Tara Moore/Getty Images She booked a one-hour virtual session with certified clinical hypnosis practitioner Shauna Cummins. The session taught Peck some coping mechanisms and gave her a "great sense of joy." I care for my 80-year-old mother in my home, so ensuring her safety and that of myself and the rest of our family from the COVID-19 virus has been nothing short of an obsession for me. We've been hypervigilant about masks, hand washing, hand sanitizing, staying home, social distancing when out, and much more. Despite all my precautions, my mother caught COVID-19 anyway: She took a spill when visiting her brother â what I thought would be a safe trip â and ended up in the hospital and subsequently a rehab facility.