When stay-at-home mom Clara Perkins fulfills a lifelong dream by writing her memoirs, she is stunned by the reaction of her family who fears she will reveal a family secret. Their behavior sends Clara into a tailspin, but when she seeks help, she is shocked to find the counselors she consults turn out to be more psychologically troubled than she is How Clara conquers her fear of "going public" brings about her greatest challenge and her ultimate triumph when the long-held family secret is revealed.