Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared

Real conversations about death, dying, grief, life, and everything in between.

Hosted by Catherine Ashton, founder of Australian social enterprise Critical Info, Don’t Be Caught Dead explores the conversations most of us avoid until we have no choice.

After surviving a serious car accident in 2019 and losing a close friend suddenly in 2023, Catherine discovered how difficult it can be to know what to do when life changes without warning.

Each episode brings honest, often deeply personal conversations with people who have experienced grief, sudden illness, caring and loss, alongside people with expertise and lived experience across aged care, palliative care, end-of-life care, estate planning, funeral planning, memorialisation, rituals, grief, bereavement and the many practical and deeply human decisions that arise when life changes.

It’s about being better prepared for the moments that can change everything.

You don’t have to know everything. You just need to know what to do next.