S3 Ep89 Judith Kromberg: Belonging Without Borders

In this conversation, I sit down with Judith Kromberg a political scientist shaped less by theory and more by lived experience. Judith has worked across post-conflict environments with the UN and EU, lived in multiple countries, and now finds herself in Sweden, studying the relationship between the European Union and Greenland. What stands out isn’t the roles she’s held, but how consistently she’s followed her own internal compass while moving through complex systems, cultures, and identities. We talk about what it means to belong to a place, a culture, and to yourself and how that sense of belonging can become a base from which to explore rather than something that confines you. Judith reflects on growing up Catalan, living as an outsider in different countries, and learning how cultural intelligence, accountability, and self-awareness shape how we navigate unfamiliar environments. The conversation also moves into resilience not as a performance trait, but as something forged quietly through uncertainty, recovery, and adaptation. From post-war Kosovo to long hospital stays after a life-changing accident, to researching Inuit resilience in Greenland, Judith offers a thoughtful, human perspective on how people survive, adapt, and make sense of the worlds they move through. Throughout, Judith’s compass points to a simple, powerful stance: stay curious, hold yourself accountable, and keep asking better questions across borders and beliefs.If this conversation sparked something, follow the show, share it with a friend who loves big questions, and leave a review with your favourite takeaway so others can find us too.Help us improve! I'd love to get your feedback...Forging Resilience supports Save A WarriorSave A Warrior works with veterans and first responders facing complex PTSD and the reality of suicide.Through this podcast, we’re supporting their work.If you want to get behind it, you can do that by buying a bag of  Major Stoke Blend coffee. All profits go directly to Save A Warrior.Good coffee. Real conversations. Work that matters.Support the showFollow my social media accounts | LinkedIn | Instagram |