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www.MOSTmag.com // CELEBRITY MAGAZINE // 77 n 2014, touched by the inspiring story of Cory Weismann, the college basketball player who suffered a devastating stroke, she lends her talents to the telling of his true life story. In the film, 1000 to 1, The Corey Weismann Story, this extraordinary young man perseveres and finds new meaning in his life both on and off the court. The family never gave up and continued to show up for life on life%u2019s terms. She feels it takes such courage to keep the faith and seek strength from within in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.It has been a long time dream for the singer-songwriter to make music. Her first children%u2019s album Color of Your Heart is an attempt to give a voice to feelings and experiences. Inspired by her children Josy and Sean, they forced the actor, in a good way, to think about life and the lack of tools for living it. At times, she feels like the blind leading the blind. %u201cI have been trying to stay one step ahead of them learning how to deal with situations and feelings, and the songs came about as an expression of that process.%u201d She is hopeful that children will find words for some of what they are enduring.Jean Louisa%u2019s latest EP, entitled Willing, just released in April, explores much of the same topics as the first album but on a more adult level. Not as light as the first album, she wrote some of the songs while working on Color of Your Heart and determined that they did not belong on a children%u2019s album. With an absorbing sound, her music is uplifting and hopeful.www.jeanlouisakelly.com