Mohamed is a Howard University graduate who started a financial planning practice with Northwestern Mutual. Mohamed is also someone who unfortunately lost both his parents before the age of 20 (he lost his dad to lung cancer at age 8 and his mom to a natural accident at age 19).
In this interview, Mohamed talks about:
- Losing his father to lung cancer at age 8
- His thoughts on how a surviving parent should tell their child about the other parent’s death
- Losing his mom to a natural accident (falling down the stairs) at age 19
- Managing being the eldest sibling during periods of grief
- His advice to people who have lost their parent at a young age
Mohamed's Socials:
Email: mohamed.diarra@nm.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohameddiarra_/
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Can you introduce us to your childhood and life story?
20:20 How were you processing your dad’s battle with lung cancer as a young kid?
25:29 Your mom was very honest with you about your dad. Is that how you would recommend all parents do it?
30:55 How did you deal with your dad’s death? Did you act out?
33:42 What advice would you give to a kid whose lost their parent at a young age today?
41:55 How was getting the call about your mother passing?
49:33 How was managing being the eldest sibling?
1:05:40 Any regrets you have? Any advice you would give to people with their parents?
1:21:25 Was there anything else you wanted to talk about?
