Don't Be Caught Dead
Don't Be Caught Dead is a podcast about the conversations most of us avoid — until we’re forced to have them.
Each episode brings you honest, accessible conversations with experts across end-of-life, health, legal, financial, and care industries, alongside people with lived experience, to help you better understand your end-of-life choices and how to prepare a practical backup plan if you fall ill, become incapacitated, or die.
Hosted by Catherine Ashton, award-winning speaker and founder of Critical Info, the podcast is grounded in lived experience — created so other people don’t have to go through what her family went through.
From wills, powers of attorney, funerals, and estate administration, to caring, grief, sudden illness, and navigating systems when life doesn’t go to plan, Don’t Be Caught Dead exists to build confidence, clarity, and preparedness — before a crisis hits.
Don't Be Caught Dead
Latest Episodes
Drawing to Remember: The Healing Power of Art After Baby Loss
Six babies are stillborn in Australia every day. Two babies die within their first 28 days of life, and a miscarriage occurs every three and a half minutes. Yet despite how common pregnancy and baby loss is, it remains one of society’s most mis...
Finding Purpose in Melbourne’s Forgotten Laneways with Tinky
When I first discovered Tinky’s tiny installations hidden throughout Melbourne’s laneways, I was instantly captivated. What looked like a whimsical miniature scene often revealed something much deeper: sharp observation, dark humour, storytelli...
From Personal Tragedy to National Impact: Robyn O'Connell's Story
When we talk about death, we often focus on what happens after someone dies. But what if we also talked about how we support the people left behind?In this episode, I’m joined by Robyn O’Connell, an experienced funeral celebrant, grief e...
Two Transplants, Three Birthdays & A Life Worth Living with Andrew Chapman
What would you do if you were given a second chance at life? And then a third?For documentary photographer Andrew Chapman, surviving two life-saving transplants has given him a perspective few people ever experience. Rather than turning ...
The Reality of Navigating Death for Ageing Parents with Jean Kittson
Jean Kittson has spent a lifetime making Australians laugh, but behind the humour is a deeply personal and confronting exploration of death, dying, grief, and the aged care system. In this episode, I sit down with comedian, author, speaker, and...
Fan Mail
Hi Catherine, Vanessa here 😁 Thankyou so much! I loved the last Hurrah interview, they are such amazing people and I resonate with EVERYTHING they are doing and aspiring to do. Such a beautiful discussion, well done! 😁
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