Jim Smoke is a nationally recognized pioneer in the divorce recovery field. His Book “Growing Through Divorce” is used as a text in divorce recovery workshops around the world. He is author of 18 other books targeted to single adults, single parents and blended families. He has conducted over 700 workshops and traveled internationally as a speaker, author and life coach. Jim is on the pastoral staff at Southwest Community Church and resides with his wife in Palm Desert. Along with seventeen years of full-time traveling and speaking, Jim has served on the pastoral staffs at Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Hollywood Presbyterian Church and Crystal Cathedral.