I understand that Twelve Step programs aren't perfect and that they aren't going to work for everyone. And that's perfectly okay.
However, I still recommend that every woman in recovery check out a Twelve Step meeting (related to whatever she is recovering from) at least once. I can still conjure up how it felt when I first found those meetings and was able to sit among women (and men) and share my fears, wounds, and hopes.
I found my voice in my Twelve Step program. For that time in my life, following treatment, "the rooms" provided me with a place where I was able to identify and share feelings freely for almost the first time in my life.
For the first year or so that I attended meetings, I cried at almost every meeting, and it felt so good to release those tears. Early recovery was hard, but doing hard things with support was something brand new to me, and I'll treasure those times always.
It's hard not to be grateful to the thing that helped breathe life back into me. If you've never attended a Twelve Step program, I recommend you try one, even if only to say that you have done so.