Lisa Trottier, Health Journalist


Lisa Trottier is a journalist whose rich background includes writing or editing on topics such as family issues, lifestyles, travel, food, and health for San Francisco magazine, Via magazine, and other publications. She has also held editorial positions as managing editor of San Francisco magazine, deputy editor of BabyCenter magazine, and at Sunset and Diablo magazines. Lisa's B.A. is from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Lisa lives in Kensington, California, with her husband and two children, who are fond of dragging around the same panda bear and mouse that Lisa's grandmother knit for her when she was a baby. Lisa is one of six kids and notes that they all adore their 66-year-old mother, who recently found true love and married a man who is well over 80 and hikes every day.


Recently Published on Caring.com

What You Need to Know About Hiring In-Home Caregivers — Sep 26, 2014
When your loved ones start struggling with everyday tasks, hiring a home care aide can help them remain in their home -- and take some pressure off the rest of the family. ...
Age in Place Tips — Feb 10, 2013
Set up automatic payments for regular bills from your parents' checking account or your own. Register on your bank's website as an online user, then specify which bill...
6 Steps to Organizing Your Parent's Move (Without Getting Disowned) — Jan 16, 2013
Step 1: Get the whole family on board Moving an older relative from his family home to a new -- and usually smaller -- residence is labor intensive for you and emotiona...
Home Share Explained — Jul 20, 2009
What is a home share, and what are its benefits? How do you define "home share"? Any arrangement in which nonfamily members live...