MPR News with Angela Davis

How to deal with a narcissist

Three women get their photo taken in a studio
MPR News host Angela Davis (left) talks with LaReesa Hooper (center) and Shanelle Wenell (right) in and MPR studio in Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
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Maybe you know someone like this: A person obsessed with power, success, and compliments – who doesn’t seem to care about other people.

They might gaslight others to get what they want. They might lie about or inflate their accomplishments.

Those could be narcissistic behaviors – and that person may have narcissistic personality disorder.

Three women get their photo taken.
MPR News Host Angela Davis (left), LaReesa Hooper (center), and Shanelle Wenell (right) pose to get their portrait taken in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Wednesday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR

This Wellness Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talked about narcissism with two therapists, giving practical advice for co-existing with the narcissists in your lives.

Guests:   

  • LaReesa Hooper is a therapist and founder of Therapeace Counseling in St. Paul. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

  • Shanelle Wenell is a therapist with Therapeace Counseling in St. Paul. She is a licensed associate marriage and family therapist with additional expertise in equine therapy.

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