Discover how Natalie Suleman is recovering her life with fresh initiatives and a personal flair in Lifetime’s Confessions of Octomom.
Low key is being maintained by whom?
Once popularly labeled “Octomom” by the media back in 2009, Natalie (Nadya) Suleman now prefers to go under public notice.
Confessions of Octom, in Lifetime’s eye-opening docuseries, shows that her present outfit is meant to conceal strong UV light—and inquisitive spectators.
She says while driving that her regular use of sunscreen since her early 20s serves not just for skin protection but also as a kind of defense against unwelcome scrutiny.
How does she remain under cover?
Suleman makes sure she blends in with her long-sleeve shirt, fingerless gloves, neck protection, sun hat with only a tiny gap for her eyes, and sunglasses.
She uses this layered attire to manage her social anxiety whether she’s on the road or working out at the gym.
It helps her to live her life free from the continuous scrutiny of the tabloids by essentially preventing people from seeing her.
Why was she under news coverage?
Having already grown her family with six elder children, Suleman initially drew national attention in 2009 after delivering octuplets after an embryo implantation procedure.
As a single mother undergoing multiple IVF procedures, she soon attracted severe criticism. Later, she turned to interviews, picture chances, and even a solo pornographic video to help with expenses.
Eventually, these decisions sent her down a darker road she calls a “dismal rabbit hole.”
What set her on a turnabout?
Suleman spoke clean with PEOPLE and acknowledged she forgot to stop and experience her emotions—a step she now understands as essential for recovery and development.
She returned to her hometown and started a new chapter as a counselor in 2013 after treatment for stress and anxiety in 2012.
When she thinks back on her path, she stresses that future progress depends on her ability to embrace suffering and digest it.
Whose fresh story is this?
Suleman, 49, is now recovering her narrative with new projects: the Lifetime film I Was Octomom and the Confessions of Octomom docuseries.
She says, separating her present identity from the former “Octomom,” “My family and I are taking our life back.”
She wants to convey in her new work that there is much more to her than what tabloid headlines originally presented by offering real insights into her past experiences as well as her current.
Quick Facts – Confessions of Octomom
- Once known as “Octomom,” Natalie Suleman now stays away from public events.
- To avert UV damage and public attention, she sports complete protective gear.
- Suleman gained notoriety initially in 2009 after delivering octuplets.
- Following personal challenges, she rebuilt her life in 2013 working as a counselor.
- Her latest works, Confessions of Octomom and I Was Octomom, provide different points of view.