Hi there! I’m MJ. To me, the point of life is to be a witness to your own evolution and personal transformation.

Recently, I was producing a podcast episode, where I invited three individuals who have lived experience with substance use, mental health issues, and incarceration. I was listening to them speak, sitting on the couch across the room, silently wiping away tears. Their stories were transforming me, not in ways one might think. It wasn’t about their “sad stories” or “stories of injustice.” But the tears came from me realizing that I’ve also had a role in perpetuating the dynamic of dehumanizing homeless and mentally ill people. Deep humility settled in after. 

Coming home to myself is going through the death and rebirth cycle of unlearning and continuing my quest for truth. This is how I define work. 

I want to help you define “work” because I’ve seen firsthand how the right “work” which aligns with the person’s needs and values transform people’s lives. 

Through work, I seek to understand life better and thus my role in it. Work allows me to engage with the full spectrum of human existence. Through work, I connect with the vast network of human wisdom, intelligence, and experiences. I studied Film and Media studies as an undergraduate student because I saw storytelling as a connecting piece to this human experience. After my disillusionment with Hollywood and the entertainment industry, I became a social worker to provide services to people in communities historically and systemically under-resourced. 

And after 15+ years of serving people, I want to serve you. If you struggle with work, like many thousands of people right now, you’ve arrived at the right place. Let’s get to “work.”

Mihae Jung (MJ) Lozano is an advocate, artist, podcast producer, teacher-learner, and a yoga sutra practitioner. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington. As a queer woman, MJ is deeply interested and invested in the full spectrum of human experience and committed to a lifetime of service to her community and people around her, especially those who are marginalized. Her desire to drive changes and make impacts in people's lives have motivated her to work in juvenile justice settings, schools (including teaching for five years as an Adjunct Professor at CSU Northridge), grassroots community organizations and public policy organizations. In her 14 years of career, she has successfully mentored, coached, and developed hundreds of young professionals professionally and personally. Her friends and loved ones, many of whom have benefited from her coaching, are the ones who encouraged her to start this gig!  She lives in Long Beach with her husband Mike and her doggo Bell.