A director and choreographer a 2008 skating production for the Holiday on Ice touring company, and self-described as "a highly spiritual man," Cottam of Victoria self-published a collection of inspirational teachings and autobiographical tidbits as Mother's Pearls:... 27 Aha Moments of Realization (Trafford 2008). It is touted as a meditation on the meaning of life.

[BCBW 2008] "Advice"