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29th Sep 2025

Unstuck: How I Chose Myself, My Dream, and IVF

In this first episode of This Wasn’t the Plan, Tara Resnick shares her personal journey of feeling stuck, navigating relationships that didn’t work out, and ultimately choosing herself while pursuing motherhood on her own. She reflects on the unexpected ending to her 15-month IVF journey and the lessons she learned along the way. This episode is about listening to your inner voice, walking away when something isn’t right, and daring to take bold steps even when it feels terrifying. It explores resilience, personal growth, and the courage required to rewrite your Plan B and create a life where you can thrive, even when the outcome doesn’t match your original dreams or efforts. Listeners will gain insight into navigating life transitions, building self-awareness, embracing personal reinvention, and finding strength in the face of unexpected challenges.

Connect with Tara Resnick at www.tararesnick.com, on Instagram @tararesnick, and on 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.