Episode 4

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6th Oct 2025

Redefining Dreams: Carrie Hauskens on Living Her Sparkly Plan B

In this heartfelt episode of This Wasn’t the Plan, Carrie Hauskens shares her journey through infertility, loss, and redefining what a meaningful life looks like when your original plan changes. From navigating grief to embracing uncertainty, Carrie offers insights on resilience, personal growth, and creating a sparkly Plan B filled with joy, self-awareness, and new experiences.

Through this conversation, listeners will discover how to:

  • Navigate life transitions and unexpected changes
  • Find joy in everyday moments
  • Use grief and loss as catalysts for clarity and growth
  • Embrace self-awareness as a tool for personal development
  • Lean on community support during challenging times
  • Let go of control and trust the journey ahead
  • Reimagine your life path and embrace uncertainty with confidence

Whether you’re facing career pivots, relationship shifts, or personal setbacks, this episode offers inspiration and practical insights for creating your best life — no matter what chapter you’re in.

Connect with Carrie Hauskens:

Website: https://www.bloomingwithcare.com

Instagram: @bloomingwithcare

TikTok: @bloomingwithcare

Connect with Tara Resnick:

Website: www.tararesnick.com

Instagram: @tararesnick

TikTok: @tararesnick1

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About the Podcast

This Wasn't the Plan with Tara Resnick
Where 'Plan B' becomes the path to resilience and reinvention
This Wasn’t the Plan is a personal growth podcast for anyone ready to evolve — blending self-help, mindset, and real stories of resilience. Whether you’re rebuilding after change, navigating a transition, or simply working on becoming your best self, this is the podcast for you.

Hosted by Tara Resnick (@tararesnick), each episode explores resilience, reinvention, and self-development through real-life stories and expert conversations that help you build confidence, clarity, and direction in any season of life.

Guests include people who have faced career pivots, relationship shifts, wellness journeys, infertility journeys, and unexpected detours - alongside professionals, coaches, and wellness experts sharing mindset tools, coping strategies, and practical steps for growth.

If you’re seeking inspiration, motivation, or guidance to create a more aligned, empowered life, this podcast is for you. Because sometimes the detour becomes the path - and that’s where the real growth begins.

For more tools and inspiration on resilience, mindset, and personal growth, visit www.tararesnick.com or follow Tara on Instagram (@tararesnick) and TikTok (@tararesnick1).

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Tara Resnick

Tara Resnick is a healthcare professional, solution focused coach, fitness instructor and the creator and host of This Wasn’t the Plan: When Plan B Becomes the Path to Resilience and Reinvention. After facing her own journey of unexpected detours—including the heartbreak of infertility and the challenge of rewriting her dreams—Tara discovered the power of resilience, reinvention, and telling the truth about life when it doesn’t go the way you imagined.

Through her podcast, Tara creates a space for honest conversations about navigating Plan B—whether that means fertility struggles, career pivots, personal growth, or starting over. With a mix of storytelling, inspiration, and expert insights, she helps listeners feel less alone and more empowered to create a meaningful life on the other side of disappointment.

Passionate about authenticity and connection, Tara’s mission is to remind people that just because it wasn’t the plan doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful.