About the Author

Patty Porto did not set out to become an author. She simply felt compelled to share her journey — not from a place of having it all figured out, but from the reality of rebuilding while still healing.

She is a mom, a daughter, an older sister — someone who has always tried to show up strong, carry her responsibilities well, and give her family the best of who she is. When her world came undone, she found herself having to rebuild while still being those things for the people she loves.

Hard Hats & Healing was born in the middle of that process. It is an honest reflection on what it means to face rock bottom, confront the cracks, and choose to rebuild anyway.

She is still rebuilding. Still healing. Still doing the work. And this book is her way of bringing awareness to the quiet strength it takes to rise again — piece by piece, to rebuild brick by brick.