Autobiographical memory is the ability to remember and recall our personal past. We typically use this type of memory voluntarily when, for example, trying to recall if we have paid the bills or the last time we went on holiday to the seashore. Nonetheless, autobiographical memories may also pop into our mind unintended, for example, when the taste of a certain cake at a café reminds us of our 40th birthday party. The goal of the talk is to use the perspective of experimental cognitive psychology and present a series of studies aimed at understanding the way(s) in which such personal past is remembered and retrieved. More specifically, during the talk I will present: (1) the context of studies on the involuntary and voluntary autobiographical memories, (2) the dimensional approach to autobiographical memory retrieval, and (3) the most important directions for further research.