Oprah and Edwina Findley Dickerson on Manifesting Life’s Dream for You

The Oprah Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, award-winning actress Edwina Findley Dickerson invites Oprah and listeners into the heart of her very first book, The World Is Waiting for You: Embrace Your Calling and Manifest the God Dream Over Your Life. Edwina reveals how each of us carries the potential to uncover a divine vision uniquely designed for our lives. Drawing from her own journey of extraordinary signs, wonders, and answered prayers she shares how moments of manifestation are not reserved for the few but available to anyone willing to nurture faith and step into courage. Edwina speaks with guests across the country who hunger to realize their own potential and awaken to a life larger than the one they are currently living. She shares practical ways to begin this journey whether it be prayer, tips for vision boarding or how to show up in service of others. She believes anything is possible when we align and discover God’s dream for us all. BUY THE BOOK! https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-world-is-waiting-for-you/id6739210907 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Thank you for listening to the Oprah podcast and hello to you watching on YouTube.
0:05.8	I am happy to be here with you and we are living in some defining times, challenging times,
0:13.2	and we can all feel that it's understandable if you're starting to in your life feel overwhelmed.
0:20.6	That's why I'm interested in having conversations
0:22.8	with people who can give us a positive, a new perspective, a fresh take at some of the issues
0:29.8	holding us back in life. And on this episode, we're asking the question, do you feel stuck?
0:35.2	Have you lost sight of the big dreams that you once had for yourself?
0:38.8	And maybe, just maybe you've decided to just settle for whatever you think is in this moment
0:45.6	and let those dreams fall by the wayside. Well, my guest today is going to inspire you to
0:51.6	reconnect with what she calls your God dream and the belief that
0:56.4	your story is far from over. In fact, your most powerful chapters may still lie ahead. Her new book
1:02.9	is, The World is Waiting for You. Embrace your calling and manifest the God dream over your life.
1:12.7	Welcome to the tea house, Edwina Finley Dickerson.
1:16.2	Thank you, Oprah.
1:17.9	I'm so happy to be here with you.
1:20.8	Edwina Finley Dickerson is an award-winning actress, a loving mother, a devoted wife, and motivational speaker.
1:27.1	In 2002, Edwina got her starred in Hollywood with her breakout role as Tasha in HBO's
1:32.6	groundbreaking series The Wire.
1:34.7	She later starred in Tyler Perry's hit drama If Loving You is Wrong on own.
1:39.2	Then when all of this falls apart, you are going to regret it.
1:45.3	Most recently, Edwina played the critically acclaimed role of Sheila in Shonda Rhymes' hit
1:50.4	Netflix series, The Residence.
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