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
S1E21 Unraveling Diana
Season 1, Episode 21
Thursday, March 26, 2026
In this episode of Unraveling Me Podcast, I speak candidly about identity, secrecy, and the emotional toll of discovering that official records cannot always be trusted. My journey spans continents, generations, and legal gray zones. Through genealogy work, writing my book Connected: Finding My Truth, and helping others uncover hidden histories, I have worked to transform pain into purpose.
I grew up believing my origins were clear. Raised in a modern Orthodox Jewish home, my identity was rooted in faith, family, and tradition. Even when I didn’t quite look like my parents, there was always a photograph ready to explain it away. But a single moment, a slip of the tongue from a family friend, changed everything.
Podcast Appearance: Mahto Warriors
Episode: Mahto Warriors, Episode 7
Host: Vin
Date: January 21, 2026
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.
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.
Family Twist
Episode: Black Market Babies and Astonishing Family Secrets Part 1
Host: Corey and Kendall Stulce
Date: July 24, 2024
Summary: Twists of Fate: Diana's Journey of Identity and Family Secrets
In this episode, Diana shares her astonishing journey of discovering her true origins. Born in Montreal instead of Manhattan, through a black market network involving baby smugglers, doctors, and illegal maternity homes, Diana unravels her past over 29 years. Exploring themes of identity crisis, familial bonds, and the determination to uncover hidden truths, Diana's story reveals complex family dynamics and her struggle to find answers amid personal loss and trauma. Through DNA testing and persistent research, she finally pieces together her mother's untold story and the secrets of her heritage.
A few years ago, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Kendall and Corey Stulce from the Family Twist Podcast. Our session was filled with unforgettable moments, and by the end, it was clear how special it was to be part of their podcast and to make two new friends. We shared laughter, tears, and countless incredible stories. I invite you to listen in and experience the magic we created together. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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