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Don't hold it loosely, pull it into your shoulder hard.
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A good recoil pad (Limbsaver, et. al.) helps. So does a bit of physical training.
Make sure you have a good "cheek to stock weld" : have as much of you, cheek included, in contact with the gun as possible. If you have empty space between you and the gun, then it gets a run at you, and will smack you.
Above all, have a positive mind set: If you beleive that the gun is going to kick you hard, it most certainly will. If you believe the gun will recoil, and you will manage it because you are doing all of the above correctly, then that will happen. Practice with reactive targets will help you focus on the target and not on the recoil.........
I have an 80 lb niece that shoots a 12 guage single shot with game loads ...... she has a crappy stance but keeps a death grip on the gun ..... she is far more interested in knocking over the steel plates or busting water jugs than noticing ny recoil.....