Hi @Anneski and welcome to the forum. ![]()
Thanks for sharing your story. I live in a not-so-liberal suburb of a liberal city, but managed to find a few great AA meetings with great people without too much god talk. [atheist also]
Here is a useful thread on getting through early recovery:
(Surviving Alcohol Withdrawal/Early Sobriety Techniques)
And recovery-related links that members have posted: