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
Compassionate Communities: Why We Need Each Other at the End of Life with Professor Samar Aoun AM
What if the future of end-of-life care doesn't lie in hospitals, but within our communities?In this episode, I sit down with Professor Samar Aoun AM, internationally recognised palliative care researcher, Founder and Chair of C...
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 ...
Fan Mail
Hi Catherine! I’m really enjoying your podcast, just started listening and am learning so much from what you share. Fantastic episode with Kelly from AFDA, so many take aways and your interview style really kept things interesting. I'm a funeral celebrant based on the Mornington Peninsula and look forward to telling people both about the podcast and your business. Warm regards, Anne-Marie Raymond (Mornington Funeral Celebrant) 🌸
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