Beyond The Shot
Inner Work for Lasting Success on Weight-Loss Medications
By Jessica Brown
Beyond the Shot: Inner Work for Lasting Success on Weight Loss Medications explores the psychological and emotional dimensions of GLP-1 therapy, offering readers tools to build lasting change alongside the physical effects of medications like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Mounjaro®, and Zepbound™.
The book acknowledges the powerful impact these drugs have in quieting “food noise” and reducing cravings, while raising deeper questions: How do I navigate body image changes? What if I fear weight regain? How do I sustain results long term?
Drawing on her clinical experience as a nutritionist and compassion teacher, Jessica Brown offers evidence-based strategies including self-compassion to break cycles of shame and self-sabotage, and reparenting to shift early beliefs that shape eating patterns. She also addresses body image, identity transformation, and resilience, with practical tools for managing stress and transitions without turning to food.
For those using GLP-1 medications, considering tapering, or navigating life afterward, Beyond the Shot is the first comprehensive guide to the inner work required for sustainable change. Instead of diet prescriptions or quick fixes, it provides a compassionate roadmap toward freedom and confidence in one’s body.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
The medication quieted the food noise. Now it's time to heal what caused it.
If you're using Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Mounjaro®, or Zepbound™, you've taken a powerful step toward reclaiming your health. But the physical changes are only part of the journey. When the food noise fades, deeper questions emerge: How do I sustain this transformation? How do I build lasting change? How do I embrace my new relationship with my body?
Beyond the Shot is the first clinically informed guide to the emotional and psychological challenges of GLP-1 therapy. Whether you plan to stay on your medication, taper off, or navigate life afterward, this book provides the inner work framework for lasting transformation.
What You’ll Discover:
• Transform your inner dialogue with self-compassion to break shame and self-sabotage
• Heal root causes using reparenting strategies to shift old patterns
• Navigate body image shifts and fears of weight regain with confidence
• Build resilience to stress and life changes without turning to food
• Create sustainable freedom in your relationship with food and body
This Book Is For You If:
· You’re losing weight but still feel stuck or anxious
· You want to address the psychological roots, not just symptoms
· You’re worried about maintaining progress if you stop medication
· You’re ready to heal your relationship with food, body, and self
More Than Weight Loss – It’s About Reclaiming Your Life
Beyond the Shot isn’t another diet book. It’s a compassionate roadmap for the inner transformation that makes change possible. Drawing on evidence-based therapeutic approaches, it meets you where you are and guides you to where you want to be — physically, emotionally, and psychologically.
Your GLP-1 medication opened the door. Beyond the Shot gives you the tools and self-compassion to walk through it — and keep going.
ABOUT JESSICA BROWN
Jessica Brown is a Stanford-certified compassion teacher, functional medicine clinical nutritionist, and author with over 25 years of experience helping people heal physically and emotionally. With more than ten years of specialized clinical practice in self-compassion-based reparenting and parts work, she has guided thousands toward lasting transformation.
Jessica is the author of "The Loving Diet," which pioneered mind-body approaches for autoimmune conditions, and served as visiting faculty at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, where she helped create their Mindful Eating program. She maintains a thriving practice as a consultant to practitioners and clients nationwide and continues to influence the health community through her innovative approaches to healing.
Her work bridges the gap between medical treatment and emotional healing, offering practical tools for those ready to transform their relationship with food, body, and self from the inside out. She lives in Marin County, outside San Francisco, with her husband, Derek, and together they have four adult daughters.