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❤️ OUR OCTOBER GUEST SPEAKER — PATTY CIANO ❤️There are some people you meet in life whose energy simply stays with you. Patty Ciano is one of those people for me.
Before I even share Patty’s bio and everything she has accomplished, I want to tell you personally why I asked her to speak to our Crochet Club.
Sometimes life takes us somewhere we never expected. We lose motivation, something happens that makes us wonder, “Why is this happening to me?” or we convince ourselves that one difficult chapter means everything is over.
That is why I want you to hear Patty’s story.
I have watched this woman face major changes in her life and continue to reinvent herself rather than stop living it. She has been through serious health challenges and two hip replacements—and today she is doing kickboxing, hot yoga, building a business, supporting her community, and somehow still has enough energy left to light up everyone around her. ❤️
But what inspires me about Patty goes far beyond her energy or her accomplishments.
She is an incredibly strong businesswoman who genuinely supports other women. There is no competition or jealousy in the way she encourages another woman’s success. She believes there is room for all of us to grow. I have personally experienced her support as a friend—emotionally and in business—and that is something I deeply admire about her.
She is truly one of the women I look up to.
I didn’t invite Patty because I wanted another formal presentation. I invited her because I want us to hear her story. I want to hear about the unexpected chapters, the moments when life changed direction, how she found the strength and motivation to begin again, and how she became the incredibly energetic woman we see today.
Because sometimes hearing another woman’s story reminds us that a difficult chapter does not have to be the last chapter. ❤️
Meet Our October Guest Speaker: Patty Ciano ❤️
Patty Ciano is an Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer, entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and the founder of Hiatus 24 in Lewes, Delaware.
Before beginning this new chapter, Patty spent more than 26 years in the television industry. Her career began after an internship with The Ricki Lake Show, followed by producing roles on national television programs and eventually a move to Los Angeles. She went on to serve for approximately a decade as an Executive Producer of the nationally syndicated medical talk show The Doctors, where years of exposure to health and wellness information began changing the way she approached her own life.
Patty began making major personal changes—quitting smoking and drinking, committing to exercise, changing her nutrition, and focusing more intentionally on her health. Then, in 2022, life changed dramatically. The Doctors ended its run, and shortly afterward Patty was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent months of surgeries and recovery, including a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction.
Rather than returning to the same high-stress life she had known for decades, Patty and her family sold their Los Angeles home and moved to coastal Delaware. She decided to create something entirely new—Hiatus 24, a wellness community built around movement, health, connection, balance, and taking time to recharge. She opened the studio in Lewes in June 2024.
Her physical journey continued as well. Patty underwent two total hip replacements. After recovering, she returned to fitness and became a certified boxing fitness instructor, eventually creating Hiatus 24’s HOT BOX boxing-inspired fitness class as well as HOT SCULPT, an infrared strength class.
Today, Patty’s story is one of reinvention, resilience, health, entrepreneurship, and learning how to begin again when life doesn’t follow the plan you expected.
And perhaps one of the most meaningful lessons from her journey is something Patty herself has spoken about: making change requires being intentional and having the discipline to continue working toward it.
We are so excited to welcome my friend Patty Ciano as our guest speaker on Tuesday, October 6, during our 3:00–5:00 PM gathering at Milton Public Library !
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