lighting the fire i didn't know i was ready for

By Miranda Griffin | Wolves & Fire Studio

I didn’t hit a breaking point. I didn’t spiral or quit or walk away with dramatic flair.

What I did do was get really honest.

Because for the first time in a long time, I wasn’t tired. I was on fire.

I’d wake up early—not because I had to, but because I couldn’t wait to get back to building. Not schoolwork. Not someone else’s dream. But mine.

Wolves & Fire Studio didn’t come out of a breakdown. It came out of becoming. Of realizing I’ve spent the last year laying the groundwork for a future I didn’t know I’d fall in love with.

And now that I’m in it, I don’t want to look away.

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The Shift Was Quiet—But Clear

Here’s the thing: I still love what I’m studying.

I’m in my pre-doctorate coursework and thriving. I stay engaged. I care deeply about the material. I even enjoy the research.

Chiropractic school was never a “plan B.” It was, and still is, something I want. But in the process of preparing for that future, I built something else—something that surprised me with how right it feels.

I discovered that I love:

• Running my own show

• Making creative decisions

• Connecting with people in real time

• Writing, podcasting, building tools that actually help

• Turning my lived experience into something useful

  
  

This wasn’t about running away. It was about running toward something that makes me feel more alive than anything else has in a long time.

Maybe It’s Both-And

I’m not announcing some big exit or definitive life change. I’m not walking away from my doctorate dreams—or locking myself into a single path.

What I am doing is staying awake.

I’m staying open to the idea that it might not have to be either-or. That I don’t have to sacrifice one part of myself to honor another. That I can build something now that’s real, meaningful, and entirely mine… while still holding space for the future I thought I wanted.

Maybe it’s DC school later. Maybe it’s full-time creative entrepreneurship. Maybe it’s both.

All I know is this: I’m not waiting for permission.

The Fire That Found Me

There’s a specific kind of energy that shows up when you’re finally aligned. It’s not adrenaline. It’s not stress. It’s clarity.

That’s what this feels like.

This business is mine. The voice, the brand, the services—it’s all a direct extension of what I care about most: helping people rebuild, reconnect, and reinvent.

Not in a shiny, overproduced way.

In a way that’s raw. Real. Sometimes messy. Always honest.

Wolves & Fire isn’t just a studio. It’s a signal.

A signal to anyone else who’s mid-pivot. Who’s feeling that pull toward something new, even if it doesn’t make sense on paper. Who’s not sure if they’re “ready.”

Let me say this clearly: You don’t have to crash and burn to light the match.

Sometimes the fire shows up because you’re finally aligned enough to hold it.

And when it does—you don’t walk away.

You let it burn.

– Miranda Founder, Wolves & Fire Studio

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