I just wanted to share a resource. I went to a Women for Sobriety (WFS) meeting and liked it a lot. I had not heard of it until I saw it mentioned on SR. I am so excited by it that I want others to know of it. It was just so positive and empowering. A lot of my shame around drinking left when I looked at their website.
From what I know so far, the focus of WFS is on building a positive self-image, personal accountability/responsibility, knowing yourself better, creating an enjoyable life, and not drinking/drugging (seeing addiction as a life-long problem). There are 13 statements of recovery that they encourage members to read each day. I had some concerns about some of the statements and talked about my concerns at the meeting; people were very helpful and also very ok with me expressing doubts. That was nice. It was a small meeting (5 people) so everyone got a chance to talk.
WFS is very open to people using other recovery programs along with WFS. I like that a lot.
To find out if there is a meeting near you, you have to use their contact form on their website, and they send you email about nearby meetings. I don't know how widespread their meetings are. You can read their literature or use their online program/forum, even if meetings are not close enough. (They even have literature for men! You guys are not left out.)
Welcome to Women For Sobriety, Inc.
(The link is also in the Recovery Programs sticky in the Alcoholism forum. Thanks Carol for that sticky. Very, very helpful.)