Karen Poulson on honoring her late son through gifting LEGO with the ‘I Love Us Project’

Tanner Poulson lived his life serving others as he worked with individuals with intellectual disabilities, and one of his favorite ways to serve and connect was with LEGO bricks. But when he unexpectedly passed away at the young age of 31 due to a heart condition, his family continued his legacy by creating the “I Love Us Project," a nonprofit organization. His mother, Karen Poulson, joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to talk about her son, his LEGO art, and how she is honoring his memory by gifting LEGO to those who most need that playful connecting and therapeutic toy. 

Please visit the ILoveUsProject.com to donate to the project or purchase a LEGO keepsake in honor of Tanner’s life and legacy, which both our host Michelle Sharf and producer Kellieann Halvorsen did during this recording.

Even though we live in challenging times, we can become ‘Relentlessly Resilient’ as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Presented by Minky Couture, makers of the most luxurious and soft blankets with a mission to share comfort and love during the special moments of life.

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