MEDIA

Intro

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 black-market adoptee, the emotional impact of uncovering hidden truths, and how writing helped me reclaim my story.

About the Memoir

Connected: Finding My Truth is the story of Diana Kayla Hochberg, a late discovery adoptee who learned at 38 that she was a black-market baby. What began as a casual conversation unraveled decades of secrets, falsified records, and the truth that her birthplace was not Manhattan, but Montreal.

Her search for answers led across borders and through layers of silence. This memoir is a powerful exploration of identity, betrayal, resilience, and reclaiming the truth of who you really are.

Podcasts & Interviews

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.

.🎧 Adoption Network Cleveland – Monday Evening Speaker Series

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.

👉 Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/ifnoTbCex_Q

🎧 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.

👉 Replay available here: https://youtu.be/lU77qHg0iFE

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Episode: From Eruption to Peace
Date: June 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.

👉 Listen here:
https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/from-eruption-to-peace-with-diana-kayla-hochberg

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