Despite the disruption caused by HIV infection, respondents sought to put their lives back together and to establish narrative coherence. A central part of establishing a coherent sense of self is that of normal­ izing, in which individuals strive to maintain participation in previ­ ously occupied social roles (Becker 1997). This chapter addresses two research questions: How do women repair the disruption caused by their diagnosis and restore their sense of identities? That is, how do women integrate HIV/AIDS into their lives and establish or main­ tain participation in important social roles (e.g., parent, worker, lover, friend)? What are the limits to women’s coping strategies? In ad­ dressing these questions, women’s primary strategies for dealing with the disruption caused by HIV and reconstructing their identities are presented.