The Barefoot Manifesto

How I Stopped Wearing Shoes and Started Living

What if freedom was as simple as taking off your shoes?

Bunny Fitzgerald hasn’t worn shoes in over two-and-a-half years—and she’s never looked back. In The Barefoot Manifesto, she invites readers into a radical act of everyday rebellion: choosing to live barefoot in a world built for conformity.

Part memoir, part manifesto, and part cultural critique, this gritty, elegant book explores what it means to reclaim your body, your presence, and your power—starting from the ground up. With raw personal stories, searing insights, and poetic reflections, Bunny traces her journey from shame and obedience to autonomy and audacity.

Whether she’s navigating public judgment in a grocery store or walking across hot asphalt with calloused soles, Bunny’s barefoot life is more than a lifestyle—it’s a living protest. Against discomfort disguised as decorum. Against a culture that disconnects us from our bodies. Against the idea that you need permission to be yourself.

This book is for anyone who’s ever felt like they were walking the wrong path.

Ditch the shoes. Burn the rulebook. Step into something real.

Inspirational

This book will inspire you to reevaluate your priorities and commitments in life. At the same time, it will cause you to reevaluate the necessity of shoes. Yes this book does speak about going barefoot but that’s not the main message. I really liked this book. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.