Laurie Rea was trafficked for sex at the age of ten and was prostituted for two decades in 40 states.  As a child, Ms. Rea believed that prostitution was her only means of survival, given that her mother was unavailable to care for her due to severe depression.  As a young girl, Ms. Rea also knew another girl in “the life,” which made it seem like a “normal” way to get money to pay for her basic needs.  She attended grade school on minimal sleep and while addicted to drugs, which she used to numb herself to her brutal experiences in the sex trade.  After more than 20 years, Ms. Rea succeeded in escaping “the life” through the support of Breaking Free, a sex trafficking survivor program.