Welcome to Piece Of Trade

Trading doesn’t have to feel this heavy.
You’re not alone in what you’re feeling.

This isn’t about trading strategies or performance optimization.
It’s about what trading stirs up in your body—pressure, shame, fear, and the relentless pursuit of control.

My work is rooted in somatic coaching: a body-based, compassionate approach to healing. I support traders who feel overwhelmed, compulsive, or disconnected—from themselves, from others, or from their own inner peace.

If you’ve been quietly suffering in silence, unsure where to turn because you’re “doing everything right” and still feel like you’re doing something wrong—this space is for you.
This work is about coming home to yourself. So you can trade with clarity, or walk away with peace.

This isn’t coaching about how to trade better. It’s about how to feel human again in the process. Because for many traders—especially those with addictive or perfectionistic patterns—what’s really at play isn’t just discipline. It’s the nervous system. It’s shame. It’s survival wiring.

I’ve studied deeply in the world of emotional healing, trauma-informed coaching, and somatic practices. But just as importantly, I’ve lived this journey myself. I know what it’s like to chase control, to define yourself by performance, and to lose touch with your body’s signals in the process.

My approach is intuitive, body-based, and non-pathologizing. You don’t need to be fixed. You just need a space to be felt, to be seen, and to slowly come back to yourself.

If you’ve been stuck in the loop of overtrading, emotional spirals, or quiet burnout—I’d be honored to hold space for you.

Check out the PieceOfTrade YouTube channel!

About Me

Hi, I’m Mia Alvidrez (she/her). I’m a somatic coach, and my work centers on emotional regulation, nervous system healing, and reconnecting with the body—especially for people who are caught in intense mental cycles like compulsive trading, high-stakes performance, or identity disconnection.

My Story

My journey in trading started a few years ago. The allure of making easy money piqued my interest as it does for many. At first I was hooked — all of the data, drawing on charts, mathematics, and technical analysis tickled my brain in a good way. With my prior background as a research analyst and education in science, I was fascinated by being able to look at charts and predict the direction the market was going. I quickly fell into the trap of thinking that I could, actually, predict what the price of the market would be.

What I didn’t expect to happen was for trading to become an obsession that quickly took over my life. It didn’t really seem to qualify as an addiction because this industry seems to be driven by the narrative that you have to put the time in. You have to spend thousands of hours in front of charts to become proficient. So if I could just continue to put the endless hours and time into studying, learning, and trading as much as I could — then maybe, just maybe, I could finally start making some money.

I decided to start this project called Piece of Trade because I felt like I needed to share the journey. Because I know I’m not the only one out there who has felt the painful anxiety and psychological pain that comes from an unhealthy attachment to trading. I remember the very first time I traded real money. I deposited $100 in my very first live account and lost 50% of it within a day. It’s not uncommon for people to lose thousands, maybe that’s been you. In my case I was fortunate to not have much more available than that to trade live so I stuck with trading practice accounts.

But what happened to me in that first week of live trading stuck with me in an unexpected way. It was so impactful that I can still remember the way my face went flush and hot. I remember the way my heart rate hit max almost instantly as I saw my hard earned money disappear in a minute. I remember the way it triggered the most primal unhealed aspects of my psyche. Most importantly it sparked a journey of healing that I wasn’t aware that I needed.

This experience stuck with me so deeply that even when I went back to trading in my practice account, every single trade felt consequential. Every loss hurt the same way and wins felt like reprieve and validation that I was doing something right. It became a habit that I couldn’t seem to escape from. Of course I knew better, I knew that I wasn’t following the rules I had set for myself. I knew that I wasn’t trading at the ideal time. I knew that the conditions were not ideal and that I’d probably be stopped out but I couldn’t help myself. Because there was always that one big winner that made me feel validated and capable.

In my struggle to overcome this I read all of the popular books on trading psychology. I studied Trading in the Zone, Best Loser Wins, The Mental Game of Trading, to name a few. I went deep into the psychology of money, working to heal my money story. I went deep into the psychology of decision making and gambling. I dove deep into self-inquiry, I sought out therapy. I quit and came back twice. I would restart my demo accounts and promise myself to follow and plan and structure only to fall back to the same old pattern.

It wasn’t until I started doing the difficult work of re-wiring my nervous system that things started to change. I realized that what drove me to keep coming back to this work wasn’t the money. It was a determination to understand myself. Beyond the prospect of making money, I needed to heal the parts of myself that couldn’t handle being wrong and losing. I needed to heal aspects of myself that needed external validation in order to feel whole.

In this journey of learning I found that there was way too much tough love out there in books and the internet. There is way too many people out there sharing models, strategies, and playbooks that promise to give a return. But there is always a catch, YOU. It’s ultimately you who decide when to click a button to enter a trade. And it is you who has to learn how to manage feelings and the inevitable emotional reactivity that comes from taking back to back losses. It is ultimately you who has to stop yourself from trading when the conditions are not ideal. This is the work I’m here to do.

  • This extended session is for unraveling what’s underneath — whether it’s emotional overwhelm, identity shifts, a decision you’re stuck on, or a life transition that needs spacious attention. We’ll slow down, listen deeply, and gently guide your nervous system toward clarity and regulation. You’ll leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more connected to your inner truth.

  • Includes weekly check-ins (text or voice memo) for support between sessions.
    This is for folks who are ready for steady transformation. Over the course of four personalized sessions, we’ll build momentum together — creating space for emotional healing, habit shifts, and self-trust to grow. Weekly check-ins keep the work alive between sessions and offer you compassionate accountability without pressure. You don’t have to do it all alone.

  • Come as you are.
    This session is great for checking in with yourself, processing something specific, or getting support when things feel tangled. Whether you’re navigating a flare-up of anxiety, looking for grounding, or just need to be witnessed — this space is here for you.

  • If you are in dire need of support and believe that this work can help you, please reach out and let’s talk about a price point that can work for you.

    My sliding scale is based on The Green Bottle Method.

Let’s work together.

If you’re feeling the emotional toll of trading and want support, you’re welcome to reach out. There’s no pressure, just a space to be real.