Episode 9

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10th Nov 2025

Redefining Plan B After Divorce: Katie Bryan on Solo Motherhood, Entrepreneurship, and Empowering Women to Know Their Worth

In this week’s episode of This Wasn’t the Plan, Tara sits down with Katie Bryan - coach, entrepreneur, and host of The Single Greatest Choice Podcast - for an honest and inspiring conversation about divorce, career pivots, solo motherhood, and building a business when that was never the plan.

Katie shares her journey from navigating heartbreak to becoming a successful coach and business owner, scaling her own brand, and empowering women to live life on their own terms. What started as a detour became her greatest direction - proof that Plan B can be the most beautiful chapter of your life.

Together, Tara and Katie explore what it means to be a strong, successful woman who knows her worth, even when life takes a turn you didn’t expect. They talk about grief, growth, and the courage it takes to rebuild your career, your confidence, and your sense of self from the ground up.

This episode is for every woman who’s learning to start over, trust her path, and build something extraordinary out of what didn’t go as planned.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • How Katie navigated divorce and rediscovered herself
  • The pivotal moments that led her to solo motherhood by choice
  • How she built and scaled her own business as a coach and entrepreneur
  • What it means to know your worth and create success on your own terms

Trigger Warning: This episode mentions pregnancy, and a successful fertility journey. If you’re in a tender place with your own fertility experience, please take care of yourself and come back to this episode when you feel ready.

Connect with Tara:

Instagram: @tararesnick

TikTok: @tararesnick1

https://tararesnick.com/

Connect with Katie:

Instagram: @single_greatest_choice

Podcast: The Single Greatest Choice

https://www.singlegreatestchoice.com/

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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.