Uncovering wellbeing: The complex realities of mompreneurs with additional needs children through Lego® Serious Play®

This paper explores the complexities of identifying the wellbeing of mompreneurs (mother-entrepreneurs) who are also caregivers to children with additional needs. A social constructionist perspective, Lego® Serious Play® was employed in individual interviews to uncover their complex wellbeing realities while pursuing entrepreneurship. A hermeneutic constructivist lens was applied to further conceptualize the language behind their experiences. The findings present three dimensions of wellbeing: 1) Internal conflict and self-neglect 2) Empowerment, Independence, Fulfilment 3) Resilient Control: Keeping the Balance. These dimensions provide an idiographic understanding, contributing to the broader knowledge of wellbeing as a component of entrepreneurship alongside caregiving responsibilities. • Lego® Serious Play® used as a way to uncover deeper meaning behind the complex realities. • An idiographic understanding of the meaning of wellbeing for mompreneurs with additional caregiving responsibilities. • Control and overcoming trauma in the form of entrepreneurship safeguarding wellbeing was of key importance. • Defined dimensions of wellbeing challenges wellbeing assumptions, illustrating transferable skills.