That Wasn't The Plan
Human stories for those struggling to be human.
A podcast for anyone whose life took a left turn when you were peacefully asleep.
Life doesn't come with a script—thank god, because ours would've been returned for rewrites.
Warning: May cause unexpected feelings, snort-laughing, and the overwhelming urge to text us your own "that wasn't the plan" story.
Join co-hosts Emily White and Courtney Holland as they navigate the beautiful disasters, plot twists, and "well, that happened" moments that nobody warned you about. From bed bugs, winning the lottery, breaking your neck, and finding a furry lump on the side of the road that turns out to be your best friend.
We're here to talk about the stuff that wasn't in your life plan: Getting sober. Couch-surfing at 35. Teaching Jazzercise in a thong leotard at 5 AM (Courtney looks great, by the way). Death showing up uninvited. Your career ghosting you.
Each episode brings you real stories, terrible advice, excellent commiseration, and the reminder that if your life feels like a dumpster fire, at least you're in good company.
New episodes drop weekly. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts, because we all need witnesses to this beautiful mess.
Remember: Just because it wasn't the plan doesn't mean it wasn't supposed to happen.
Courtney is a trained actress and singer (Wright State, thank you very much) who now lives in Virginia with her husband and a rotating cast of children she claims as her own. Equal parts sass, heart, and hard-earned wisdom, she’s 14 years sober, wildly funny, deeply kind, a fierce advocate for doing the right thing, and—by her own declaration—America’s kid sister.
Emily White is a producer-turned-story editor and host of That Wasn’t The Plan, where she unpacks life’s chaos, pivots, and poor decisions with humor and heart. She looks vaguely WASPy but curses like a sailor, frequently says the wrong thing, and can usually be found asking, “What was I saying?”—a cancer survivor, open water swimmer, and professional pivot enthusiast who firmly believes the best stories come from things going spectacularly off-script.