:25:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T13:40:27.113+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Tip 2 Helping Children's Fears</title><summary type='text'>Tip 2 from Dr Janet Hall's book:  Fear-free Children.   Finch Publishing,  2001Communication and Compassion1. ListeningThe first essential skill  in listening to your child is to really concentrate on the child’s concerns.  Do not deliver the solution until the child has expressed her  upset.The best time to listen to children's fears is during the day time.  'Deep and meaningfuls' (</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110456435808447523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110456435808447523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/12/tip-2-helping-childrens-fears.html' title='Tip 2 Helping Children&apos;s Fears'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-110445692567942042</id><published>2004-12-31T12:35:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2005-01-03T09:52:58.166+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Helping Scared Children after the Tsunami Disaster</title><summary type='text'>Helping Scared Children after the Tsunami Disaster Tsunami Natural Disaster - A message to all parents and caring adults from  Dr Janet Hall: The sea will return to its source and the beaches will be  recovered. The shadow of fear does not settle  easily. Especially not in the hearts of children who may now fear that a natural  disaster will devastate their world. It is my intention to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110445692567942042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/110445692567942042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/12/helping-scared-children-after-tsunami.html' title='Helping Scared Children after the Tsunami Disaster'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109638028958518631</id><published>2004-09-29T00:04:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-09-29T00:04:49.586+10:00</updated><title type='text'>tHE aMAZING aMAZON</title><summary type='text'>Today I am in the 20 degree moderate Chile climate and look back on the days in Belem and Manaus in northern Brazil with intensity of heat and humidity as a wonderful adventure.Flew into Belem and could see the amazing tributery system of rivers stretching for miles in every direction. Belem is actually about 140 ks up the river from the sea. It was a searing heat and made for super strong smells</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109638028958518631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109638028958518631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/09/amazing-amazon.html' title='tHE aMAZING aMAZON'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109519852380071699</id><published>2004-09-15T07:48:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-09-15T07:48:43.800+10:00</updated><title type='text'>The flight from La Paz</title><summary type='text'>All who travel know that there are highs and lows at times. AA low happened for us as we were leaving La Paz in Bolivia that made me very anxious.We came into La Paz by bus from Peru. It is at a very high altitude and I was worried about my health because I had had severe nausea in Ecuador.We were also worried about the cold weather because there was snow on the high mountains around the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109519852380071699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109519852380071699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/09/flight-from-la-paz.html' title='The flight from La Paz'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109467136756325923</id><published>2004-09-09T05:22:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-09-09T05:22:47.563+10:00</updated><title type='text'>More caution needed in favela exploration</title><summary type='text'>I am posting now the comments made by my friend, Vanessa, who lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as I think she has made some very astute comments.Indeed, our guide pointed out that only last year there was a raid in the early morning of one gang into the main favela where guns were fired and people killed.We were fortunate that all was well with our tour - may all go so well for every other intrepid `</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109467136756325923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109467136756325923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/09/more-caution-needed-in-favela.html' title='More caution needed in favela exploration'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109450096116091953</id><published>2004-09-07T06:02:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-09-07T06:02:41.160+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Brazil Brazil</title><summary type='text'>Impressions - major contrast between the rich and the poor.We went on a Favela tour in Rio De Janeiro. This was intriguing because all the tourist info says to keep right away.There were about 8 of us in a mini-bus with a vivacious and excellent guide called Christiana who was amazing in her ability to switch from English for John and I to French for the young students who made up the group.The </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109450096116091953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109450096116091953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/09/brazil-brazil.html' title='Brazil Brazil'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109378104992854371</id><published>2004-08-29T22:04:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-29T22:04:09.926+10:00</updated><title type='text'>The Magic of Macchu Pichu</title><summary type='text'>When John and I first met we said how we wanted to go to Macchu Pichu in Peru and so it was a dream come true to finally get there.]The journey was intriguing - ready at 6.30 am and then taken to first a bus for nearly two hours to Ollantaytambo and then the quaint train for the same time until we got to the village of Agua Calientes. That is an unusual arrival - the market and restaurants are </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109378104992854371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109378104992854371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/magic-of-macchu-pichu.html' title='The Magic of Macchu Pichu'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109337023394199508</id><published>2004-08-25T03:57:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-25T03:57:13.940+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Lima is good for beans -</title><summary type='text'>It has been a hectic schedule for the last week and difficult to get at internet and make my site work...so to fill in the gap on Peru.we arrived in Peru on a late flight (12.35 am) - glad that we had arranged accomodation and taxi pickup by internet in advance.The driver handed us a letter in english by the owner of the hotel we were going to.  She apologised that we could not book in with her </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109337023394199508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109337023394199508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/lima-is-good-for-beans.html' title='Lima is good for beans -'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109336963037070143</id><published>2004-08-25T03:47:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-25T03:47:10.370+10:00</updated><title type='text'>of third world toilets and how lucky we are</title><summary type='text'>How grateful we should be in Australia that whenever we finish up at the loo we can just flush.Also we can always be sure of toilet paper and a basin to wash our hands.As we have travelled, the next toilet has always been a challenge.Most times the toilet does not and hasnÂ´t flushed for a long time...you have to put the paper in a bin and the bin is often full...if you are lucky you can rinse </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109336963037070143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109336963037070143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/of-third-world-toilets-and-how-lucky.html' title='of third world toilets and how lucky we are'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109336932336840332</id><published>2004-08-25T03:42:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-25T03:42:03.366+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Love to all and special thoughts</title><summary type='text'>Hi Everyone,Due to a hectic schedule and failed internet I have only just blogged on now - easy since it is raining in downtown La Paz, Bolivia.Just want to say how important it is when travelling to such far places to know of all the love and special people we have in our lives.Both John and I have had to cope with some very tough news during this time-my shock was only 3 days before departing </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109336932336840332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109336932336840332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/love-to-all-and-special-thoughts.html' title='Love to all and special thoughts'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109244389717543010</id><published>2004-08-14T10:38:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-14T10:38:17.176+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Colombia is fantastic</title><summary type='text'>We have just had an amazing three days in Cartegena which is in the very north of Colombia on the Caribbean Sea.It has an old walled city with the most beautiful preserved spanish type houseswhich also reminded me of the French Quarter in New Orleans.It was very hot - 32 degrees plus a sweltering humidity - so sweating was impossible to avoid.John and I went scuba diving on a small launch with 3 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109244389717543010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109244389717543010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/colombia-is-fantastic.html' title='Colombia is fantastic'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109216799703496005</id><published>2004-08-11T05:59:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-11T05:59:57.033+10:00</updated><title type='text'>music in south America</title><summary type='text'>Well we have certainly been swamped with music.If only I could say I have enjoyed it all.anyone who has travelled on a bus through Asia would know how relentlessly the sound system blares out the native pop music and Ecuador is no exception.After three days of bus trips I have had enough Pop music to last a long time.But oh the night in Buenes Aires when we went to the Tango.We were ideally </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109216799703496005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109216799703496005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/music-in-south-america.html' title='music in south America'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109206664451148356</id><published>2004-08-10T01:50:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-10T01:50:44.510+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Ecuador Adventures</title><summary type='text'>Well here we are back from the mountains of Ecuador after a guelling schedule of buses and train for 3 days - but what a train ride!We set off last friday on a local bus for 2 and half hours to Otavalo -a small country town which has a saturday morning market which is said to be one of the best in South Aerica. The bus ride was one remarkable trip- we started at the bus terminal -wondering why we</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109206664451148356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109206664451148356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/ecuador-adventures.html' title='Ecuador Adventures'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109180948148672389</id><published>2004-08-07T02:24:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-07T02:24:41.486+10:00</updated><title type='text'>what really happened to the pUblicist in Sao Paulo</title><summary type='text'>Just for the recordWhen John and I stumbled from our 22 hour flight to Sao Paulo we were so relieved to be collected by our publicist. We walked out to the carpark to find that she couldnt remember where she had parked her car. She was still in shock from being held up on the road on the way to the airport. She had pulled up at the lights and a guy smashed her window in and demanded money.She </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109180948148672389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109180948148672389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/what-really-happened-to-publicist-in.html' title='what really happened to the pUblicist in Sao Paulo'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109180903812853450</id><published>2004-08-07T02:17:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-07T02:17:18.126+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Ecuador beginnings</title><summary type='text'>Well what a culture shock. Buenas Aires is like the Paris of South America and only 6 hours later we arrive to the amazing ancient town of Quito.The first afternoon was hard as we felt quite whacked from the altitude sickness.It makes you feel disoriented and of course vulnerable. It also made us grumpy so we slept it off. Its dangerous to go out at night by foot so we staye din at the charming </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109180903812853450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109180903812853450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/ecuador-beginnings.html' title='Ecuador beginnings'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109165796064375323</id><published>2004-08-05T08:19:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T08:19:20.643+10:00</updated><title type='text'>thanks to Vanessa -a so very special person</title><summary type='text'>Hi againI just want to tell the world how wonderful some very dear people can be to a travelling person in need. Vanessa is a friend who has lived in Sao Paulo in Brazil for six years. When I was there all alone except for the publishers representatives -Marcia and Patricia- who were delightful but of course busy with their work- Vanessa put herself at my beck and call. That was her expression -</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165796064375323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165796064375323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/thanks-to-vanessa-so-very-special.html' title='thanks to Vanessa -a so very special person'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109165683558511564</id><published>2004-08-05T08:00:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T08:00:35.586+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Argentina rocks</title><summary type='text'>Hi EveryoneWell itÂ´s taking some time to be an expert in Spanish on the internet but here I am at last with some real news - actually I am not an expert in Spanish of course - in fact without Professor John -husband-with me IÂ´d probably still be in the hotelroom too overwhelmed to come out-no I am better than that now - I actually went alone and found myself a salon and had a manicure tonight -</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165683558511564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165683558511564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/argentina-rocks.html' title='Argentina rocks'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109165635182609440</id><published>2004-08-05T07:52:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T07:52:31.826+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Fwd: Fwd: Brazil is great</title><summary type='text'>-----       Wwwwwwhat a fantastic adventure.learning how to use this so far - did tv yesterday for the publisher.-----------------------------------------------This mail came from a user at http://silvs.net/ Come check it out... might be something for you</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165635182609440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165635182609440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/fwd-fwd-brazil-is-great.html' title='Fwd: Fwd: Brazil is great'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-109165626150143435</id><published>2004-08-05T07:51:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T07:51:01.500+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Fwd: The publicist got robbed</title><summary type='text'>Can you believe it - on the way to the airport the publisher stopped at a red light and a man smashed the window of the car and demanded money.-----------------------------------------------This mail came from a user at http://silvs.net/ Come check it out... might be something for you</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165626150143435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/109165626150143435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/08/fwd-publicist-got-robbed.html' title='Fwd: The publicist got robbed'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-108856647609114934</id><published>2004-06-30T13:29:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-06-30T13:34:36.090+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Beware of spectatoring: Extract from the Sex-life Solutions book</title><summary type='text'>"Spectatoring" is where the person becomes an observer of sexual activity – he or she has literally ‘floated out of the body’ and watches herself having sex -and gives herself all sorts of critical, negative appraisal. A perfect example of spectatoring and shut down sexual feelings was described to me by Danielle, who had been referred to me by her doctor because she had never had an orgasm and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108856647609114934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108856647609114934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/06/beware-of-spectatoring-extract-from.html' title='Beware of spectatoring: Extract from the Sex-life Solutions book'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-108785615995875878</id><published>2004-06-22T08:15:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-06-22T08:15:59.956+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Women who won't</title><summary type='text'>      The hottest problem I am seeing turn up in the  clinic is the sad and rejected man whose woman is just not interested in  sex. One of the biggest questions is - what should he  do? Should he leave, how does he coach her when she  sees it as pressure, should he start an affair, should he go to a massage  parlour, should he surf the internet for porn or does he just have to make do  with </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108785615995875878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108785615995875878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/06/women-who-wont.html' title='Women who won&apos;t'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-108776068579250940</id><published>2004-06-21T05:43:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-06-21T05:44:45.793+10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>New research shows that women who have no sex drive are not ow in testosterone!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108776068579250940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108776068579250940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/06/new-research-shows-that-women-who-have.html' title=''/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-108737694889944967</id><published>2004-06-16T19:02:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-06-21T12:24:31.193+10:00</updated><title type='text'>South American Trip</title><summary type='text'>Hi How are you? Thanks for any good tips for our future adventure in south America... so exciting!John and I leave for Brazil in just five more weeks! In the first week I am thrilled that my book - Fear-Free Children-will be published in Portuguese.Hopefully the publisher in Sao Paulo will take good care of me while John goes to his conference in Porto Alegre.Then John and I have 8 weeks</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108737694889944967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108737694889944967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/06/south-american-trip.html' title='South American Trip'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194194.post-108623551553448307</id><published>2004-06-03T14:04:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2004-06-03T14:05:15.533+10:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi there, here is the first test posting</title><summary type='text'>Hello, and welcome to my blog! I will be posting information about my activities and events coming up - keep checking this page for new postings!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108623551553448307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7194194/posts/default/108623551553448307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://drjanethall.blogspot.com/2004/06/hi-there-here-is-first-test-posting.html' title='Hi there, here is the first test posting'/><author><name>Dr Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332688658180039628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://www.sex-therapy.com.au/images/janphoto.jpg'/></author></entry></feed>
