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Interview Project

Interview two to three people with the intention of listening deeply and finding out “who they are” through a simple series of questions.

Ideally these are pregnant people, but if you need to practice on your best friend, your sister, or your next-door neighbor, that’s an okay place to begin. You may be surprised at what you learn. Then, challenge yourself to move from there to interviewing pregnant  people or parents. Interviews usually take about 25 minutes each. 

You may be surprised at what you learn.

Mapping Our Purpose

The purpose of the interviewing process is to:  

• Gain confidence in asking questions  
• Explore listening from a place of curiosity, not judgment  
• Learn to “receive” our client  
• Practice the skill of listening without judgment  
• Learn how to recognize and identify archetypes  
• Discover personal reactions during listening such as:  

• seeing a problem rather than seeing a person  
• discovering how much our mind is on us rather than the  person we are listening to  
• catching ourselves wanting to “fix” the person  
• catching ourselves judging the person or their choices

Interview Questions 

Yes — these questions are broad and open ended . . . see what happens when  you stay with the process!

1. Might you be willing to assist me in honing my listening skills by answering a few questions about birth? (OR) I am in training and am trying to improve my listening skills. Can you assist me by allowing me to interview you about birth?  

2. What do you know to be true about birth?  

3. What do you believe about birth?  

4. In regards to birth, how are you making (or how did you make) decisions?  

5. In relation to birth, what are (or were) you afraid of?  

6. In regard to birth, what are (or were) you drawn to? 

Where did this person come from?  

Questions for self-reflection... 

• Where did this person come from?  
• What archetype were they in?  
• Where were they in regard to Innocence and Trust?  
• What do they believe?  
• What are they moving toward?  
• Where are they avoiding going?  
• Were you able to just listen?  
• Did you catch yourself wanting to “fix” the person or judge the person?
• Did you fully “see” this person?  
• What might you do differently at the next interview?