From childhood, human beings remember their past and search for meaning in what they experience and do not know or understand. A functional approach to autobiographical memory revealed that individuals’ memories have three main functions: identity, social, and directive. The identity function involves exploring the sense of coherence and self-continuity; the social function involves creating and maintaining close social bonds; and the directive function involves making decisions and solving current problems. The Thinking About Life Experiences questionnaire (TALE) was recently developed and takes the form of a self-assessment that allows us to determine individuals’ scores for these three broad functions. The aim of this study was to validate the French translation of the brief version of the 15-item TALE. The questionnaire was given to a sample of 537 adults aged 18 to 86 years. Participants also completed the Self-Esteem Scale, and a subset of them completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Exploratory factorial analysis revealed a three-dimensional factorial structure. The model was tested through a confirmatory factorial analysis. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were verified. Correlations between mean scores of the three factors showed good convergent and discriminant validity. The identity function was negatively correlated with self-esteem. Moreover, there were correlations between the social function score and past-negative and anxiety. Finally, the use of the directive function was positively correlated with past-negative, past-positive, and anxiety. The psychometric properties of the French version of the TALE-15 are satisfactory and allow this tool to be used to clinically support adults, specifically those with psychiatric disorders who are suffering from identity difficulties.