Forming Common Threads by Mari Eckstein GowerForming Common Threads examines how storytelling informs, inspires and transforms our lives. Ive taken stories of strong women from history and myth and used them as a form of antidote to the belittling, toxic and hurtful comments I grew up with. Traditionally myths, histories and all the best stories have been a means of communicating deep truths about human existence. Many of these tend to be cautionary tales such as: beware of candy houses in the