Author Talk: Detroiters Daria Burke and Tonya Mosley on Healing

The Author Series Committee is pleased to announced an evening with writer Daria Burke and journalist Tonya Mosley. The women, both native Detroiters, will discuss Burke's brand new book, Of My Own Making: A Memoir (Legacy Lit, 2025). In the memoir, Burke shares her journey of uncovering years of childhood trauma through scientific modalities like epigenetics, neuroplasticity, and decades of therapy. In facing the stark reality of her past, Burke reminds us that every moment demands a choice, and that we owe it to ourselves to reparent our inner child and reclaim the lives we deserve.

Copies of Of My Own Making will be available for sale at the event! Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so make sure you arrive early to secure a spot.

About Daria: Daria Burke is an American writer, speaker, and wellbeing advocate. Her debut memoir, Of My Own Making, is a soulful and scientific exploration of overcoming adversity, healing from childhood trauma, and rewriting one's own story.

During her 20-year career as an award-winning marketer, Daria was named a 2020 AdAge Woman to Watch whose work has been recognized by Women’s Wear Daily, Forbes, Vogue, Town & Country and the Cut. She has written for Fast Company, The Huffington Post, and Black Enterprise, and has appeared on The Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC. A distinguished alumna of NYU Stern School of Business (MBA) and the University of Michigan (BA), Daria was born in Detroit and now calls Los Angeles and East Hampton home.

About Tonya: Tonya Mosley is an Emmy award-winning journalist and co-host of Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley. She is also the founder of TMI Productions, an audio documentary production company that produces the award-winning podcast Truth Be Told and the acclaimed audio documentary She Has A Name in collaboration with American Public Media.

Previously, Tonya was a television correspondent for various news outlets, including NBC and Al Jazeera America. She also served as the LA-based co-host of Here & Now, a midday radio show co-produced by NPR and WBUR.

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