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Going Live with a Certified Neurolanguage Coach®!

By the time you’re reading this newsletter post, I’ll have gone live with Lisa from Your English Self at 8:30 AM (US Central Standard Time). Lisa is an English teacher and certified Neurolanguage Coach (pretty cool, right?), so I can’t hide my excitement since I love all things neuroscience and ...

Oct 13, 2025 dream big neurolanguage coach notetaking sleep

The Identity Pillar of Fluency

When I first started writing the series The Pillars of Fluency, I was also putting together a model that could capture everything I was learning so I could apply that knowledge in my classes. This was the genesis of Nathaly’s Fluency Model, which I’ve now begun to call The Collective Fluency Mod...

Oct 06, 2025 be positive identity the collective fluency model

How to be Yourself in English

It was an ordinary Saturday morning. I grabbed my cup of raspberry leaf tea and rushed down the stairs to my basement office to get the computer started. As I waited for the screen to come alive, the butterflies in my stomach were surely alive and kicking. Our first Let Loose session (my brand-n...

Sep 29, 2025 identity let loose

1 Year of "The Lighthouse"!

We pack our bags, hop in the car, and head to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in search of a lighthouse. Our newly turned 2-year-old sleeps in the back while Jonathan and I try to decide on a name for our newsletter. Our brand-new small (tiny?) business, Lighthouse English, wasn’t even at its newborn st...

Sep 08, 2025 1 year anniversary the lighthouse

On Patience - Wrapping Up The Pillars of Fluency

I can't wait for you to read today's newsletter because it's the last post of our Pillars of Fluency series. Have you noticed how often we say "I can't wait to (insert something)," as in "I can't wait to start speaking English more fluently"? Sure, this phrase denotes excitement and expectation,...

Sep 01, 2025 fluency patience

Dreaming Big is Great for your English - The Pillars of Fluency

First off, I need to say I’ve been blown away by the response to this series. Every piece of feedback I get from you gives me that extra push to keep writing. In other words, your positive response motivates me… why not talk about the link between motivation and language learning? Could motivati...

Aug 18, 2025 fluency motivation

The Bridge: Connecting Input and Output - The Pillars of Fluency Series

If you’ve been faithfully following this fluency series, you’ll remember some terms we’ve covered so far: Input – The language you receive/ are exposed to (through listening or reading). Output – The language you produce (through speaking or writing). Automaticity – The ability to use language ...

Aug 11, 2025 automaticity fluency input intake output

Speaking Every Day and Still Not Fluent – The Pillars of Fluency

"I speak English every day, and still, I'm not fluent." I hear this complaint a lot, especially from fellow immigrants who live here in the US. I used to say "if you want to sound fluent in English, you just have to speak more. That's it, so simple." Is that all they need to do? Of course not, ...

Aug 04, 2025 connection fluency

Fluency is not a Goal - The Pillars of Fluency Series

If you're a faithful reader of The Lighthouse, you are already familiar with the idea that learning a language is a journey, not simply a destination. But what if I told you that fluency is best seen as a result rather than a goal? In my own experience as an English learner, and in the many art...

Jul 28, 2025 comprehensible input fluency

New Series: The Pillars of Fluency

Today we're kicking off a brand new series on fluency (my current obsession). Don’t worry, phrasal verbs are still dear to my heart. You may ask yourself, "why fluency?" That's because every student I’ve ever worked with has said something like: “I want to be fluent.” “I just want to sound natu...

Jul 21, 2025 automaticity fluency

How do you know you're fluent in English?

If I were to ask you whether you are a fluent English speaker, how would you answer my question? Yes? No? It depends? Not sure? Well, while going for a quick walk with my family yesterday (and quite honestly, while trying to escape the mosquitoes), we stopped by a small man-made waterfall to res...

Jul 07, 2025 fluency journaling listening

Watch Lesson 3 - Demystifying Phrasal Verbs Week

We’re wrapping up our Demystifying Phrasal Verbs Week, and I saved something special for last... Surprise! You can now watch a free lesson straight from the Light Up course! Click on the thumbnail above to enjoy this gift. P.S. Interested in learning more about our full phrasa...

Jun 30, 2025 course series free lesson phrasal verbs

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Navigating your Way to English Fluency

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Navigating your Way to English Fluency

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