Do you recognize the name Nadya Suleman? If not, you are not alone. She’s also known as Octomom, which is a far more popular nickname.

For much of 2009, Nadya Suleman capitalized on her celebrity as the mother of octuplets.

The controversial mother’s story gained popularity when it was revealed that she was already mom to six other children, all the while being unemployed.

Suleman’s first six children were born after five rounds of IVF, and her next eight were octuplets.

She capitalized on the media’s attention to become famous. She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, and was the subject of Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage, a Fox documentary.

She gradually stepped away from the spotlight after the public became aware of her desire for fame in order to focus on raising her 14 children. That, however, did not last long.

Suleman made headlines again when she starred in unsavory films in order to make ends meet. That career ended after she realized that she was not setting a good example for her children.

“There was definitely a catalyst “” my daughters, especially my oldest daughter Amerah. “When she was about 10, she began incorporating my characteristics and behaviors,” she says.

“After I had observed my daughter beginning to emulate me, I saw her going down that same potentially destructive path, and I realized at that moment I’d rather be homeless in my van with all 14 kids than continuing down this path. It wasn’t what I wanted for my kids.”

While Suleman claims that fame and attention “nearly destroyed my family,” she also claims that it kept her children fed and clothed.

“I was compelled to do things I didn’t want to do because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to support them and give them the life I deserved.”

She eventually became a rehabilitation counselor, devoting all of her spare time to her children.

She claims that the life change gave her “peace” and “eternal joy.”

Nadya and her family relocated to Laguna, California, three years ago for a fresh start.

One of the most noticeable differences is that Sulemon now goes by Natalie to distance herself from her past as “Octomom.”

She describes her former self as “immature” and “selfish,” but she feels more confident since moving her family to California.

“I felt like I was alive again,” she says. “As “Octomom,” I was a walking corpse. We were struggling financially when I awoke and returned to my roots, my helping profession, and my children, but it didn’t matter. I’ve never felt so free or happy in my life.”

Shortly after her move to California, Suleman was found guilty of welfare fraud and ordered to perform community service.

Suleman, who admits she feeds her children with food stamps, blames the charges on her former managers.

“I gave them my cards and my checkbook, and that’s what happened,” she explained to The Daily Mail.

“I was attempting to manage my children rather than my money.”

With the embarrassing case behind her, Suleman is focusing on spending time with her children. She says her family of 15 is like any other, and that her children are mainly quiet and thoughtful, like her.

Her oldest children are now teenagers, and one of them, her son Aiden, has an autism spectrum disorder.

But Suleman says her children are happy, “and that’s all that matters.”

While she’s obviously very busy, Suleman has written a book about one of her children that she plans to publish.

No matter what you thought of her, it’s obvious that Suleman is trying to make a change for the better and be a good mom.