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Casey and Meygan Caston are the founders of Marriage 365. They’ve faced a lot in their marriage and they join us today to talk about this topic – “How do I have a great marriage when my parents didn’t?”

Casey and Meygan Caston Interview

Casey and Meygan can speak to marriage struggles – Between their sets of parents, there are 12 marriages. By year 3 they were heading straight for a divorce. As they found their way out of their struggles, they formed their non-profit to help other couples find the tools they needed.

So, what made you guys hang in there?

Meygan: I hated who I had become. I was a friendly, kind, compassionate individual before I got married and I was a bitter, angry, resentful woman after.

I decided that I couldn’t wait around for Casey to change, so I got myself help – I started seeing a therapist, meeting with woman who had been married 20 years and reading books. I realized I couldn’t wait for Casey, I was responsible for my own happiness. You can’t change your husband, but you can have a very positive impact on him by changing first.

Casey: It takes two to keep a negative cycle going, but sometimes one can stop it. You have to start at a place of hope.

We started:

  • Dating again
  • Having fun
  • Having heart to heart conversations – not just “What do you want for dinner” type conversations, but deep conversations.
  • Being on each other’s team instead of playing the blame game
  • Praying together and spent a lot of time together
  • Being real and vulnerable with each other

It’s not easy, but it’s not complicated!

Your one simple thing for this week: Try out ‘The 60 Second Blessing’ and spend 60 seconds affirming your spouse’s qualities (their features, accomplishments, etc).

Thanks for joining us for the Married People Podcast! We hope today’s episode helped you realize that marriage is a little easier than you may think. We hope you’ll subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a review – they help us make the podcast better.

If you want more resources, check out Your Best Us and our blog at MarriedPeople.org.  You can find more from Casey and Meygan at marriage365.org.

Finally – we hope you’ll join us for next week’s episode!