aftermath, writes Cash, the National Guard was summoned to Berkeley, where it outlawed public assembly and arrested hundreds. The protests continued for years.

Despite the attempts of then-Governor Ronald Reagan and the University’s regents to develop the park, it was eventually reclaimed by the people after a series of protests and half-hearted attempts by the University to develop it for itself. Though the land of the park is still owned by the University, it was redeveloped by activists and is now co-managed by a coalition of university and community groups. Today it’s still there—a bit grittier perhaps, but still by and for the people.

The struggle for the park, posits Cash, illustrates the clashing cultural visions that defined the era and embodies the era’s tensions between authority and activism. “…People’sHave a Stay Strong mantra. Julie, a thirty-four year old coaching client of mine, tried to leave a relationship with a man who was highly manipulative and emotionally abusive. Each time she attempted to leave, he showed her remorse and coaxed her back with his charming, fleetingly generous, and seductive displays. This was maddening for Julie who felt demoralized each time after not being able to extricate herself from this coercive, destructive cycle.

To help Julie begin to break free, she came up with a phrase, a mantra of sorts, that she repeatedly told herself: "He may be good for someone else, but he is a wrecking ball for me." Julie paired this mantra with a visualization of a big crane swinging a wrecking ball every time she thought