The Mental Edge is a trading psychology podcast for traders who want to understand the neuroscience behind their emotional reactions at the charts. Hosted by Sarah, a retired therapist turned trader, each episode breaks down the neuroscience of trading psychology and gives you practical tools to regulate your nervous system, build confidence, and trade from identity instead of impulse. No hustle culture. No shame. Just real science and real solutions.
The Mental Edge is a trading psychology podcast for traders who want to understand the neuroscience behind their emotional reactions at the charts. Hosted by Sarah, a retired therapist turned trader, each episode breaks down the neuroscience of trading psychology and gives you practical tools to regulate your nervous system, build confidence, and trade from identity instead of impulse. No hustle culture. No shame. Just real science and real solutions.
Why do so many capable, intelligent traders keep blowing prop firm challenges right before they pass?
In part one of this three-part funded trading series, I break down what’s actually happening in your brain during a prop firm challenge and why willpower and discipline stop working when your nervous system shifts into survival mode.
This episode walks through the neuroscience behind emotional trading, how specific prop firm rules activate stress and urgency responses, and why traders tend to implode in the final stretch even when everything was going well.
You’ll learn:
This episode removes the shame around “lack of discipline” and gives you a clear framework for understanding why getting funded feels so difficult and what actually needs to change for consistent execution.
Part two covers why traders struggle to stay funded. Part three breaks down what happens psychologically right before payouts and why success often triggers self-sabotage.
Disclaimer: I am a retired therapist and no longer practicing. I am not a licensed professional providing clinical or financial advice. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or financial guidance.