Too many women in Coatbridge have sat in a GP waiting room not quite knowing what to ask, or lain awake at three in the morning convinced something is seriously wrong, when what they actually needed was a room full of honest, up-to-date information and people who understand.
Vibrant Health Advocates – Sirius was built for exactly that moment. We bring women together in welcoming local venues for regular information evenings where menopause educators and healthcare professionals share the facts — about hormones, sleep, mood, bone health, heart health, HRT, complementary approaches, and the legal rights every woman in Scotland deserves to know she has.
We are a grassroots Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation rooted in Monklands, and every event we run is free to attend, carefully prepared, and designed so that the woman sitting at the back feeling uncertain she belongs there leaves feeling informed, validated, and ready to advocate for her own health.
Our flagship gatherings bring Coatbridge women together in a relaxed community setting to hear from knowledgeable speakers and ask every question they have not felt able to ask before. No jargon, no judgement, no cost to attend.
Every handout, factsheet, and reading list we produce is checked against current clinical guidance and plain-language health literacy standards. Women leave with something they can refer back to and share with a friend or sister.
We link women with local NHS services, national support organisations, and one another, reducing the isolation that so often accompanies perimenopause. Knowing other women in your own town are going through the same thing matters enormously.
Vibrant Health Advocates – Sirius started as a kitchen-table conversation between friends who had been separately struggling — and who discovered that no one had clearly explained perimenopause to either of them.
That conversation became a small gathering in a local hall, then a constituted organisation with charitable status from OSCR and a growing programme attended by hundreds of women across Monklands. Our founding principle has never shifted: every woman in this town deserves the same quality of information regardless of whether she has a confident relationship with her GP or the time to research for herself.
Read our full storyVibrant Health Advocates – Sirius is powered by the generosity of this community. Whether you want to give your time as a volunteer, make a financial donation, or bring us into your workplace as a partner, there is a meaningful way to be part of this work.
Coatbridge women built this charity and Coatbridge women keep it running — and every contribution, whatever form it takes, helps us reach one more woman who needs to hear what we have to say.
