When the Ending Isn’t Happy: Finding Strength & Resilience in Plan B

Not every story ends the way we hoped, but that doesn’t mean it has to be the end. In this episode of This Wasn’t the Plan, Tara Resnick shares her experience of facing unhappy endings and explores how to reframe them as the beginning of something new. She discusses the mindset shifts, coping strategies, and personal insights that helped her build resilience and move forward with confidence. This episode is about making peace with detours, finding meaning in what didn’t work out, and discovering that even when Plan A falls apart, Plan B can still be full of possibility. It offers guidance and inspiration for anyone navigating life transitions, personal growth, resilience, reinvention, career pivots, relationship shifts, and creating their best life.

Connect with Tara Resnick at www.tararesnick.com, on Instagram @tararesnick, and on TikTok @tararesnick1.

Next Episode All Episodes Previous Episode

Listen for free

RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Spotify

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).

About your host

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.