A lot of pilots have been killed by power-on stalls. Perhaps the most common situation is circling an object on the ground (the girlfriend's house?) and simply exceeding critical angle of attack.
Don't think speed with stalls - think A of A. And the stick is your A of A controller. Unstall the wing with forward stick (assuming an erect, not inverted, stall) as BEagle says. then all will be well.
SSD