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. [Display omitted] •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.