"As Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “Research is formalized curiousity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” Or as Carl Sagan wrote, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Research is a process that we undertake to ensure our clients have the best possible treatments, policies, programs, etc. Research is a language we can use to demonstrate the value of the work we do. It is a process by which we put together our best ideas and methods to lead to new discoveries and conversations in our field about the work we are doing, driven both by the needs and concerns of our clients and previous research. This approach is designed to ease anxiety about the research process and generate excitement about discovery and immersing oneself into a topic with the goal of helping people."