Ballin’ with Keisha: Interview with National Women's Hockey League's Kelsey Koelzer

•What motivates you to get up every morning? Listen to my segment, Quiet Time with God, where I talk about my personal struggles and how I use my faith to stay inspired. •What do you do to help your mental health? Poetry is what helped me to express my feelings and write through the pain and it can help you too! •Baller of the Week: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels' Japanese pitcher and designated hitter who took me down memory lane to a favorite childhood movie of mine! •Check out my powerful interview with Kelsey Koelzer, American ice hockey defender, currently serving as head coach of the Arcadia University women's ice hockey program, the first black head coach in NCAA ice hockey history, as well as the Advisor to the Commissioner on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the NWHL. She overcame racial and gender barriers to get to where she is today. Being laser focused and keeping her eyes on the prize kept her going when people targeted her for being a girl in a male dominated sport. •My name is Keisha Swafford and I am a sports freelancer in Louisiana who is on my own spiritual and mental health journey. I started this podcast to hone my skills as a sports journalist, share my love for God, and fall in love with myself. I love talking sports with people in the industry, and I love helping people with their mental, physical, and spiritual health through sports podcasting, connecting with others, and networking. Join me for sports talk and self-discovery! I drop episodes every Monday at 5 am central time. Stay brave, stay bold, and stay ballin!