sample
interview questions
After you have scheduled your interview and completed the guest details questionnaire I will create an outline with the interview with the specific questions we will work through in our time together.
What do you spend your days doing? What do you do?
Tell us about your loss?
What does it mean to find joy amidst mourning? Amidst grief? What does it not mean?
What do you wish you had known in those early moments of grief that you can see a bit clearer now?
What surprised you most about grief?
In what ways has this been harder than you thought it was going to be?
Is there any aspect that has been easier than you anticipated?
What was the most meaningful thing done for you during your grieving? How have you been best loved?
What’s the one thing you wish people would ask you?
What resources have been the most encouraging or helpful to you in your grief?
Did you go back to work after your loss? If so, what advice would you give to a grieving mom headed back to work?
Tell me about marriage and grief? What advice would you give to a grieving couple?
Favorite books on grief or baby loss?
What verses have you found to be the biggest source of encouragement and/or comfort?
In what ways did you feel loved and cared for amidst grief?
Who has been the most supportive to you, and in what ways were they helpful?
What was the most non-helpful thing someone said to you after your loss? What did it look like to show grace even when people said things that hurt you?
What was the most helpful things someone said to you amidst grief?
What advice would you give to someone who has a friend who is grieving the loss of a baby?
What is one family tradition that you have established to remember / celebrate your baby?
In what ways are you feeling differently now, as compared to the past?
How has your loss impacted the way you see the world now?
What encouragement would you give to another mom who is grieving?