My problem with stopping on hills is that if it's too steep and I'm going to slow, I'm going to go DOWN trying to clip out in time. It's happened to me before, trust me. Any advice, Ladies?

It does really help me to relax my upper body, scoot back on my saddle and granny gear my way up a hill. There are definitely times when i have to mash because there ain't any other way the cranks are gonna turn. I find that when I'm on a hill and already tired, I can't stand up... my legs are all shaky and it scares me.