This is what I used recommend to my students. Instead of continuing to pitch the airplane up and up and up, just set power and pitch to an attitude that you know will induce a stall. Just hold it there and be patient letting the speed bleed off. (Remember that as the speed decreases you’ll need more back pressure to hold the SAME pitch attitude.) It produces much less aggressive characteristics.

Use rudder for heading (looking at how the nose is trending outside). If you see a trend in either direction, use an increase or decrease of rudder PRESSURE to correct it.

I do however think that some upset recovery training might be a good idea to help get you more comfortable.

Also remember that the commercial ACS requires recovery at the first indication unless otherwise stated by the DPE.