Daily life

rebuild a sense of normality

gradually bring back ordinary life

To gradually create a feeling that everyday life is ordinary again after a difficult change.

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How did you cope after the flood?

We focused on small routines to rebuild a sense of normality.

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Cooking together every Sunday helped us rebuild a sense of normality after the move.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: rebuild a feeling of normal

Say: rebuild a sense of normality

Use “a sense of normality” to describe feeling that ordinary life has returned.

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How it fits in a sentence.

rebuild a sense of normality; help someone rebuild a sense of normality

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Cooking together every Sunday helped us rebuild a sense of normality after the move.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

rebuild a sense of normality

gradually bring back ordinary life

“Cooking together every Sunday helped us rebuild a sense of normality after the move.”

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