Marc Ryan Effron had it all. As a vice president at a major investment firm, Marc had built a very successful life for himself at a young age. The finances, the fast cars, the lifestyle, it was all there. However what wasn’t there was the feeling of fulfillment, and this emptiness led Marc down a dark path. Through sobriety, Marc has not only reinvented his own life but dedicated it to helping others get out of their own struggles through his work at Legacy Healing Center.

Growing Up

Marc first began to struggle with his mental health when his parents split up and his household started to become a negative environment. The separation of his parents saw young Marc feeling betrayed and empty. Although his home life was not what he wanted it to be, he excelled at school and did well for himself. He worked his way up the corporate ladder very quickly and became a vice president of a large financial company at 24. However, despite the success, the negative thoughts that sat within Marc’s mind, led him to substance abuse to numb the pain. It was only when the addiction saw him lose his job and his family that Marc knew he had to change.

Why Legacy Started

Knowing he had to pull himself out of the dark place he was in, Marc visited multiple treatment centers where he was disappointed by their approach to treating patients. Once finding sobriety, Marc knew that a more personalized and holistic approach should be how substance abusers and mental health patients should be treated. Finding his new calling, Marc set out to establish his own treatment facility.

Legacy was set up to be a peaceful facility that can focus on treating the underlying issues versus masking the symptoms. Starting as a three-bed pilot program, Marc ensured the program was strong enough that he would be able to send his own children there if the need was to exist. In a short few years, Marc managed to grow his facility to support over 155 beds and employed over 200 staff members that shared a common view on treatment. Now with contracts with large corporations such as American Airlines, Marc has made Legacy, a world-renowned name within the health industry.

What’s To Come For Legacy

Marc has a vision of spreading his treatment center to every State within the country. The goal is to treat as many patients as possible through a holistic approach. Since founding the Legacy Healing Center, Marc has treated over 10,000 patients with their services.

After losing it all and finally finding his calling, Marc continues to make an impact around the world through the facility, his motivational speaking, and personal development coaching.

We look forward to seeing what the rest of 2020 has for Marc and his team at Legacy.

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