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Bettina Arndt

It was sex that made Bettina Arndt famous. One of Australia's first sex therapists, she spent her early career talking and writing about this fascinating topic before moving on to broader social issues. She’s still out there, speaking to audiences all over Australia and appearing regularly on television and radio. Her latest exciting venture is dating coaching, helping men and women write great online dating profiles and giving them advice on how to meet their match.

Bettina's Latest Blog Posts

Winners and losers from delayed marriage

Winners and losers from delayed marriage

There’s a long tradition for Western countries to preach to women in the developing world about the importance of planned parenthood – telling them they will improve their own lives and those of their children if they delay having families until they have established themselves.  So how is it that...more»

Fundawear

Fundawear

There I was with all this buzzing underwear all over my dining room table… not the way I normally spend my afternoons! I was entertaining people from Durex – the world's largest condom manufacturer – who were showing off their latest invention. It's an amazing new system that allows you...more»

Turn off the chatter

Turn off the chatter

There's a great video clip featuring a smiling woman in bed. All that's visible is her face and the occasional movement beneath the sheets. She starts off blissfully happy... "Hmm, that feels good..Wait, wait, oh yes, that's so good." But then thoughts start to intrude: "Shit, he's getting bored." And then,...more»

Shrinkage is a big deal

Shrinkage is a big deal

It’s bad enough battling the Big C but to come out a winner and pay the price with shrinkage of the old fella seems a little rough. I’ve been writing about prostate cancer for an article just about to be published in The Australian, on Friday April 5. One of the...more»