MEDIA

For interviews, speaking engagements, or media inquiries about Connected: Finding My Truth, you’re in the right place. Through podcasts, panels, community events, and conversations around the world, I share my journey of identity, secrecy, discovery, and healing. I speak openly about being a late discovery adoptee trafficked through a black market adoption ring, the emotional impact of uncovering hidden truths, and how writing helped me reclaim my story.

Connected: Finding My Truth is the story of my life as a late-discovery adoptee. At 38, I learned that I had been trafficked through a black market adoption. What began as a casual conversation unraveled decades of secrets, falsified records, and the truth that my birthplace was not Manhattan, but Montreal.

My search for answers led across borders and through layers of silence. This memoir is a deeply personal exploration of identity, betrayal, resilience, and reclaiming the truth of who I really am.

About the Memoir

I’ve had the honor of sharing my story on platforms that support adoptee voices and explore identity, truth, healing, and the lifelong impact of hidden beginnings. Below are interviews where I speak candidly about my journey as a late discovery black market adoptee.

Podcasts & Interviews

Podcast Appearance: Mahto Warriors

I was honored to be a guest on Mahto Warriors, where I joined Vin for a meaningful conversation about adoption, identity, belonging, and the lifelong impact of lived experience.

In this episode, we explore adoption beyond the surface, diving into questions of truth, self-understanding, and the connections that shape our lives. This conversation reflects my ongoing work as an author, advocate, and speaker focused on identity, truth, and healing.

Episode: Mahto Warriors, Episode 7
Host: Vin
Date: January 21, 2026

Listen on:
• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts

Adoption Network Cleveland - Monday Evening Speaker Series

Sold, Not Adopted: Reclaiming My Truth After a Black Market Baby Deal
Host: Betsie Norris
Date: December 15, 2025

I’m grateful to Adoption Network Cleveland for inviting me to share my story as part of their Monday Evening Speaker Series. If you missed it, you can watch the full conversation, where I speak from the heart about truth, identity, loss, and healing.

NAAP Happy Hour

Episode: A Discussion with the Author of Connected: Finding My Truth
Host: National Association of Adoptees and Parents
Date: August 1, 2025

Summary: In this live discussion, I open up about secrecy, shock, and the emotional toll of discovering I was adopted at 38—and how writing became a path toward understanding, truth, and healing.

Thriving Adoptees

Episode: From Eruption to Peace with Diana Kayla Hochberg

Host: Simon Benn
Date: July 16, 2025

Summary: I share how one conversation shattered everything I believed about my life, and how my decades long search led to uncovering my true identity and a hidden black market past I was never meant to discover.

Want to Feature Diana on Your Podcast or Platform?

I’m available for interviews, panel discussions, book conversations, and guest appearances related to adoption, identity, late discovery experiences, memoir writing, and uncovering hidden truths.

👉 Contact: dianakaylahochberg@gmail.com