When one cycle ends, another begins.
Supporting parents navigating secondary infertility, parenting through grief & life after treatment.
The Next Cycle is an evidence based education and support platform developed and facilitated by a registered psychologist.
It is about what comes after. For the family you have, and for what you are still processing.
Resource
Understanding Disenfranchised Grief
Some losses are deeply felt but rarely acknowledged. This free handout gives language to disenfranchised grief and offers gentle prompts to help you understand what you may be carrying.
For the part of you that is still trying to make sense of what happened, and what comes next.
The Next Cycle has been developed for parents navigating life after infertility changes their family story.
Secondary infertility: Loving the child or children you have, while also carrying the grief of the family you imagined.
Life after fertility treatment has ended: Whatever the outcome of that journey.
The decision to stop treatment: And the emotional, relational, and identity work that follows.
Parenting through grief: Being their everything for every daylight moment, while quietly grieving the family you imagined in the darkness.
The partner experience: Carrying an often invisible emotional load.
The Next Cycle is inclusive of women, men, and non-binary people, couples and individuals, across varied experiences and outcomes.
The gratitude is real. So is the grief.
Secondary Infertility
Secondary infertility, the experience of difficulty conceiving or carrying a pregnancy after a previous birth, is a recognised and often isolating experience.
Many parents navigating this sit with genuine love for the child or children they have and genuine grief for the family they imagined.
Both experiences can be true at once.
The Next Cycle gives language, structure, and gentle support to the parts of this experience that are often hard to explain out loud.
This is not about telling you to move on. It is about creating space for what you have lived through, what you are still carrying, and what life can begin to look like from here.
A course, community, and resource space for the life that comes after.
What You Will Find in The Next Cycle
The Next Cycle course is developed and facilitated by a registered psychologist, grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and grief-informed frameworks, delivered in an accessible, self-paced format.
The course is currently in development. Join the waitlist to be notified when enrolments open.
The course explores:
Grief: Grief as it relates to infertility, pregnancy loss, reproductive loss, and family-building grief.
Identity and meaning-making: Exploring who you are becoming after treatment ends or your family story changes shape.
Relationships: Navigating relationships with partners, family, friendships, and social networks.
Values-based living: Practical tools grounded in ACT for building a values-based life going forward.
The next chapter: Processing what the next chapter of your life can look like, on your own terms.
A private, moderated online community offering peer connection, shared reflection, and the experience of being understood by people who genuinely know what this is like.
A growing library of resources developed by a registered psychologist, including free webinars, reflection prompts, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance for life after fertility treatment ends.
Be the first to hear when enrolments open. No pressure, no commitment.
About The Founder
A note from Brodie
I created The Next Cycle because I could not find the kind of space I was looking for: one that understood life after infertility, secondary infertility, and the grief that can exist alongside love for the family you have.
I'm Brodie Sheehan, a Registered Psychologist and founder of Next Cycle Psychology. My work sits at the intersection of professional knowledge and lived experience, with a focus on grief, identity, relationships, values, and meaning-making after fertility treatment or family-building changes shape.
The Next Cycle is coming.
If this resonates, add your name to the waitlist. There is no pressure and no commitment, just an early connection to something that is being built with care, and with you in mind.
Joining the waitlist means you will be the first to receive updates about the course, community access, enrolment dates, and early resources. No pressure. No commitment. Just early access to updates as The Next Cycle develops.
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The Next Cycle is an evidence-based education and support platform developed by Brodie Sheehan, Registered Psychologist (AHPRA Registration No. PSY0001669133). It provides education, resources, and community support. It is not a mental health service.
The Next Cycle is not a substitute for individual psychological therapy, medical advice, fertility advice, or crisis support. If you are experiencing significant distress, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.
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