James Callner’s onset of OCD came in his 20s. To this day, he continues his recovery with CBT/ERP, spiritual, medical, and holistic therapies and treatments, and has emerged as an educator and a public speaker specializing in OCD and anxiety. Mr. Callner started his college teaching and professional filmmaking career in his early 20s. He has earned over 30 national and international film festival awards as well as critical acclaim for writing and directing films about physically and emotionally challenged individuals. He was commissioned by the International OCD Foundation to make the first dramatic educational film about a child with OCD, "The Touching Tree." He went on to make "In the Shoes of Christopher," a dramatic film about OCD and bullying; "The Risk," a film about OCD and the family; and "Hope and Solutions for OCD," a four-part lecture series with OCD professionals. All films can be found on afocd.org and YouTube. Mr. Callner currently provides inspiration and recovery techniques through his OCD Coaching Videos and Words of Hope, and his articles can be found on afocd.org, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media. He is cofounder and president of the Awareness Foundation for OCD. James Callner lives with his wife Jeanine by the ocean in northern California.