The only recovery support that I was introduced to before I left addiction treatment was Twelve Step support. At that time, nobody talked or wrote about other ways of doing recovery, although of course there were other ways.
I'm fortunate that Twelve Step recovery worked for me, and I loved it right from the start. I found my true self through working the Steps, I found a higher power, and heck, I even found my husband at a Twelve Step convention.
I still love my program of recovery, even though my recovery has gone in a lot of different directions recently. To be fully transparent, these days, I can go weeks or months without a meeting, but I love meetings when I get to attend.
I don't have a sponsor or sponsees right now, but I'm still in close contact with many of the women I have supported or been supported by through the years. I haven't formally written a full set of Steps in a while, but I believe that I incorporate the Steps into my daily life.
My recovery patchwork is tailored to my own needs, and yours can be too. In recovery, choosing our own pathway works best.