<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Laura Roscioli]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m Laura Roscioli. A Digital Activist, Writer and Consultant.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:05:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty defies your body - the path to true acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one ever told me I’d have to be thin to succeed, yet it remains a silent truth I can’t ignore. ... KEEP READING]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/beauty-defies-your-body-the-path-to-true-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5585ca2b12240017709dc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 01:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_c5062d13569c416a81db299bf608b094~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_728,h_488,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've Got Hip Fat, Stretch Marks and Cellulite, and I Love it All]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m Laura and I’m proud of my body, but I haven’t always been. Being comfortable in your own skin is so hard. I remember looking at...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/i-ve-got-hip-fat-stretch-marks-and-cellulite-and-i-love-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f435b912cdb6e00178ac5c4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:22:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_6ee73a94728a4307a66f4c39fb9ccb23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ALL WANT TO FEEL SEEN: WHY DIVERSITY IN FASHION MATTERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I got signed to a major modelling agency. Being a size 10-12, I am technically a ‘curvy model’. 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HERE'S WHY.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve shifted to working from home (WFH) since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the change may have initially been a breath of fresh...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/working-from-home-and-abruptly-hit-a-wall-here-s-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f09472477d233001700214c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 05:01:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pain is Excruciating: Stories of Women Living With Endometriosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first time I knew something was wrong was in Venice, with my family. I’d had a stomach ache all day, unlike any I’d experienced...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/the-pain-is-excruciating-stories-of-women-living-with-endometriosis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee580f45872d6001751e2cf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_e1b24abdfba044239810645185ddedb7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_681,h_377,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Great-Grandmother Gwen, “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Felt This Lonely.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[We asked some of our older relatives, isolated and in aged care, how they were feeling during this uncertain time. “I feel purposeless.”...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/my-great-grandmother-gwen-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-felt-this-lonely</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ebb8f6418de2c001794f400</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 06:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_148a04e5a3fb42f1be54dafb9c0c40e3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_631,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Asked Couples How Iso Has Changed Their Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA["We can’t go a single day without a difficult moment." 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That's an old adage that's become only more accurate...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/we-asked-couples-how-iso-has-changed-their-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb8b7d3935874001757b5f1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 02:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_819455e3e7784b4eb9fb4562ee76760a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_636,h_358,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Asked Couples if They're Shagging More in Lockdown ]]></title><description><![CDATA["When isolation started we were having sex like twice a day."]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/we-asked-couples-if-they-re-shagging-more-in-lockdown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918e54c1bac00017e08b03</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_d02169c321d3445b8798f5edaab67620~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_634,h_355,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interviews With Australians Drinking Their Way Through the Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA["There's a new depressing thing on the news every 10 minutes. Throwing down wine is the only way to ignore it."]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/interviews-with-australians-drinking-their-way-through-the-lockdown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e91816efd45e00017fe82c4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:39:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba879_e03bf50b37bb40c5bff4a76f0b1c8bac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_710,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Roscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Describe Their Most Embarrassing Office Christmas Parties in 6 Words or Less]]></title><description><![CDATA["Stuck in handcuffs in office bathroom." Ah office Christmas parties. Those special parties we all love, and then at some time around 10AM.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/people-describe-their-most-embarrassing-office-christmas-parties-in-6-words-or-less</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9182bae6cdfb0017f7b190</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba879_83c9a9b2c4e54b058a979cbf04ceb791~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_578,h_322,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Roscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Asked Young People About Their Relationship with Saving Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saving is different for everyone. On behalf of VICE, I spoke with a group of young people to explore what works for each individual––from th]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/we-asked-young-people-about-their-relationship-with-saving-money</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918cde5b69e6001750febb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_14f1fbf1308a43d5b06e25a7852c24e2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_637,h_357,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Science of Changing Your Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ability to change your mind and follow through with it says more about you than you might think.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/the-science-of-changing-your-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918b9b075c1a0017bd1388</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_3e7a41a32e9b422b833479a90b1e79ba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_639,h_358,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Asked Canberra’s Hospo Workers to Review Australian Politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA["Scott Morrison did the whole 'oh shit I forgot my card' bit. His colleague had to pick up the bill."]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/we-asked-canberra-s-hospo-workers-to-review-australian-politicians</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e91922e5443cb0017dbd0e5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_713e9c46d45f41b3bb5cc104a5aa5da9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_632,h_356,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Many Oysters Does it Take to Get Horny: An Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You know oysters make you horny, right?”]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/how-many-oysters-does-it-take-to-get-horny-an-investigation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9190727a1152001701e6ac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_db17fdd3bb344397af7bdb064d9655cf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_735,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Asked People How Long They Waited to Say 'I Love You']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to research, one in 10 say it after a week. But as we discovered, most people wait a lot longer.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/we-asked-people-how-long-they-waited-to-say-i-love-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918fc80805ef00173e50fc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_57c2a5ff47d64921bfd4bd23c480973d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_633,h_419,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Perspectives on Fear and Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spoke to a psychologist, scientist, and a mortician to explore the only thing that unifies us all—death.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/three-perspectives-on-fear-and-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918ae0c1bac00017e0845f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_950755e1e792431b83b2539b5bad6e87~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_638,h_358,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brief History of Pathology: The Science of Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've come a long way since blaming the gods for our untimely demise...]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/a-brief-history-of-pathology-the-science-of-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e918a635443cb0017dbbdc9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_a79a59ed5eb0450a97e0e97de882fbe0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_637,h_355,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unusual Freedom Behind 'Alternative Funerals']]></title><description><![CDATA[Choosing how you leave this world can be just as important as the way you live in it.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/the-unusual-freedom-behind-alternative-funerals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9189d8075c1a0017bd100a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_fd5adb942c784d88adc0889588610955~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_637,h_357,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Symbolism in Shaping Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[A closer look at some symbols that changed the world.]]></description><link>https://lauraroscioli.wixsite.com/lauraroscioli/post/the-power-of-symbolism-in-shaping-society</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9188ca672fdf0017c84369</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:09:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bee7a_c2ead8145e704accb8c85c0f3303dd05~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_637,h_359,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lauraroscioli</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>