Interview Exclusive: Jaydee Dyer is a talented broadcaster - who combines a real passion for a number of sports allied with a huge depth of knowledge and experience as a result of broadcasting across leading media platforms in the UK and US including Sky Sports, NBA and FIFA.

What do you say to yourself everyday? I share a powerful Scripture about how important it is to speak life and positive things over your situation and circumstances. I also share wisdom and knowledge on how to do that.

Baller of the Week: Washington Wizards' Russell Westbrook makes history by breaking the record for the most triple doubles in NBA history!

My Bio: My name is Keisha Swafford and I am a sports freelancer in Alexandria, 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!

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!

Have you ever felt anxiety, depression, PTSD, or identity crisis and wondered how to deal with it? Look no further than this episode where I speak to five mental health therapists from Tennessee University: Jada Wilson (anxiety, grief, and stress) listen to Shantae "Qween" Modena (counsels in stress and anxiety) and listen to Shantae's personal story of sexual abuse, Tneisha Mastin and Cailyn Johnston (anxiety in K-5 children), and Alexis Fleming (PTSD, identity crisis, anxiety, and depression). 

My name is Keisha Swafford and I am a sports freelancer in Alexandria, 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!

Have you ever struggled in believing in yourself or felt discouraged? For my segment Quiet Time with God, I will encourage you to exercise your faith and get up and go after your dreams! For my segment Baller of the Week, I take you inside the business mind of Alvin Kamara and tell you how he makes his money work for him. If you are wondering how to start a sports podcast or how to stay motivated in this business, Courtney Harden of the Real Deal tells you his journey on how he started his podcast, what inspires him to keep going, and advice to other podcasters on how to be successful in this business. 

My name is Keisha Swafford and I am sports freelancer in Louisiana who is on my own spiritual and mental health journey. I am learning how to love God more, fall in love with myself, and hone my skills as a sports journalist. I love talking sports with others and I love helping people with their mental, physical, and spiritual health through sports podcasting, connecting with others, and networking. Join me on my journey to self-discovery where I drop episodes every Monday at 5 am! Stay brave, stay bold, and stay ballin! 

In this episode of Ballin with Keisha, I talk to soccer conditioning coach Erica Suter about her travels across the world and how she helped kids in different countries and her passion for conditioning and restoring the health of young people. I also showcased the amazing women in sports broadcasting who are inspirational to all girls and women across the world who want to pursue sports as a career as Ballers of the Week, and I want to pray for those who are hurting and show that gratitude is one of the keys to your best mental health. 

In this episode, I interview Aggie Dent, sports podcaster of Adventures with Aggie who talks about her physical struggles in sports and how she turned her love for sports into a business, I discuss why Jeremy "Linsanity" Lin's stance on the mass shootings in Atlanta that killed 8 Asian women and how he has dealt with racism in the past and present makes him the Baller of the Week, and some of my experiences with racism and how it has affected my mental health. 

This episode showcases what challenges and struggles FOX Sports/ESPN reporter Renee Washington has faced as a black female soccer player, how she navigates working in the sports world, and the mentorship/coaching she does for the kids. Quiet Time with God is all about letting go of your past and embracing the present. Find out why Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid is the Baller of the Week and get your weekly inspiration and wisdom from my mental check in! 

On this episode, you will learn how to spend time with God, my take on the incredible almost kiss on the rim dunk by Anfernee Simons at the All Star Game last night, how to cure depression, and sports talk with the wonderful Erika Fernandez who tell me about her passion about her favorite boxers in the game, her thoughts on the challenges and struggles of women in sports, how she stays encouraged, and what new projects she is working on. 

On this episode, you will learn about how to deal with depression, anxiety, and grief, how spending time with God can help you grow in more ways than one, why Golden State Warrior Steph Curry is such an incredible person on and off the court especially in the All Star Game on Sunday and how Team Lebron won, 170-150, against Team Durant, and amazing sports talk and insight from Sports Writer and Host of the V Report and fellow MTMV Sports collaborator, Vonora Lewis. 

Nicolas Wilcox is a freelance sports multimedia journalist with experience covering the NFL and NBA. He has a passion for helping others with their health, wellness, and well being. Also, he makes inspirational videos particularly on Mondays. Famous quote: Because if you don't dominate Monday, Monday will dominate you!"