Laura Roscioli, Freelance Journalist Profile

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From a career to a relationship, is losing yourself ever worth it?

1 week ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

Laura Roscioli has lost herself in a job and in a relationship – so is it worth it? And how do you find your way back to yourself? I’ve lost myself so many times. I think it’s part of life, part of character development, part of figuring out who you’re not by trying on all these different characters and feeling your way through them. We’ve been handed a certain script for life – from our parents, our culture and mainstream stories – and it feels natural to follow… until it’s not.
Why is it so hard to trust the 'nice guy'?

3 weeks ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

The draw of the 'bad boy' is well chronicled, but what is it about the 'nice guy' that makes it so hard to believe them? I’ve always been a sucker for a bad boy. I know that’s nothing ground-breaking – basically every millennial woman had a crush on Sebastian Valmont from Cruel Intentions… right? And what about Chuck Bass? Don’t get me started. The silk scarves, the daddy issues, the way he looked like he hadn’t slept in three days, partying well beyond his years. Hot. But why?
Never had a ‘girl group’? You need to read this

1 month ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

I’ve never had a ‘girl group’, and it's taught me a lot about belonging. If you've struggled to make that core group of girlfriends, here's what I want you to know. I’ve always wanted a girl group. You know, the ones you send selfies to ‘the morning after’ with your make-up still baked on in someone else’s bed. The ones who show up on your doorstep mid-breakup, armed with wine, chocolate and motivational speeches. The ones you climb into bed with to watch rom-coms on a hungover Sunday.
I Trial Male Escorts For A Living: Here's Exactly What I'm Judging Them On

2 months ago | pedestrian.tv | Laura Roscioli

The dating scene is cooked. Between ghosting, breadcrumbing, situationships and the general emotional ineptitude of men raised on Reddit and Pornhub, it’s no wonder women are tapping out. But instead of swearing off sex altogether, some are choosing a different route: booking a male escort. And not just any escort — a female vetted, emotionally intelligent, genuinely hot one. Welcome to the era of female-first pleasure, where hiring a companion isn’t taboo, it’s just good time management.
How can we give men sex-ed without becoming their mothers?

2 months ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

There's a serious knowledge gap when it comes to female pleasure, so how can women give feedback to their partners in a way that's productive and is actually heard? Like most women, sex education is something I did mostly on my own. While my mum was always open about her experiences with her body – childbirth, periods, hormones, body image – sex wasn’t a dinner table topic of conversation. It also wasn’t a conversation had on the school grounds – not in any meaningful or positive way, anyway.
How to deal with your boyfriend's ex

2 months ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

What happens if your partner's ex is still a part of their life? Here, writer Laura Roscioli shares 10 things she's learnt about dealing with a guest star in your relationship. When I first started dating my current boyfriend, I didn’t think much about his ex. Not because she wasn’t a major part of his life – they share a daughter – but because, at the time, our relationship grew as a slow burn. Neither of us knew where it was going, only that we really liked each other. It felt different.
I hate taking nudes, so I took one in each city I travelled to

Mar 30, 2025 | fashionjournal.com.au | Laura Roscioli |Cait Emma Burke

“The previous caution and fear had been replaced with excitement.” This article contains nudity. I’ve never liked taking naked photos of myself for other people. I think it started in high school when it became normal practice for a boy to at some point ask to see your boobs. This icky feeling would arise in me that stopped me in my tracks. It was the same feeling I’d get when someone offered me a drink at a party – like I wanted to do it, but something stopped me. It was probably fear.
How body positivity activists feel about TikTok’s ‘chubby filter’ trend

Mar 20, 2025 | fashionjournal.com.au | Laura Roscioli |Lara Daly

“Society’s distaste towards fatness has never left the zeitgeist.” TikTok’s latest viral filter is one that either makes you ‘chubby’ or ‘skinny’ and to be honest, I feel sad even writing this. But we need to talk about it. The trend sees users applying an AI generated filter over a photo of themselves that alters their size and their reactions are going viral. The general vibe is that people are “grossed out” by the ‘chubby’ version of themselves.
TikTok says this AI filter is ‘hilarious’. Not everyone is laughing

Mar 20, 2025 | smh.com.au | Laura Roscioli

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A leading mental health advocate has slammed the latest TikTok filter which encourages users to generate AI images of what they’d look like if they were a “chubby” version of themselves, exposing to ridicule body types that live outside the sample size.
TikTok says this AI filter is ‘hilarious’. Not everyone is laughing

Mar 19, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Laura Roscioli

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