Bekz a GF of mine was raised Anglican as as her DH but they now go to a generic Christian church (?). They literally shopped around and visited a heap of different Churches over a number of years to find a priest/pastor and congregation they clicked with. I know my friend and her DH listed a whole heap of things that were important to them in a church, such as tolerance, focus on the family, a strong emphasis on community/charity work and so on. So maybe try that approach - you might for example be strongly attracted to Buddhism for example, but if you don't find a group that wroks for you it won't help you on your path IYKWIM? hope this helps
I was raised JW but left after serious family issues and a complete lack of support from them. I won't go into it here.
I didn't attend church at all for many years and completely lost faith. But after DD was born I took her down to our local Anglican church and have never stopped going. It felt like home, the people were welcoming and we received a lot of support. Perhaps my expectations have changed as I got older too. They are an evangelical Anglican church (some churches do more of the high-church type services/practices, some don't) and I was much happier with their inclusion of women as ministers, etc. This wasn't something JWs did and it never sat right with me either. The other thing that was important to me was the children's program, since giving DD a grounding in faith in a positive way was part of my motivation.
I know Catholic parishes can often be the same, it depends on the area, the congregation and the priest. There's nothing wrong with visiting a few churches and seeing if that fits for you. If you are comfortable with keeping some of the traditions of the Catholic faith but can't find a church you like in your area, I would try an Anglican church first as they are probably the most similar.
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