The Tenpenny Files with EmmaSara McMillion

Parents have been convinced they need experts, institutions, and systems to raise their children. EmmaSara McMillion says that belief has come at a devastating cost. In Becoming Mother of Change: Strategies to Build a Kingdom Family and Combat Darkness, and throughout this conversation with Dr. Tenpenny, EmmaSara McMillion challenges one of the most accepted ideas in modern parenting: that someone else is better equipped to guide, educate, protect, and influence your child than you are.

Drawing from decades of experience raising eight homeschooled children, EmmaSara explains why family culture matters, how generational cycles take root, why children are increasingly struggling with confidence and identity, and what parents can do to become the primary influence in their children’s lives before someone else fills that role.

This discussion explores the growing crisis of parental uncertainty and the consequences of outsourcing responsibility to institutions that cannot replace the influence of an engaged mother or father. EmmaSara shares how she went from a woman who never wanted children to the founder of the Mother of Change Foundation, a national speaker, author, and advocate helping mothers reclaim confidence and leadership inside the home.

She explains her C.H.A.N.G.E. framework and why awareness, accountability, critical thinking, family mission statements, and intentional parenting matter more than ever. The conversation explores homeschooling, child protection, behavioral challenges, family unity, and the warning signs parents often miss until problems become much harder to correct.

At the heart of this conversation is a question every parent eventually has to answer: who is shaping your child’s worldview when you’re not there?

The interview expands on the principles introduced in Becoming Mother of Change. The book provides a practical framework mothers can return to throughout every season of family life, while the conversation reveals the experiences, convictions, and lessons that shaped those principles. Together, they challenge parents to reconsider who is influencing the next generation and what happens when families surrender that responsibility to someone else.

Meet our Guest

EmmaSara McMillion is the founder of the Mother of Change Foundation, a best-selling author, certified behavior coach, national speaker, media host, and advocate for children and families.

As the creator of the C.H.A.N.G.E. System™, she helps families break generational cycles, strengthen family culture, and build values-driven homes. A homeschooling mother of eight children, EmmaSara has authored multiple books including Becoming Mother of Change, Fearless Birth, Ferocious, and What Your Pastor Doesn’t Want You To Read.

Through conferences, media appearances, educational programs, and community initiatives, she equips mothers with practical tools for leadership, protection, personal growth, and family transformation.

Website

 www.emmasara.com