When we talk about working the steps...this is part of the "work".
Work (n):
a. Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing
b. Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
Half measures avail us nothing.
It may be difficult now, but believe me, when you get out on the other side of it, you will be thankful that you plodded through it. And I wouldn't worry about what she will think - you can't control it, and I am sure she's heard (and done!) it all. Stay with it! It works - it really does!