Laptop and notes on a desk. the work behind the system
About

Psychologist. Performance coach. Trader.

I help traders perform sustainably under pressure, without losing themselves. Instynct is that work: 1-1 coaching now, an app later.

Sam in cold exposure. regulation and nervous system practice
Same work, three sides

I trade myself, I coach traders, and I build Instynct. Same question: how do you stick to your plan when it gets intense?

Why this exists

I'm Sam. Psychologist, performance coach — and a trader, same screen as you.

For years, every trade felt existential. Hesitation on the entry. The shame-click after. I had the edge on paper and couldn't execute it with my hands.

I tried the tricks — rituals, affirmations, harder discipline. They all failed, because they had nothing underneath them. No state. No identity. No meaning. I built a life to avoid feeling first.

The fix wasn't more willpower. It was slower timeframes that fit my nervous system. Regulation before execution. A plan that matched who I actually am — not who I was pretending to be.

Now I build a life where trading, work, and people fit — because I put myself back on one line. Instynct is that work, turned into a system you can use.

Psychology · vitality · nervous system & breath — for performing under pressure without losing yourself.

Sam — founder, Instynct

Sam in cold exposure. regulation and nervous system practice

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