Your Story Does Not Define Your Destiny: Anthony Ramos on Pain, Ego & Healing

From the streets of Bushwick, Brooklyn to Marvel, Transformers and Hollywood billboards, Anthony Ramos has lived the dream many people fantasize about. But behind the campaigns, the premieres and the posters, he was still asking himself a brutal question:“Am I enough?”

In this episode of You vs You, Anthony sits down with Lex Borrero to have a raw, honest conversation about success, identity, family and the work it takes to heal the stories you grew up with.
He opens up about:

• Growing up in Bushwick and carrying childhood trauma into his adult life
• The complicated relationship with his father, not feeling “good enough” and the moment he tried to protect his mom as a kid
• Wrapping his identity in campaigns, likes and comments, and how one negative comment used to destroy his day
• What really happened when it felt like everything came crashing down online
• Booking Marvel’s Ironheart, going on the Transformers press tour, and realizing his career was not over – it was evolving
• How he started working with his inner child: reframing memories, naming patterns and learning to see his parents with compassion
• The simple mantra that changed everything for him: “Be where your feet are”, and why your emotions should not be driving the car of your life
• His no-BS advice for actors and creatives who haven’t had their “break” yet, and why you should stop waiting for permission and start creating with the phone you already have.
• This is not just a conversation about Hollywood.It is a conversation about narratives: the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, what we deserve and what we’re capable of.

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