A young writer embarks on an anxiety-filled journey of self-discovery and healing after summoning the courage to face her trauma and turn it into art. After years of suppressing pain caused by her childhood trauma, she strives to turn her wounds into words and find redemption through her craft.

MEMOIRS OF A BRUISED MIND is based on true events. Shania Banton, the writer and director of the film grew up with an emotionally and physically abusive mother. To cope with her pain she suppressed all her childhood memories. The trauma caused her to grow up quickly as she struggled to find herself during her transformative years. Memories of a Bruised Mind is a prequel to the pilot that continues the story about April seeking revenge through her writing and exploring the suicidal, abusive, and traumatic memories that fuel her.