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The Mental Edge: Trading Psychology Podcast

by Sarah Banwart

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About the show

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.