Checking In w/ Edwina Findley Dickerson
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michelle sits down with actress and author Edwina Findley Dickerson who opens up about faith, resilience, and embracing the calling on your life. Edwina has built a powerful career in television and film—yet it’s her prayer life and unshakable faith that have truly sustained her. She shares the inspiration behind her new book, The World Is Waiting for You, and the lessons she’s learned about surrender, comparison, and walking boldly into God’s dream for her life. CHECK IN to this episode for a reminder that your gifts, your purpose, and your story matter—and the world is waiting to experience them.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to Checking In with Michelle Williams, a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:17.2 | Y'all listen, welcome to checking in. |
| 0:20.3 | This season has been absolutely incredible. Just the |
| 0:27.6 | diversity of people that I've gotten to talk to from doctors to actresses to toy designers, I think it's absolutely amazing. |
| 0:41.2 | Today's episode is with Edwina Findlay Dickerson, who has been on our TV screens for a long time, |
| 0:51.5 | not only in TV, but in film. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm currently starring in The Residence. |
| 0:58.0 | She's been in power, Chicago Mets, Black Lighting. |
| 1:02.0 | Just if loving you is wrong, Tramee, Law & Order, |
| 1:08.0 | come on, all the way back to the wire. In One Life to Live. She's everywhere and has an |
| 1:16.1 | amazing new book coming out that we get to talk about. I'm so excited y'all to host |
| 1:22.7 | Edwina Finley on this episode of Checking In. |
| 1:35.9 | Hey everybody. |
| 1:40.0 | Welcome to another episode of Checking In. |
| 1:43.2 | What I get excited about the episodes and the guest. |
| 1:49.3 | It seems like every week it goes higher and higher and higher. Not only higher, but it goes deeper as well. |
| 1:54.5 | I am so excited about this particular guest. |
| 2:00.1 | I met her through Dr. Holly Carter, I believe, years ago. |
| 2:05.3 | I think this was, from what I'm recalling, |
| 2:08.2 | at the Merge Summit. |
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