Podcast
Epic Marriage
Hosted by Nick and Alex Leyva · EN
Seeking to bridge the gap between hearts and minds in your family? One by One, a podcast hosted by Nick Leyva and Austin Ellis, offers a soul-to-soul exploration of what makes family relationships thrive. This thought-provoking podcast dives into the complexities of modern family life, aiming to rejuvenate connections between husband, wife, and kids by fostering a deeper understanding and building a better relationship with Christ. Through candid conversations and insights, Nick and Austin guide listeners each week to rise above challenges, embrace a higher and holier approach to relationships, and discover the path to becoming one. Join them as they seek to uncover the keys to building resilient, communicative families in today's complex world.
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A Family’s Story of Addiction, Prayer, and Divine Love
Jul 14Tap to summarizeIn this continuing episode of the One by One show with Nick and Austin, Landon continues sharing his incredible near death experience (NDE) while his family joins to share their perspectives on prayer, addiction recovery, and divine intervention. Landon reveals additional spiritual gifts he received after his NDE, including the ability to see auras around certain people and enhanced spiritual discernment when living righteously. His brother Nate opens up about his own 12-year addiction recovery journey and recent temple sealing, while sister Neleh describes the heartbreak and hope of watching loved ones struggle with addiction. The episode explores the reality that spiritual experiences don't guarantee instant transformation, as Landon honestly discusses his continued daily battles with addiction even after his miraculous encounter. Family members share the pain of dropping off food anonymously and praying desperately for someone they love, demonstrating that recovery involves entire families, not just individuals. This deeply moving conversation proves that no one is ever too far gone for divine love and that consistent prayer creates protective barriers even when results aren't immediately visible.
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Prayers, Miracles, and a Near Death Experience That Saved His Life
Jul 7Tap to summarizeIn this episode of One by One, Landon Dennis shares his incredible Near Death Experience (NDE) that transformed him from a homeless drug addict contemplating suicide to a powerful testimony of divine intervention. After hitting rock bottom eating pizza from a dumpster, Landon felt a miraculous physical embrace that stopped him from taking his own life. During his NDE, he discovered that family members' prayers had literally created a protective barrier of light around him in his darkest moments. Landon reveals what he learned about the power of prayer, eternal families, and his divine purpose to share this message of hope. His story shows how addiction recovery becomes possible when we understand that no one is ever too far gone for God's love. Through his journey back to faith and active discipleship, Landon demonstrates that our deepest suffering can become our greatest source of empathy and purpose. This episode offers hope for anyone struggling with addiction, mental health challenges, or feeling disconnected from their spiritual foundation.
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Redeemed After Death: Journey Back to Faith
Jun 30Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Nick and Austin interview Landon Dennis, whose journey from rock bottom addiction to spiritual awakening demonstrates the atonement of Jesus Christ in action. After years of heroin use cost him his family and left him homeless, Landon flatlined following a devastating overdose. During his near-death experience, he encountered two beings who revealed that angels and deceased loved ones constantly surround us, ready to offer hope and healing when we exercise faith and ask for help. Through soul-to-soul communication, they showed him how his prayers had been answered even in his darkest moments begging for money at Walmart. This divine encounter restored his relationship with God and gave him the self-confidence to rebuild his life and reconnect with family. Landon's transformation from hopeless addict to faithful believer illustrates that no one falls beyond the reach of divine love. His story offers hope to anyone struggling with addiction, shame, or feelings of unworthiness, showing that healing and redemption are always possible through faith in Christ's infinite atonement.
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The LOVE Story of Second Chances
Jun 23Tap to summarizeIn this continuation of Shane and Lisa's story, we hear Lisa's side of their journey to celestial marriage. After escaping a 19-year abusive marriage with six children, Lisa experienced a spiritual rebirth that transformed her identity and purpose. When she met Shane through his sister-in-law, she wasn't looking for love but received divine confirmation that this broken man would become her eternal companion. Lisa shares the challenges of entering a second marriage with someone still battling addiction and spiritual struggles, including their painful separation after two years. Her perspective reveals the unique trials women face in blended families, the difficulty of maintaining spiritual strength in challenging environments, and the courage required to fight for a marriage when statistics predict failure. This episode explores Lisa's role as the spiritual leader in their relationship and how she learned to balance patience with boundaries while helping Shane find his way back to Christ.
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The Miracle That Ended an Abusive Marriage
Jun 16Tap to summarizeThis episode on One by One, will challenge everything you think you know about staying in difficult marriages and finding your true identity through Christ, host Nick talks to Lisa about her Life in marriage leading to divorce and marriage to Shane. Lisa spent 19 years in an emotionally abusive marriage, raising six children while slowly losing herself and questioning everything she believed. After hitting rock bottom in 2016, a simple social media fast sparked a spiritual journey that would completely transform her life. What happened next defies explanation - a miraculous moment of divine healing that instantly removed years of pain and resentment, giving her the strength to see her situation clearly for the first time. Despite experiencing this spiritual breakthrough, Lisa still faced the heartbreaking decision to end her marriage and start over as a single mother. Her story reveals how sometimes the Lord's greatest blessings come through the hardest choices, and how spiritual conversion can happen even in our darkest moments.
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Second Marriage Success: Emotional Healing That Changed Everything
Jun 2Tap to summarizeShane and Lisa share their authentic journey through the messiness of blended families, emotional struggles, and finding each other after divorce. Shane opens up about losing his way spiritually after his first marriage ended, dating relationships that went nowhere, and the fear of being truly vulnerable with someone he loved. When he met Lisa, her unconditional acceptance gave him the courage to start revealing his authentic self, but old patterns of hiding emotions and avoiding difficult conversations nearly ended their marriage. After separating two years in, Shane began the hard work of learning emotional communication and vulnerability. Through therapy, spiritual growth, and Lisa's patient support, they discovered that their deepest connection comes through bearing their souls to each other. This episode explores how adults must continue learning and growing, the healing power of being truly seen and loved, and the courage it takes to lay everything on the altar before God.
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Behind the Scenes: The Mission of One by One with Austin and Nick
May 7, 2025Tap to summarizeFollowing their interview with Monty and Whitney, hosts Nick Leyva And Austin Ellis share their personal motivations for creating the One by One podcast in this revealing follow-up episode. They discuss how their experiences ministering to families sparked a spiritual calling to defend marriage during an era of unprecedented divorce rates. The hosts explain their unique position between traditional therapy, spiritual counseling, and religious practice - intentionally not fitting neatly into any single category. Austin opens up about his own marriage struggles while still helping others, reflecting their belief that personal perfection isn't required for meaningful service. Nick and Austin explore their "whatever it takes" philosophy toward marriage restoration and family building. They extend an invitation for listeners to join their movement -whether struggling in marriage themselves or feeling called to serve alongside them in defending the family unit.
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Rebuilding After Brokenness: A Marriage Story with Monty and Whitney
Apr 30, 2025Tap to summarizeIn this episode of One by One, hosts Nick and Austin bring together Monty and Whitney to share their complete story of marital restoration after betrayal and addiction. The couple reveals how they discovered a lost wedding ring at a pivotal moment in Monty's spiritual return, symbolizing their entirely new relationship rather than a repaired version of the old one. They discuss the chaotic "insanity" both experienced—Whitney through trauma and Monty through addiction—and how prayer became their lifeline when nothing else worked. The conversation explores their journey to authentic vulnerability, with Monty opening his heart fully despite lifelong emotional barriers. Despite temporary estrangement from their adult children, particularly their oldest son, they maintain hope that their transformation will eventually heal those relationships too. This episode highlights how inviting the Lord into marriage creates a triangle, the strongest shape, where two people drawing closer to God naturally draw closer to each other.
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A Journey Through Betrayal to Redemption with Whitney
Apr 24, 2025Tap to summarizeIn this episode of One by One, Whitney discusses the challenging path she walked when her 25-year marriage to high school sweetheart Monty faced its greatest test through hidden addictions and infidelity. Whitney shares moments where, despite overwhelming hurt, she experienced spiritual clarity that allowed her to see beyond her husband's actions to his true potential. Hosts Nick and Austin explore how Whitney maintained hope during what she describes as the hardest experience of her life, where the couple ultimately decided to build something entirely new rather than trying to repair what was broken. Whitney explains how her deepest pain unexpectedly brought her closer to Christ, teaching her that in our most difficult moments, spiritual connection can become most meaningful. This episode offers encouragement to listeners facing relationship challenges by showing that healing is possible even in seemingly impossible situations. Whitney's experience demonstrates that through faith and commitment, relationships can be rebuilt and renewed.
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Monty's Journey: Breaking Free Through Christ-Centered Healing
Apr 22, 2025Tap to summarizeIn this special episode of One by One, hosts Nick and Austin welcome Monty , who courageously shares his battle with addiction, infidelity, and spiritual emptiness that nearly destroyed his marriage with high school sweetheart Whitney. Monty reveals how his years working in a jail environment contributed to his spiritual decline while the adversary gradually pulled him deeper into destructive behaviors. The conversation tracks his internal war between natural inclinations and spiritual promptings, including moments of clarity he initially ignored and the experiences that finally opened him to genuine change. With refreshing honesty, Monty describes how finding Christ-centered guidance helped him reconnect with his true identity as a son of God rather than remaining trapped in self-defeating labels. Nick and Austin highlight how this transformation exemplifies breaking generational chains while contrasting traditional therapy approaches with spiritual healing. This episode offers hope for listeners feeling stuck in patterns of addiction or shame, showing that transformation happens when the Savior enters our healing journey. EndFragment
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